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The best OTC hearing aid is the one that’s best for you. (Part 2)

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...

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The best OTC hearing aid is the one that’s best for you. (Part 1)

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

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Now that you can buy hearing aids over the counter, should you?

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

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Do you really still need those yearly PSA tests?

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

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Is going online good for your brain? Depends on when you do it.

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

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What’s your risk of falling?

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

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How to prevent a major cause of seniors’ deaths

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

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These 4 mistakes can make you lonelier

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

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Have most back pain treatments been focusing on the wrong thing?

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

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Why a night owl schedule can be unhealthy for humans

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...

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6 ways to fight off caregiver burnout

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

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Veterans are facing a new enemy – con artists

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

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What drinking coffee does to you – and for you

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

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Springtime robins aren’t all that’s in the air.

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

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You may not have to turn in your car keys after all.

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

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11 minutes can add years to your life

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

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Does frailty have to be a part of aging?

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

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Is caregiving making you your parent’s parent?

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

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Having trouble getting back to sleep at night?

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...

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Is there a fountain of youth in your kitchen?

There very well could be, two research studies suggest, and it’s your water faucet. Specifically, they suggest that drinking enough water...

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