| Doubling Down On The Fight Against Older American Hunger Hunger among older Americans has spiked nearly 80 percent in the last decade. Word Count:384 | ![]() |
| Family Doctors Offer Online Health Tips For Caregivers If you provide care for a family member or friend who is disabled, elderly or has physical or mental limitations, you're far from alone. Word Count:425 | ![]() |
| Natural Remedies For An Active Lifestyle Being active is critical for staying healthy-so it's a good thing exercise-related aches and pains, sore muscles, and foot and leg cramps don't have to put a damper on the activities that people love. Word Count:388 | ![]() |
| Understanding Small Loans The answer to a financial dilemma. Word Count:174 | ![]() |
| Stay Ahead Of Your Health With Free Annual Wellness Visits "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is an important adage to keep top of mind as we each strive to maintain a healthy lifestyle and achieve lifelong well-being. Word Count:604 | ![]() |
| The Volunteer Boom Nonprofit organizations across the country have discovered a promising resource--baby boomers seeking meaningful volunteer leadership roles in their community. Word Count:190 | ![]() |
| Advice On Better Managing Your Health, Finances, Caregiving And More Aging gracefully--when it comes to safety, providing care, and finances for retirement--may be a bit easier now that you can read all about it in a series of advice publications available free online from the MetLife Mature Market Institute. Word Count:304 | ![]() |
| Advice On Aging Well Using one "pharmacy home" can mean the pharmacist can guard against harmful drug interactions. Word Count:161 | ![]() |
| The Need To Develop A Retirement Plan Preparing for retirement can be a challenging process--and emerging trends are not helping matters. Word Count:164 | ![]() |
| Overcoming Barriers To Better Health Can Make Seniors Part Of The Solution To Our Nation's Spiraling Health Care Costs More than ever, seniors need to understand the connection between the sustainability of our health care system and their lifestyle choices. Dr. Reed Tuckson says seniors can break down barriers to better health by making small lifestyle changes. Word Count:431 | ![]() |
| Comfort Food For Those With Diabetes There's good news for people with diabetes who miss the simple pleasure of comfort food. Word Count:211 | ![]() |
| Fighting Foreign Lottery Fraud Older Americans and the people who care for them can protect their family and finances. Word Count:381 | ![]() |
| American Diabetes Association Offers Online Resource For Healthy Eating Eating right helps with weight loss, managing diabetes and preventing the development of type 2 diabetes. But making healthy choices can be challenging. Word Count:363 | ![]() |
| Doctors Request Medicare Cover Lifesaving Test A new, less invasive way to screen for cancer could save many lives. Word Count:383 | ![]() |
| Plant The Seeds Of Better Health This Spring With Your Favorite Activity With the long winter months' end in sight and the renewal of spring approaching, you are probably thinking of spring cleaning, spring planting and all the outdoor activities that you have not been able to do over the past months. Word Count:357 | ![]() |
| Medicare And Medicare Supplement Insurance: Simple Steps To Help Tips to help individuals considering Medicare supplement insurance. Word Count:363 | ![]() |
| Medicine For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the most common lung diseases in the U.S., and the people who care for them, may soon be able to breathe a little easier. Word Count:340 | ![]() |
| Dealing With Opioid Painkiller Dependence You can protect the people you care about. Word Count:398 | ![]() |
| Preparing For The Future It's always best to plan in advance. Word Count:433 | ![]() |
| Five Tips For Making The Most Of Your Medicare Advantage Plan In 2012 Tips to help Medicare Advantage enrollees maximize their coverage. Word Count:492 | ![]() |
| Nutrition: A Key To Health For Seniors Many believe that the idea "you are what you eat" has particular significance for seniors. Word Count:390 | ![]() |
| Is Heart Disease Or Stroke A Part Of Your Family History? Take a pledge to protect your heart. Word Count:508 | ![]() |
| Retirees Get Involved Recent retirees are looking to community organizations for meaningful ways to stay active. Word Count:166 | ![]() |
| Uncle Sam Wants You To Save For Retirement If you ever feel your finances are too stretched to save for retirement, there could be good news for you. Word Count:818 | ![]() |
| Learn The Facts About How To Detect And Manage Glaucoma Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness. Word Count:629 | ![]() |
| A Season For Sharing Every year, more than 62 million cases of the common cold are reported in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Word Count:356 | ![]() |
| When It Comes To Anti-Aging Skin Care, Don't Forget The Body While most anti-aging efforts focus on putting your best face forward, there's no reason to forget the rest of your skin. Word Count:454 | ![]() |
| Healthy At Home With proper planning, returning home from a hospital stay need not result in unexpected challenges for seniors. Word Count:169 | ![]() |
| Aging In Place, What Americans Want Many Americans prefer to remain in their own homes as they age, but that may mean preparing for long-term care, if needed. Word Count:468 | ![]() |
| Colon Cancer Screening Saves Lives, But Many People Don't Get Tested One in three people 50 years old or older has not been screened for colon cancer, a test that could save their lives. Word Count:482 | ![]() |
| Energy Tips There's a new resource to help keep older adults safe and warm during the cold weather months. Word Count:145 | ![]() |
| The Remedy To Pill Confusion New software can help doctors make more accurate prescribing decisions and diagnoses. Word Count:323 | ![]() |