Health

Improving Your Mental Health With Genetic Insights

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

With the spotlight on wellness these days, it’s normal to want to use every possible tool to keep yourself and ...

Protecting Your Eyesight Against the Silent Advance of Glaucoma

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

“Will I go blind?” It’s a frightening thought that most people have when they are first told they have glaucoma. ...

Relationships on the Rocks

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Expert discusses how to approach a loved one about problematic drinking during pandemic. While there are a number of factors behind the development ...

ACEP Warns Against COVID-19 Misinformation

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) cautions everyone to be wary of unsourced information or opinion masquerading as public ...

What Everyone 50+ Needs to Know About Shingles

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Father, business owner and Rhode Island native Steve B. was forced to spend the holidays sidelined with shingles at the ...

How Self-Determination is Changing Elderly and Disability Care in the Age of COVID-19

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The threat of COVID-19 in nursing homes and assisted living facilities has led elderly individuals and people with disabilities or ...

The Stress Impact Of COVID-19: 5 Ways To Cope And Protect Your Health

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought globally are creating stress ...

4 Tips For Avoiding Hair Loss In Stressful (And Other) Times

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

People go partially or fully bald for any number of reasons – hormones, genetics and aging, among others – but ...

How Americans Can Save on Prescription Costs

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Did you know prescriptions cost more in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world? If you or a loved ...

Senior Boomers with Hearing Loss—Who are They?

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Richard E. Carmen, Au.D. There are more than 34 million people today with hearing loss – a growing number ...

An Unexpected Diagnosis – the Risks of Underestimating Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

James Whelan is a performer. As a lifelong musician, he has spent most of his life writing music in his ...

Emergency Physicians Urge Americans to Continue Covering their Face in Public

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

As regions of the country are seeing rebounding rates of COVID-19, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) reminds everyone ...

Taking on Lung Cancer is Worth the Fight

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

You have cancer. Three small words that impact a person in a very big way. For advanced lung cancer patients, ...

3 Tips for Spending More Time Outside This Summer

3 Tips for Spending More Time Outside This Summer

Lake Oconee Boomers

No matter what season it is, it’s important to get your daily dose of fresh air. With longer days, beautiful ...

Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Serious, Sometimes Unheard of Lung Disease

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Currently, when people experience shortness of breath and/or a cough, they may think of COVID-19. However, if those symptoms are ...