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Aging & Health Archive
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
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