Spa therapies blending high-tech with tradition
Hyperlocal ingredients, a blend of technology and tradition, and treatments focusing not just on beauty but also on remedying stress and pain are some of the trends turning up at spas nationwide.
Solutions for winter skin problems
By Dr. Roxanne Latimer
Many skin conditions are exacerbated in the winter months due to dry air both outdoors and indoors. Here is a look...
Keep connected with seniors during the winter months
By Michael E. Festa
It’s wintertime in New England. For some that means skiing, hot chocolate, sledding and cozy evenings spent sitting by a fire....
Stroke risk tied to weather
Cold weather, high humidity and big daily temperature swings seem to land more people in the hospital with strokes.
March audio book releases from Hachette Audio
To learn more or to order the following January releases from Hachette Audio go to http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/publishers/hachette-audio/
TROUBLE IN MIND* Pub Date:...
New: Audio book guide
It is 1916, and a woman awakens, wounded, in a field hospital in northern France. She wears the uniform of a British nurse's aide but has an American accent.
You hunter, me gatherer
Ordinarily, this woman does not believe that household tasks are sex-specific. A person does not need upper-body strength to balance a checkbook. The ability to bear children does not uniquely qualify someone to slip a role of toilet paper into a holder.
So when routine household chores don’t require superior brawn, she and her husband share them, each doing what he or she likes best or dislikes least.
Red eyes can have many causes, treatments
By Dr. Jean E. Keamy
Many people assume that red eyes mean they have an infection causing conjunctivitis. This may not be the case. There...
Screening tests you’ve been avoiding…and why you shouldn’t
By Dr. David Rideout, M.D.
As we get older, it is important to have health screening tests to diagnose and treat possible life-threatening conditions. Here...
The State of the (elderly) Commonwealth
No governor since Mitt Romney in 2006 has mentioned "elders' in their State of the Commonwealth speech. On Jan. 24, Gov. Charlie Baker made reference to a yet-to-be filed executive order that would focus on older adults---but the details of the order are not known. We applaud the governor for mentioning older adults in his speech, and we are prepared to work with him on his executive order. But there are major fears among the elderly that need to be addressed, in light of rhetoric coming out of Congress and the White House.
