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Let’s Talk: Americans need health care and retirement security - Comments (0)
Today’s threat to Medicare and Social Security: The Supercommittee - Comments (1)
Don’t let Congress cut Medicare and Social Security benefits - Comments (0)
Are you in? Join the fight to protect Medicare and Social Security - Comments (0)
Let’s work to keep Social Security strong for now and the future - Comments (0)
How federal health reform is helping now - Comments (1)

Ask the Geriatrician

Medication prescribed for Alzheimer’s patient worries daughter - Comments (0)
Do you still need to worry about blood pressure? - Comments (0)
Daughter is concerned about mother’s rate of falls - Comments (0)
‘Dizzy Dean’ doesn’t know what to do about conflicting diagnosis - Comments (0)
What to look for if you think you have osteoporosis - Comments (0)
Can you manage heart disease with exercise and diet? - Comments (0)

Back Therapy

Ask a Designer: Tips on bookcases, other built-ins - Comments (0)
Innovative procedure can alleviate back pain - Comments (0)
What women need to know about spinal fractures - Comments (0)

Caregiver

Aging Americans stay home with aid of ‘villages’ - Comments (0)
Minimize the risk for elder family members - Comments (0)
How an Alzheimer’s support group can help caregivers - Comments (0)
Aging in place: A little help can go a long way - Comments (0)
Preparing in advance will help you weather any storm - Comments (0)
Practical guide for caregivers helps avoid medication errors - Comments (0)

Caregiving Tips

How an Alzheimer’s support group can help caregivers - Comments (0)
Preparing in advance will help you weather any storm - Comments (0)
Practical guide for caregivers helps avoid medication errors - Comments (0)
Buying tips for walk-in tubs - Comments (0)
Affordable housing lingo can be confusing - Comments (0)
The aging in place concept promotes quality of life for a frail elder - Comments (0)

Dental

Oral care important for the older population - Comments (0)
Oral health and missing teeth linked to wellbeing - Comments (1)

Eye Care

Glaucoma is a pressure situation - Comments (0)
Diabetic retinopathy screening critica - Comments (0)
Itchy Eyes: It’s important to distinguish the cause - Comments (0)
Why do I need an eye exam? - Comments (0)
Blepharitis is the common cause of red, irritated lids - Comments (2)
What is Glaucoma? Doctor describes disease in detail - Comments (0)

Families USA

Deadline nears for Medicare Part D enrollment - Comments (0)
Why Medicaid Matters for People with Medicare - Comments (0)
Federal law provides for quality care to keeping you home - Comments (0)
Stopping Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse - Comments (0)
Long-term care: Planning for the future - Comments (0)
Medicare and prevention: Take charge of your health - Comments (0)

Features

‘Granny Nannies’ pitching in with grandkids - Comments (1)
Empty nest can be a good thing for parents - Comments (0)
5 hot job categories for retirees, older workers - Comments (0)
UMass Medical School wins AARP worker recognition - Comments (1)
State gets failing grade on long-term care support - Comments (1)
50+ singles embracing technology to find love - Comments (0)

Finance

7 resolutions for retirees in 2012 - Comments (0)
Tips for international funeral shipping - Comments (0)
Longevity insurance: Old-age money protection - Comments (0)
Many boomers expect to retire where they are - Comments (0)
3 common money missteps grandparents make - Comments (0)
Women face extra obstacles to secure retirement - Comments (0)

Funeral Planning

Tips for international funeral shipping - Comments (0)
Times are changing when it comes to funeral planning - Comments (0)

Health

How to lower breast your breast cancer risk - Comments (0)
Ask a Designer: Tips on bookcases, other built-ins - Comments (0)
Losing weight, keeping it off, two different things - Comments (0)
Help is available for tinnitus sufferers, part 1 - Comments (0)
Boomers will be spending billions to counter aging - Comments (0)
Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee - Comments (0)

Hearing Health

Help is available for tinnitus sufferers, part 1 - Comments (0)
Hearing loss in middle age is preventable - Comments (0)
Helping deaf people to enjoy music again - Comments (0)
Listening to ourselves speak: We have volume settings - Comments (0)
Tinnitus may be a result of the brain trying to repair itself - Comments (0)
Hearing health box Questions about hearing aids answered, part II - Comments (0)

Home Care

Minimize the risk for elder family members - Comments (0)
The holidays present new opportunities - Comments (0)
Enhance communications skills with a frail family member - Comments (0)
Caregivers should do their homework - Comments (0)
Sandwich Generation caregivers: Where can you get help? - Comments (0)
Think independence for your senior family member - Comments (0)

Home Improvement

Ask a Designer: Tips on bookcases, other built-ins - Comments (0)
Small home renovations buy time - Comments (0)
Getting creative with color: how to do it right - Comments (0)
Right at Home: Some decor trends for fall, beyond - Comments (0)
Not too early to start preparing home for winter - Comments (0)
Making your home feel light and bright: some tips - Comments (0)

Just My Opinion

Setting goals for New Year’s and how to keep them - Comments (0)
Caregiving stint reveals disturbing dark side - Comments (1)
Bargain hunter laments passing of Filene’s Basement - Comments (4)
Strong secretariat key to reversing state’s dismal care record - Comments (1)
How come we aren’t as happy as our elders? - Comments (0)
When a house is more of a home, downsizing is bittersweet - Comments (0)

Legal

Another important chapter in state’s probate code - Comments (0)
States’ grandparent visitation laws raise concern - Comments (0)
Helping families survive after a death or disability - Comments (0)
Estate planning: The right attorney uses a personal approach - Comments (0)
Understanding the five year Medicaid look back - Comments (0)
Long-term care or nursing home? - Comments (0)

Legal Briefs

Another important chapter in state’s probate code - Comments (0)
Helping families survive after a death or disability - Comments (0)
Estate planning: The right attorney uses a personal approach - Comments (0)
Understanding the five year Medicaid look back - Comments (0)
Long-term care or nursing home? - Comments (0)
Four common estate planning mistakes - Comments (0)

News

Bay State retirees suffer under governor’s budget - Comments (0)
Doris Day sings out after 17 years - Comments (0)
Federal fuel aid plummets by 28 percent - Comments (0)
Medicare cuts could hit Jan. 18 - Comments (0)
Republican plan would hike Medicare premiums - Comments (0)
Heating aid scarce this winter for New England needy - Comments (0)

Opinion

Setting goals for New Year’s and how to keep them - Comments (0)
The payroll tax holiday should end - Comments (0)
Let’s Talk: Americans need health care and retirement security - Comments (0)
Will new ‘save driver’ rules make our roads safer? - Comments (0)
Caregiving stint reveals disturbing dark side - Comments (1)
Bargain hunter laments passing of Filene’s Basement - Comments (4)

Push Back

The payroll tax holiday should end - Comments (0)
Will new ‘save driver’ rules make our roads safer? - Comments (0)
The Social Security COLA wars are fizzing up - Comments (0)
The hospitals and the elders should be friends - Comments (0)
Super John: Kerry has big items on agenda - Comments (0)
Been down so long it looks like up when it comes to retiree needs - Comments (0)

Reverse Mortgage

New FHA insured product does not carry upfront costs - Comments (0)
Reverse mortgages rescue retirees from foreclosure - Comments (0)
Reverse mortgage provides financial relief for family caregivers - Comments (0)
What are the benefits for getting a reverse mortgage? - Comments (0)

Travel

Hiking and driving the Dolomites Great Road - Comments (0)
China revisit offers glimpses into past, present - Comments (0)
Belize, a treasure trove of attractions - Comments (0)
Relax or play hard in the Dominican Republic - Comments (0)
Maine town, quaint setting with a sophisticated feel - Comments (0)
Tyrol is a fairytale setting come to life - Comments (0)

Veterans

Funeral program serves veterans for less money - Comments (2)
Veterans are entitled to certain benefits - Comments (0)
Helping hands help veterans during this and every season - Comments (0)
How VA Aid and Attendance helps veterans’ surviving spouses - Comments (0)
How VA Aid and Attendance benefit might help you - Comments (0)
Things to consider for a VA pension - Comments (0)

Veterans Information

Funeral program serves veterans for less money - Comments (2)
Veterans are entitled to certain benefits - Comments (0)
Helping hands help veterans during this and every season - Comments (0)
How VA Aid and Attendance helps veterans’ surviving spouses - Comments (0)
How VA Aid and Attendance benefit might help you - Comments (0)
Things to consider for a VA pension - Comments (0)

Viewpoint

No free lunch for the French or for any of us - Comments (0)
Aging is good stage of life, said American trailblazer - Comments (0)
State adds 5-year freeze on nursing home construction - Comments (0)
Obama should expand Medicare for all - Comments (0)
There’s another choice besides hurting the needy - Comments (0)
A new decade dawns: Urgency builds for leadership on aging issues - Comments (0)

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