Protecting your aging eyes so you can stay at home
Are your arms getting too short? One of the first truly telling signs of age for most of us is that usually by around age 40 our eyesight gradually begins getting poorer.
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Social Security taxes: Who pays them? Who doesn't?
Before 1984, Social Security benefits were exempt from taxation. Now, because Americans like complicated tax law, things are different. About one-third of Americans pay income tax on their Social Security benefits. Here’s when you might or might not.
New stroke risks for women announced
The American Heart Association just released guidelines for preventing strokes in women. The guidelines look at things distinctly female in nature that increase the chance of a stroke and then provide recommendations for treating the problem. It’s not that women don’t share many of the same risk factors that men because we do. But women are often overachievers and this is just another one of those cases where that is true. So, if you are a woman and you’ve ever had any of the following, you have an increased risk of having a stroke.
Playing a game could help save a life, maybe even your own
Do you dream of helping to cure cancer? Now, even if you aren’t a research scientist you could help do just that. And the only tool you’ll need is either an iPhone 4s or higher or an iPad 2 or higher according to a Reuter’s article .
Protection against identity theft for both the living and the dead
Did you open a new bank account recently? You may have if like me, you are one of the over 100 million Target shoppers whose information was stolen during the holiday season.
It takes a village to combat dementia
Studies have indicated that socialization can play a significant protective role in the development of Alzheimer’s but along with that we also know that once an individual receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, socialization can help even as the disease progresses. The problem is that dementia is a scary diagnosis. It’s made even scarier for the family of the person with dementia and the person with dementia because a contributing member of society can suddenly be ostracized by the very people who could make dementia easier for them. That’s why in a Dementia 2012 conference, many European countries launched a program for creating dementia-friendly communities.
Social Security: It's not just about getting the biggest monthly check
It’s absolutely important to understand your Social Security benefits but it is also true that understanding those benefits requires some effort on your part.
Researchers analyze the 'myth of cognitive decline' with regards to aging
Julie Moorer loves to talk about Alzheimer’s. Moorer is a nurse who specializes in Alzheimer’s research studies. One of the questions she frequently gets when she is speaking is “is it normal aging or is it dementia.”
Hearing loss linked to brain shrinkage
Need a reason to wear your hearing aid or to get one in the first place? Look no further than a study that found that for aging adults the brain shrinks with age but that initial shrinking increases with hearing loss.
Physical activity, less sitting leads to better health outcomes for men, study says
A new study found that exercise significantly extends the lives of older men who have had either cancer or cardiovascular disease. A like-minded study found that exercise reduces the risk of heart failure.