Health

4 Reasons You Should Have a PSA (Prostate Cancer Screening Blood Test)

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By Dr. Dudley Seth Danoff A virtual firestorm erupted in 2011 with the publication of the US Preventive Services Task Force’s ...

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10 Ways to Stay Active As A Senior

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By Lisa Cini Maintaining an active lifestyle is good for people of all ages. For seniors, staying active can bring ...

5 Ways Technology is Transforming Hearing Aids

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Around 37.5 million adults in the United States report some trouble hearing, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ...

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Take Steps Toward a Healthier Lifestyle

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There isn’t a better time than now to start getting fit with health information and products so easily accessible. Simply ...

Heart Attack and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Are Different, But Often Related

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Within just eight days, Michael Adams, a 59-year-old husband and father of two from Moore, OK, suffered a heart attack ...

Preventing Falls As You Age

Active Aging: 5 Important Questions to Ask to Help Prevent Falls

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Despite the common belief, falls are not a normal part of aging, and they are largely preventable. In fact, the ...

Stroke Health for Seniors

6 Keys to the Best Possible Stroke Recovery

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Strokes change more than 795,000 lives in the United States each year. In fact, according to the American Stroke Association, ...

Get the Most Out of Your Benefits Enrollment

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A lackadaisical approach to benefits enrollment could leave you short on coverage or end up costing you more than it ...

9 Steps to Take after Being Diagnosed with a Serious Condition

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By Melissa E. Clarke MD When patients first receive the upsetting news that they have a serious condition such as cancer, ...

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Preventing Dog Bites: A Resource for Baby Boomers

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By Jason M. Lichtenstein, Esq. Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.5 million ...

Nourish Your Body

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By Tracee Yablon Brenner  Mealtime is an important time of day for so many reasons. The obvious reason is to ...

A Grandparent’s Role in the Next Generation’s Eating Habits

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By Jorj Morgan As a grandmother of 3 who has written nutrition and lifestyle enhancement cookbooks, both my food and ...

The Truth About Cholesterol

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By Dr. Ramona Warren These days, we are inundated with messages about “good” and “bad” cholesterol.  We’ve been warned that ...

7 Tips for Managing Alzheimer’s Costs

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Today one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Yet ...

Improving Communication Between Seniors and Doctors

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Today’s seniors belong to a generation that tends to view doctors as authority figures who are not to be questioned. ...