Why do I need a dilated medical eye exam?

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By Dr. Jean Keamy Many of my patients have no eye complaints and only need glasses or nothing at all. Through an un-dilated pupil, a limited...

Protecting mobility as you age

By Dr. David Rideout What is mobility and why does it decline with age? Mobility is simply the physical ability to move. Mobility allows us to...

Social Security is not a political toy

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You may or may not be a fan of Obamacare, but one thing is clear: It has provided a diversion from the problems that plague Social Security.

AARP’s 2017 budget priorities

Massachusetts elected officials prepared the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) commonwealth budget proposal, a $40.5 billion spending plan which funds key priorities.

Today’s threat to Medicare and Social Security: The Supercommittee

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By Deborah E. Banda As the race for our nation’s next president begins to heat up, we’re hearing about where candidates stand on Social Security...

Big spike recorded in older drug, alcohol addicts

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They go around this room at the Hanley Center telling of their struggles with alcohol and drugs. They tell of low points and lapses, brushes with death and pain caused to families. And silently, through the simple fact that each is in their 60s or beyond, they share one more secret: Addiction knows no age.

Do you hear what I hear?

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By Robert Mario In both animals and humans, vocal signals used for communication contain a wide array of different sounds that are determined by the...

April audio book releases from Hachette

  FROG MUSIC*                                        Pub Date: April 1 By Emma Donoghue           Read by Khristine Hvam Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking...

Credit freeze bill clears the senate

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts S.B. 2455: An Act Removing Fees for Security Freezes and Disclosures of Consumer Credit Reports Consumers are now one...

The Social Security COLA wars are fizzing up

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By Al Norman After two straight years with a 0 percent Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA), the recently announced 3.6 percent Social Security...