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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...
10 Lies That Boomers Tell

10 Lies That Boomers Tell

06.21.2012
"Lies" is such a harsh word. But every day we utter words that we know aren't true. Sometimes we do it to make someone else feel better....
The Post 50 Version Of 'An Apple A Day'

The Post 50 Version Of 'An Apple A Day'

06.21.2012
You know who your friends are. They are the support group that will see you through the changes that lie ahead; they will accept your eccentricities...
What's The Fastest Way To Wind Up In A Nursing Home?

What's The Fastest Way To Wind Up In A Nursing Home?

Ann Brenoff  06.20.2012
Falls are the biggest reason why seniors wind up in nursing homes, with one in three adults 65 and older falling every year, according...
WATCH: 91-Year-Old Instructor Shows Off Yoga Moves

WATCH: 91-Year-Old Instructor Shows Off Yoga Moves

06.19.2012
It was a case of arthritis that brought Mabes Morrill to yoga. The 91-year-old yoga instructor recently brought her love of yoga to NBC's...
How to Challenge Your Medical Bills

How to Challenge Your Medical Bills

06.19.2012
Dear Savvy Senior: My wife and I live on a pretty tight budget so I like to keep track of our costs as closely as possible. But the medical...
The Elusive Search For A Good Doctor

The Elusive Search For A Good Doctor

06.19.2012
I asked around for doctor recommendations. My hairdresser has an internist she likes, but his office is three towns away. I asked my neighbor...
WATCH: Course Teaches Doctors To Communicate

WATCH: Course Teaches Doctors To Communicate

06.18.2012
Practicing medicine is more than just making a diagnosis and finding a cure, it involves the fundamental aspects of communication. Concerned...
The Cantankerous Alzheimer's Patient: 3 Tips for Getting Along

The Cantankerous Alzheimer's Patient: 3 Tips for Getting Along

06.18.2012
Things had gotten so bad I wanted to end my relationship with Ed, my Romanian soul mate of 25 years. He had become impossible to be around....