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Age-related Changes | Heart Health | Treatment and Medication | Lifestyle | Mental Health | Diet and Nutrition | Fitness | Prevention | Personal Stories
Age-related Changes
  • Anatomy of a gallstone
  • Andropause: do men go through menopause, too?
  • Caring for your dentures
  • Combating dizziness in older adults
  • Complications of type 2 diabetes
  • Coping with hearing loss
  • Coping with low vision
  • End of life care
  • Help for hip pain
  • Learn your diabetic ABCs
  • Learning about assisted living
  • Life after cancer
  • A new face for an old enemy: post-polio syndrome
  • Sex after menopause
  • Stay warm: your life could depend on it
  • Symptoms of menopause: could your thyroid be the cause?
  • Temperature troubles?
  • Tips for older adults: ways to avoid injuries during sports and exercise
  • True or false: changes in the weather can make your joints stiff or achy
  • You don’t have to live with pain
  • Your aging heart: what’s happening?
 
Heart Health
  • Avoiding a first heart attack with aspirin
  • Become a link in the chain of cardiac survival
  • Bouncing back after a heart attack: it’s not always easy
  • Brush your teeth…it's good for your heart
  • Bypass surgery: good for your heart, but bad for your mind?
  • Heart attack in women
  • Is it heartburn or a heart attack?
  • Lowering heart disease risk is more than just lowering your cholesterol number
  • Practical prevention – how defibrillators in public places can save lives
  • Preventive cardiology: statins
  • Quitting smoking after a heart attack
  • Reducing risks when you have heart disease
  • Smoking: Not just harmful to your lungs and heart…
  • Statin drugs: not just for high cholesterol?
  • Surviving a heart attack: timing is crucial
  • Why it is important to quit smoking if you have heart failure
  • Your aging heart: what’s happening?
 
Treatment and Medication
  • Adult day care: good for caregivers and the people they care for
  • Aging gracefully: reducing the risks of polypharmacy
  • Animals and your health: pet-facilitated therapy
  • Antibiotic safety
  • Are you taking drugs you don't need?
  • Beyond primary care: choosing a medical specialist
  • Boutique options offer greater choice in medical care
  • Bypass surgery: good for your heart, but bad for your mind?
  • Capsule endoscopy takes pictures of small intestine
  • Ceramic hip replacement devices
  • Cost versus coverage
  • Do's and dont's for prescription medications
  • Driver beware: certain medications can impair your ability behind the wheel
  • Drug interactions: what you need to know
  • HIV treatment: the challenges for older adults
  • Hormone replacement therapy: a look at the options
  • Hospital stays: what you need to know
  • How to choose a Medicare drug plan
  • Implantable defibrillators save lives
  • Medical marijuana
  • Medicare 101: The basics of federal health insurance
  • Medication non-adherence and chronic conditions
  • Medication questions? Ask the pharmacist
  • Navigating the healthcare system: when you’re a senior (65+)
  • Pain relief medications: are they good for you?
  • Pill splitting can save money, but talk to your doctor first
  • Statin drugs: not just for high cholesterol?
  • Surgery at the doctor's office: what you need to know
  • Talking to your doctor about your health
  • The immune system and organ transplant: what you should know
  • Tips for coping with mouth, gum, and throat problems related to radiation therapy
  • Tips for preventing medical mistakes
  • Too many pills on your plate? How to simplify your medication regimen
  • When to worry about head injuries
  • Who's who in the white coat?
  • Why you should be smoke-free for surgery
 
Lifestyle
  • A cry for help: how to recognize elder abuse
  • Adult day care: good for caregivers and the people they care for
  • All forms of smoking are bad for you
  • Alternative therapies to quit smoking
  • An STD now can result in infertility later
  • Animals and your health: the benefits of pet ownership
  • Control the craving to smoke
  • Driving with macular degeneration: is it safe?
  • E-cigarettes: a safe substitute for smokers?
  • Elder hostels: the fun never stops
  • Empty nest syndrome: how to cope when the kids leave home
  • Finding Health Information You Can Trust
  • GPS technology and Alzheimer's disease: novel use for an existing technology
  • Home healthcare—helping older adults live at home longer
  • Is it time to stop driving?
  • Keep the weight off when you quit smoking
  • Long-term care facilities: you have options
  • Napping: medicine for the weary
  • Special dogs make life easier
  • Support for smokers wanting to quit
  • Traveling with grandchildren
  • True or false: surgical hardware in the body sets off airport metal detectors
  • Universal design: helping older adults maintain their independence
 
Mental Health
  • Becoming mentally healthy: a guide for older adults
  • Caregiver stress: the impact of chronic disease on the family
  • Coping with loss: help for widows and widowers
  • Dementia: Know the warning signs
  • Dementia and sleep issues
  • Determining if a person with dementia is in pain
  • Having trouble sleeping?
  • How (well) do you remember?
  • Physical activity: keep your mind in shape as you age
  • Planning for the end of life: do it for your family
  • Talking again with the help of a communication device
  • Taste and smell disorders
  • Tips for getting a good night of sleep
  • Tips for reducing stress in your life
  • Use it or lose it: preventing cognitive decline
  • When elders get depressed: it's not just "old age"
 
Diet and Nutrition
  • 70 and beyond: what you need to eat
  • Antioxidants: antidote to aging?
  • Can supplements reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
  • Cholesterol guidelines for people with high risk of heart attack
  • The DASH diet
  • Decreasing your caffeine intake
  • Decreasing your salt intake
  • Decreasing your triglycerides through dietary changes
  • Diabetes and alcohol: caution when mixing
  • Diet helps maintain a healthy blood pressure
  • Dietary supplements for osteoarthritis
  • Eat well, exercise well, be well: dietary and fitness guidelines
  • Eating healthfully when you’re alone
  • Eating well—and safely—during your golden years
  • Empty plates for “empty nesters”
  • Improving nutrition in the elderly
  • Keeping sodium low when you’re eating on the go
  • Limiting your intake of sugar
  • Nutrition and menopause
  • Role of Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
  • The importance of counting carbs if you have diabetes
  • True or false: drinking a glass of red wine a day can increase longevity
  • True or false: eating carrots improves vision
  • What is the glycemic index?
  • What to eat if you have diabetes
  • What you don't know about excess iron could kill you
 
Fitness
  • Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
  • Eat well, exercise well, be well: dietary and fitness guidelines
  • Exercise and bone health
  • Exercise for chronic disease relief
  • Finding the health clubs for the 50+ crowd
  • Fitness: elixir for the ages
  • Gardening for the health of it
  • Get plenty of exercise and don’t forget to stretch!
  • Get strong with strength training
  • Keep on movin': exercise after 50
  • Seniors: it’s never too late to start exercising
  • Staying active to enjoy your later years
  • Staying in shape as you age
  • Strength training: you’re not “too old!”
  • Take the plunge—try swimming!
  • Weight loss: what are your options?
 
Prevention
  • How to prevent vision problems
  • Aging gracefully: reducing the risks of polypharmacy
  • Animals and your health: dogs as disease detectors
  • Avoiding a first heart attack with aspirin
  • Can supplements reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
  • Chronic Inflammation and Disease
  • Could you have pre-diabetes?
  • Diabetes and foot care
  • Diet helps maintain a healthy blood pressure
  • Do you need blood? You may be your own best donor
  • Exercises to help prevent falls
  • HIV in people over 50
  • How to wash your hands properly
  • Immunization guidelines for older adults
  • Isolation precautions
  • Keep your teeth and keep on smiling
  • Keeping home a safe haven
  • Keeping skin cancer at bay
  • Natural ways to prevent macular degeneration
  • Optimizing your triglycerides
  • Preventing errors and infections during surgery: steps for hospital staff and patients
  • Preventing infections in the hospital: steps for hospital staff and patients
  • Preventive measures—at any age?
  • Reducing risks when you have heart disease
  • Smoking cessation for older adults: it’s not too late
  • Ten tips for healthy aging
  • Universal precautions
 
Personal Stories
  • In his own words: living with stroke

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