Treatment performed for non-melanoma skin cancers in the United States nearly doubled from 1994 to 2006, according to a new study, and this is an…
Preventing and Treating Skin Cancer
July 17, 2011
Category: Senior Health
The Impact of Summer Noises on Your Hearing
July 1, 2011
“Big Bang Theory: Fireworks, Concerts Hurt Hearing” – This article from Newswise explains how sounds of summer can kill hearing, gives research statistics, and offers…
How Elders Can Protect Themselves from Abuse
June 20, 2011
It can be a good idea to open up a dialogue with the seniors in your life about protecting themselves. Many won’t even understand or…
Preventing Elder Abuse & Neglect
June 13, 2011
Concerned friends and family can intervene or watch for warning signs that might indicate elder abuse. If abuse is suspected, report it. Preventing elder abuse…
Elder Abuse is Everyone’s Concern
June 6, 2011
It’s difficult to take care of a senior when he or she has many different needs, and it’s difficult to be elderly when age brings…
Test Your Memory in 15 Minutes
June 2, 2011
Bob DeMarco writes a daily blog about caring for his mother, Dottie, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. The blog is filled with daily information that…
The Aging of America, City by City
May 27, 2011
Researchers from the Urban Institute are calling the mass influx of retiring baby boomers the senior tsunami because of the disastrous tidal wave that the…
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
April 19, 2011
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Click here to…
Ideas for An Active & Healthy Retirement
March 28, 2011
An attentive reader found this helpful webpage and mentioned it to us! It recommends travel, diet and exercise, garden work, fishing, and golf as ways…
Early Retirement and Early Mortality Linked
March 25, 2011
A new US-based study confirmed the theory that retiring early has an association with a higher rate of mortality because early retirees decrease their physical,…