A recent study in Pediatrics looks at patterns of cellphone use by parents and other caregivers during mealtime. While the researchers drew no conclusions from the range of patterns they...
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To help your memory, try learning a language
The jury’s still out, but researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University in Illinois believe that older adults who study a language have a good chance of improving...
You may need health care, accidents happen
Think you can go without health insurance? Think again. You may need health care. Accidents happen. Watch this hilarious video from Funny or Die.
A strong majority of likely voters support increasing Social...
A recent poll of likely voters shows that nearly four out of five of them support increasing Social Security benefits. To pay for the larger Social Security benefits, these individuals support...
Are you spending as much on health care as you are on food?
If you have Medicare, you might just be spending as much on health care as you are on food: health care is typically 13.9% of household spending.As you age, watch out. Your healthcare costs can eat...
Trustees project Social Security Trust Fund to last until 2033
In its annual Social Security report published yesterday, the Trustees calculated that the Social Security trust fund would continue to run a surplus until 2033, the same prediction they made in...
Ever feel nostalgic for the past?
You might not be so nostalgic for these “cures” of the past. Click here to see what they were.
Medicare prescription drug costs falling
Medicare prescription drug costs are falling. Drug spending has dropped significantly, largely because of a loss of patent protection for several commonly used high-cost drugs and fewer than...
Depressed? Ditch the concrete and go green
New research reveals that people who live in communities with green space have lower levels of depression and anxiety than people who live in urban areas with little or no green space. They may...
Do you have diabetes? Contact lenses will soon measure glucose...
In five years time, people with diabetes will no longer need to prick themselves to measure their blood-sugar level. Their contact lenses will do it for them, while also correcting their...