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Caring for aging parents is a challenging, emotional, and unique experience.  With approximately 47% of people in their 40s and 50s caring for aging parents and young children, the experience is [...]

Patients often have strong opinions about what kind of end-of-life care they want to receive. But all too often, doctors are left in the dark. In a medical crisis, healthcare professionals are [...]

Caring for an ailing loved one can bring incredible rewards—both physical and emotional. It can ignite all sorts of positive emotions, from compassion to satisfaction to “a vicarious happiness at [...]

Screening for breast cancer takes less time than getting your nails done—and unlike nail polish, its benefits can last a lifetime. Consider mammograms. It takes just 20 minutes to capture x-ray [...]

Hypertension is a word used to describe abnormally high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases your risk of developing many serious health problems – including stroke. Our [...]

Many seniors complain that the taste of food changes as they age. What many don’t realize is that their nutritional needs are also changing. “As we get older, our calorie needs go down,” said [...]

Between monitoring blood sugar levels and inspecting for foot damage, people with diabetes have a lot to juggle when it comes to chronic disease management. It’s no wonder, then, that subtle [...]

For many adults, the colonoscopy has become a right of passage—a milestone on the path to aging and a shared experience to grimace over. While they don’t top the list of favorite pastimes for [...]

Every three seconds, an adult with osteoporosis breaks a bone. If it sounds like a dramatic statistic, that’s because it is. More than 10 million Americans struggle with osteoporosis and more [...]

More than 40 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions each January, but only 8 percent of us actually keep them. Why is that? Part of the reason is that resolutions are often too vague to [...]