Spring is here, even if the cold, snow and ice outside says otherwise. Many seniors have been largely confined indoors over the winter months because of the cold and slippery conditions. It has left many with a more sedentary lifestyle for the past 5-6 months. With the coming of Spring, comes more opportunities for many
Have you ever traveled through Florida or Arizona in the winter months? If you spend any time in either state, you will notice a huge number of seniors. Florida seems to be the destination of choice for many retirees from the eastern part of the United States. Many just winter in Florida and then travel
Over 50-years ago, a huge medical breakthrough was discovered with what became known as ‘The Pill’. Carefully packaged combinations of female hormones were administered orally for three weeks a month. The pill worked as an effective form of birth control, preventing millions of unwanted pregnancies. However, there were some problems with the pill. Some women
In 1965, Congress added Title XIX to the Social Security Act with the passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1965. Along with Medicaid was the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Medicaid is a joint federal and state program to offer medical assistance to low income Americans and those with special needs. It is funded
CBS This Morning recently aired a segment on the increasing number of children that are getting into parents’ medications, swallowing them and ending up in the emergency room. Probably the most eye-opening part of the report was when they sat 11 toddlers, ranging in age from 3 to 5, around a table and gave them
Other than the normal aging process and bad genetics, there are other things that appear to be associated with developing one of the many forms of dementia. The problem for doctors and researchers is trying to identify these risk factors, especially since there a couple hundred different types of dementia. I recall about 20-30 years
Put down the scalpel and bring out the tape. That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape. The genomic tests can quickly identify those who need further attention and reassure those who test negative for the cancer. One test, called DermTech PLA (Pigment Lesion Assay),
Over the past few years, it seems that a number of locations in the US, mainly the western part and Florida have been plagued by a number of wildfires. Some of these wildfires burn out of control for days and weeks before firefighters begin to gain any level of control or containment. Thousands of acres
When most of us were young and in love or at least infatuated with someone of the opposite sex, we often held hands when we walked, when we sat and talked, when we watched a movie and even sometimes when we ate. There seemed to be something magical when we held hands. We felt connected
For many years, there was a profession of people that seemed to defy the aging process or at least they aged much slower than most other people. On the outside, they may have looked old, weathered and worn, but on the inside, they tended to have a better immune system, greater muscle mass, lower levels
