Gov. Patrick: Where have all the elders gone?
By Al Norman
For the sixth year in a row, in Gov. Deval Patrick’s annual report to citizens he has said little or nothing about...
How to lower your breast cancer risk
Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests.
The payroll tax holiday should end
By Al Norman
I think Congress has it totally wrong on the issue of the Social Security payroll tax. The House and the Senate both...
Tips for international funeral shipping
By Joe Casper
More and more people have the desire to return to their homeland in the event of their death.
The old adage applies, “Home...
HHS Medicare savings stats mislead seniors
By Dennis Byron
Fellow senior citizens, you might have seen news releases recently from the Obama administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department and its...
Let’s Talk: Americans need health care and retirement security
By Deborah E. Banda
“I remember the pride I felt when I received my Social Security card at the age of 14,” said Sarah, an...
Will new ‘save driver’ rules make our roads safer?
By Al Norman
Last July, I wrote about a new state law that was supposed to help get unsafe drivers off the road. But will...
Losing weight, keeping it off, two different things
“No one announces to a dieter, ‘You’re moving into the weight-maintenance stage. You’ll have to do things differently,’ said Dr. Christopher Sciamanna.
Help is available for tinnitus sufferers, part 1
By Robert Mario
Suffering from a “ringing in the ears” sounds benign enough on the scale of medical problems, but tinnitus and related hearing disorders...
Boomers will be spending billions to counter aging
Anti-aging enthusiasts contend that life spans can be prolonged through interventions such as hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements. Critics, including much of the medical establishment, say many anti-aging interventions are ineffective or harmful.
