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The Cooperative Extension Program of Prairie View A&M University is holding free Diabetes Education Awareness & Prevention (DEAP) workshops for residents of Dallas County from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Dallas Extension, 10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101. The series continues from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Both sessions will offer a final workshop on Nov. 17 and 18. Participants are encouraged to bring a lunch and eat while they learn. To register for either today's or Wednesday's classes, call Marvin R. Young at 214-904-3050 or e-mail mryoung@tamu.edu.

CHECKUP: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano hosts a health fair from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday with free blood pressure, body fat, lung volume, bone density and sleep disorder assessments, and sleep, osteoporosis and lung volume education. Cholesterol and glucose testing is available for $15. The fair will be in Conference Room A/B, Garden Level, 4700 Alliance Blvd. To register, call 1-800-422-9567or visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoEvents.

MIND GAMES: Learn practical ways to make the most of your life at Saturday's "Parkinson's & Alzheimer's: What Can You Do to Beat the Game?" The free Body, Mind & Spirit lecture, featuring a panel of health experts, will be held in the Fogelson Forum Auditorium of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane. Reception begins at 9 a.m., followed by the lecture at 10 a.m. To reserve your seat, call 214-841-2834 or e-mail cc@ccyoung.org.

ADVANCES IN EPILEPSY TREATMENT: Join Dr. Jay Harvey, an epileptologist with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 for a discussion on the latest in epilepsy treatment, including new anticonvulsant medications. The free Advances in Medicine event will be in the Fogelson Forum Auditorium, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane. Includes a light dinner. To register, call 1-877-847-9355 or go to www.texashealth .org/advances.

Helen Bond

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