Age-related Hearing Loss
Posted on May 2, 2016 by bob in Features, Health
“If left untreated, hearing loss can slowly isolate you from friends and family and keep you from participating in activities you enjoy.” We often find it funny when we misunderstand what someone asks, and we answer a completely different question. But it’s no joke if that often happens to you because of hearing loss. If […]
Diabetes & Medicare
Posted on May 2, 2016 by bob in Health, Medicare
“Only one in 10 people with (pre-diabetes) even know they have it.” Diabetes affects as many as one in four older adults with Medicare. It costs hundreds of billions of dollars to treat, and results in the loss of tens of thousands of lives, every year. If we could better control diabetes, we’d be taking […]
Heart Attacks, Knee Surgery, Baseball, Dancing
Posted on March 29, 2016 by bob in Health
Female Hearts and Stress The number of men dying from a heart attack has been constantly decreasing during the past twenty years, but the fatal risk for women has increased significantly. Gender medicine has already demonstrated that women exhibit different symptoms. For example, women were often wrongly diagnosed in case of a heart attack since […]
Accentuate the Positive, and Live Better!
Posted on March 1, 2016 by bob in Features, Health
By Lisa M. Petsche There is no shortage of information in the media about how to improve your well-being through positive lifestyle changes, such as eating more nutritiously, exercising and not smoking. Did you know, though, that changing your mental attitude can also go a long way towards improving your life? Even if you don’t […]
Mosquitoes: From Dengue to Zika
Posted on March 1, 2016 by bob in Health, In Every Life, NewsUCanUse
“Women of childbearing age are advised to be informed of areas of known Zika virus, and potential risks when they consider travel.” On Feb. 1, 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus to be a public health emergency. First identified in humans in 1952 as a mosquito-spread virus, Zika has occurred in Africa, […]
Journey to Grace
Posted on October 4, 2015 by bob in Features, Health
The pronouncement of cancer is dreaded by all, and yet when it came, grace was its companion. It was a matter-of-fact progression from diagnosis to treatment — like stepping stones across an unknown stream of water. The doctors provided the roadmap to advance from one stone to the next, finally reaching the other side. And […]
Alleviating Knee Pain
Posted on October 4, 2015 by bob in Health
“As cartilage thins, your bones begin to rub together, causing pain, swelling and stiffness.” The most common cause of knee pain can hit you at any age — your 30s or 40s as easily as your 60s and 70s. Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Nickodem, Jr., MD, says osteoarthritis, or “wear-and-tear arthritis,” is the most common cause […]
7 Breast Cancer Myths
Posted on October 4, 2015 by bob in Features, Health
Breasts cancer myths abound. Here are seven that need debunking.
Floss for your Health
Posted on August 31, 2015 by bob in Features, Health
“…there is a relationship between higher risk of gum disease with heart disease…” By Beth Levine, grandparents.com If your dentist telling you to floss isn’t enough, read this to learn the benefits of flossing, and how an unhealthy mouth may be linked to heart disease, diabetes and more. Do you floss? Whenever your dentist asks […]
When A Loved One Dies…
Posted on July 2, 2015 by bob in Health
by Lisa M. Petsche When the loved one they’ve been living with passes away, many older adults face the challenge of learning to live alone — often for the first time. If there was a division of labor with their partner, they must either learn new life skills — for example, managing the household finances, […]
