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Aging is an inevitable process that happens to everyone. Learn how to keep your body healthy and strong as you move into your golden years.
How Arthritis Works
Many of us think of arthritis as a condition that causes old people to rub their hands together and predict changes in the weather. That's not entirely the case. Who else suffers from pain in the joints?
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How Assisted Living Works
Living independently in your own home may be the most fundamental expression of personal freedom. None of us want to get to the point in life when we can't take care of ourselves. But eventually, most of us do.
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How Baby Boomers Work
With Baby Boomers hitting retirement age, they're in the spotlight again because of healthcare and social security funding issues. During their time, the Boomers made an extraordinary impact on the world around them. Learn about the Boomer leg
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How can some of the world's oldest people also lead unhealthy lives?
Wanna live a long and healthy life? You might as well knock back the booze and smoke 'em if you got 'em -- it turns out the key to longevity lies in the genes.
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How do my sleep habits change as I age?
People say they "slept like a baby" for a reason -- newborns sleep deeply and often. But that's not the case for the older crowd. Why does quality of sleep seem to take a hit as we age?
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How does aging affect sexual health?
Our society has a tendency to use sexually active seniors as comic relief, but sex isn't just an activity for the young. How does the process of aging affect what's going on in the bedroom?
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How does the aging process affect driving ability?
In November 2006, a judge's ruling on an elderly man convicted of vehicular manslaughter raised questions about seniors being safe drivers.
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How Empty Nest Syndrome Works
The last child's flown the nest and you, the parent, are free from unmade beds and teenage drama -- but also from sweet, sleepy faces and family dinners. Does an empty nest inspire relief or anxiety?
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How Glaucoma Works
For those of us who depend so heavily on our sense of sight, the idea of losing it is scary. Even scarier? The prospect of losing it without warning due to a silent thief called glaucoma.
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How Nursing Homes Work
Have you ever seen a positive news story about nursing homes? Unless you live in a town that includes bingo results with the sports scores, it's unlikely. Why do nursing homes have an image problem?
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How to Care for Aging Skin
Skin changes as you get older -- just ask any adolescent whose baby-smooth exterior was transformed by the arrival of acne. What's the best way to care for skin once wrinkles and lines make an appearance?
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How to Care for an Aging Parent
What if your parents handed you an itemized account of your childhood expenses? As people live longer, more children are finding that there comes a time when they pay their parents back -- as caregivers.
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How Total Knee Replacement Works
It's the biggest joint in the body and it's fun to bounce soccer balls off of -- it's the knee. But when arthritis or wear and tear destroys it, you might need a replacement.
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Is there an anti-aging gene?
The way to a longer life may begin with starving mice. It sounds like mad science, but rodents are providing us with a map to the fountain of youth -- and it may already lie within you.
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Should I cut back on alcohol as I age?
The marriage of age and alcohol is usually an issue of taste, as we wonder whether a wine was properly aged or how long a whiskey matured in its cask. Here's a new question: Can people be too old to drink?
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Should I drink a glass of wine each day to prevent aging?
Oenophiles can breathe -- and drink -- easy. Why? Research has shown that a substance found in wine called resveratrol can help extend lives. But is it too good to be true?
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Should your fitness regimen change as you get older?
As you age and your body changes, activities like rollerblading may look a little less appealing. But does an advanced age mean that you have to put down your marathon shoes and barbells against your will?
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Through the Years: Test Your Aging Knowledge
Some people pay thousands of dollars to hide the physical effects of aging, but there's no stopping the many changes that affect our bodies as time passes. . Find out how much you know about the often unavoidable symptoms of aging in this quiz.
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Top 10 Tips for Adjusting to Retirement
After years of a structured schedule, the hours afforded by retirement can seem endless to some retirees. It's possible to make your retirement years happy and healthy -- you just need to approach things a bit differently.
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Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Joints
If you still want to be spry after a few decades of birthdays have passed, then sit up straight (literally) and pay attention. We've got 10 tips to keep you in action into your sunset years.
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