Back in the early days of commercial television, there were tons of obnoxious commercials for a product called Geritol, a supplement to...

As I mentioned last week, over-the counter hearing aids come in some 95 different models from 18 different brands. After 5,300 hours of...

Last week, in my post about shopping for over-the-counter hearing aids, I advised that since no two people – not even identical twins –...

A little over six months ago, the FDA approved the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids. Without a series of doctor or audiologist...

Probably the most widely used test for prostate cancer is the annual PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test, which measures the blood...

“Using the Internet may help extend the cognitively healthy lifespan,” notes a study published in last month’s Journal of the American...

Last week, I wrote about the growing number of older adults who die from fall-related injuries. Statistics show that every 11 seconds, an...

Mention leading causes of older Americans’ deaths, and heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and kidney failure come to mind. But there’s...

In an 81-page report released last week, the US Surgeon General stated that loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking 15...

Millions of people worldwide literally suffer from back pain. But thanks to a new type of treatment, reported in The Lancet this week,...

Most people in the US sleep from around 11 PM to 7 AM, but many don’t. Or can’t. They fall asleep and wake up hours later than what’s...

Family caregiving starts off with the best of loving intentions that stresses, over time, can stand on their heads. Caregivers can go...

Virginia’s 670,273 military veterans make up 10.3% of its population. That’s the nation’s second-highest proportion of veterans. Only...

Healthwise, coffee’s reputation is, at best, mixed. On the downside, early medical studies found that drinking coffee could spike blood...

So are pollen, mold, dust, deer ticks, adenovirus, rhinovirus, and norovirus. And after a long, cold winter, people are more apt to...

Contrary to stereotypes, older drivers can be safer drivers. While there are more drivers in their 70s driving more miles each year, a...

More accurately, those minutes can keep years from being subtracted. “We’ve known for probably about a decade now that [prolonged]...

About 15% of American adults over 65 are considered frail, in that they meet three or more of these criteria: · Low physical...

As an unpaid family caregiver, you’ll find yourself doing things for your parents that they did for you as a child. Or fussing...

The problem isn’t waking up in the middle of the night; cycling out of sleep every two hours or so is normal. The real problem is not...