Deadline nears for Medicare Part D enrollment
By Ron Pollack
If you have Medicare, you know that as soon as the leaves start falling from the trees, your mailbox will fill up...
The Social Security COLA wars are fizzing up
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...
Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee
You are sitting in a freshly dry-walled house, drinking coffee from a Styrofoam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk?
Today’s threat to Medicare and Social Security: The Supercommittee
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...
The hospitals and the elders should be friends
By Al Norman
In the movie Oklahoma, the farmer and the cowman were encouraged to be friends:
“One man likes to push a plough, the other...
Glaucoma is a pressure situation
By Dr. Jean E Keamy
In light of the fact that the eye lens and cornea have no blood supply, they must rely on the...
Hearing loss in middle age is preventable
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers found that hearing loss in middle-aged adults is associated with being male, having a...
Don’t let Congress cut Medicare and Social Security benefits
On Oct. 12, call Sen. Kerry, Sen. Brown and your U.S. Representative at 888-722-8514. Tell them you’re not a pushover; don’t let them cut your Medicare and Social Security benefits.
Obesity should be boomers’ biggest fear
Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years.
Tips for getting enough physical activity
It may sound daunting: The government says most adults should get 2 1/2 hours a week of physical activity that revs their heart rates.
But...
