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Too Little Mental Health Care For Boomers (REPORT)

Too Little Mental Health Care For Boomers (REPORT)

07.10.2012
WASHINGTON -- Getting older doesn't just mean a risk for physical ailments like heart disease and bum knees: A new report finds as many...
What New Advances In Medical Devices Are Doing For Aging Americans

What New Advances In Medical Devices Are Doing For Aging Americans

07. 9.2012
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Mark Baard Science's latest wonders, from a telescopic eye implant to artificial joints with microchip monitors Nine...
4 Ways To Change Up Your Walk

4 Ways To Change Up Your Walk

07. 6.2012
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Stephanie Stephens A daily walk is a great way to maintain good health. These variations on your stroll can...
Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here?

07. 5.2012
When President Obama was elected, 88 percent of Americans -- including my 87 year-old grandmother -- agreed that we needed to do something...

What Is The Affordable Care Act Doing For You Right Now?

07. 5.2012
By Jeffrey Davis, AARP's senior vice president of media relations The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the majority of the Affordable...
Health Reform, The Supreme Court And What I Learned From My Mother

Health Reform, The Supreme Court And What I Learned From My Mother

07. 5.2012
Ten years before she died, my mother was hospitalized for what turned out to be anemia. My mother looked at her X-rays and saw a shadow...
5 Meds That Could Become Addictive

5 Meds That Could Become Addictive

Sara Gates  07. 5.2012
Based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 4.8 million adults aged 50 and older used an illicit drug --...
5 Ways To Survive (And Thrive) In A 55+ Community

5 Ways To Survive (And Thrive) In A 55+ Community

07. 2.2012
My whole life I rejected suburban living, selecting instead a city life with neighborhoods that reflected interesting architecture, walking...
Surprising News About Vision Loss And Aging

Surprising News About Vision Loss And Aging

Anthonia Akitunde  06.30.2012
Vision impairment -- one of the more common complaints associated with aging eyes -- has seen a steep drop in older Americans, according...
Motivated By Tragedy, 52-Year-OId Dropout Graduates With Honors From UCLA

Motivated By Tragedy, 52-Year-OId Dropout Graduates With Honors From UCLA

Anthonia Akitunde  06.29.2012
Later when I brought up the school’s admission page, all I saw was “Congratulations.” I ran into the room I was about to teach in...
8 Foods For Healthy Skin

8 Foods For Healthy Skin

06.28.2012
When it comes to the quest for healthy skin, no two skin-care regimens are alike. But more and more boomers are adding wrinkle creams and...
What Middle-Aged Men Can Do To Increase Sex Drive

What Middle-Aged Men Can Do To Increase Sex Drive

06.26.2012
Fellas -- thinking about skipping a spin on the ellipitical this evening? Here's some (low-cal) food for thought. A new study links weight...
Top 10 Myths Of Aging

Top 10 Myths Of Aging

06.22.2012
Senior moments, increasing isolation, an inability to grow and change -- these are just a few of the common stereotypes about what people...
Will Getting A Hep C Test Ruin Your Insurance Chances?

Will Getting A Hep C Test Ruin Your Insurance Chances?

Anthonia Akitunde  06.21.2012
Headlines were made last month when the CDC released a draft proposal urging all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C, the blood-borne...