A new CDC study provides yet another reason for older adults to get the flu vaccine. Specifically...
Preventive care
Fight cancer: Eat cruciferous vegetables
The Harvard Gazette reports on new research from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Cancer...
Eat your fruits!
The National Institute on Aging explains that older adults generally do not eat enough fruit and...
Schedule your doctor’s appointment early in the day
In 2011, a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that judges...
Dietary changes may help fight allergies
What’s on your plate has a significant effect on allergies, including on how well allergy meds...
Do you really need that dental work?
The data is clear that many older adults do not visit the dentist as much as they should. Dental...
What are probiotics and should you take them?
These days, it seems that everyone is recommending particular diets to improve your health. And...
Will over-the-counter hearing aids help people with Medicare?
Medicare does not cover hearing aids. But, more than 20 million people with Medicare suffer from...
Six ways to help speed your recovery after surgery
Healing after surgery always takes time. But, there are things you can do or not do to help speed...
Do you really need that antibiotic?
According to a new study in BMJ, nearly one-quarter of antibiotic prescriptions filled by those...