The Harvard Gazette reports on new research from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Cancer...
Your Health & Wellness
Eat your fruits!
The National Institute on Aging explains that older adults generally do not eat enough fruit and...
Eat more plants . . . reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s
Two studies in the past few years provide the best evidence to date that a largely plant-based...
Seven things to do before you or someone you love leaves the...
It’s hard enough to be in the hospital. Most of us can think only of getting out as quickly as...
How do you choose a hospital?
All hospitals are not created equal. In fact, there are some with records suggesting you may leave...
Before ordering generic drugs from Canada or any other country...
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who has bought lower-cost medication from Canada or...
Should we call the third phase of life elderhood?
In her new book, Elderhood, Dr. Louise Aronson, writes about the third phase of life. She sees it...
Exercise may strengthen memory in healthy older adults
A new study reveals that, for healthy older adults, even a little exercise may strengthen memory...
Urinary tract infections and delirium in older adults
Older people, especially women, and especially those living in long-term care facilities, are at...
How safe are generic drugs?
An op-ed by Katherine Eban in The New York Times exposes the FDA’s lax regulatory oversight...