Boomers finding space for team, fitness sports
The country’s largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging.
What is old school in the world of funeral arrangements?
By Joe Casper
Recently I went into an Asian restaurant and asked the young waiter, “My father loved chicken chow-mein. How is it here?” To...
How Can I Get Rid of My Glasses? Part 3
By Dr. Jean Keamy
Phakic Intraocular Lens or Phakic IOL presents another option for glasses free vision. With over 10 years of history, hundreds of...
Do you hear what I hear?
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...
Ending Medicare as we know it, again
By Al Norman
A report by the health care advocacy group Families USA says if the House Republican budget proposal unveiled by Congressman Paul Ryan,...
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.
Diabetic Women Subject to Greater Hearing Loss
By Robert Mario
Diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not...
Make your voice heard about Medicare and Social Security
By Linda F. Fitzgerald
It’s no secret: For the last year, Congress has been debat- ing cuts to Medicare and Social Security as part of...
Obamacare debate: The personal responsibility principle
By Al Norman
In July of 2005, then Gov. Mitt Romney filed health care legislation on Beacon Hill that eventually was signed into law, making...
Dry winter air could mean dry eyes
By Steven A. Nielsen
Cold winter air means air low in humidity content. If you are experiencing symptoms like irritated, scratchy, burning eyes, excess watering...
