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We’re becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it’s not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in operations to fix them.

Let’s face it, every body changes its appearance over time, and the aging process isn’t always to blame. Some of us fall in and out of intervals of exercising, indulge in occasional unhealthy eating, experience a slowing down of our metabolism, or have too much sun exposure.

Billie Jean King is back playing tennis in Central Park with gusto after double-knee replacement surgery. And at 67, she’s encouraging all ages — especially baby boomers — to exercise and stay fit.

By Al Norman Another state budget debate has come and gone. The Conference Committee working out differences between the House and Senate budget for 2012 released...

By Ron Pollack There’s a saying that good help is hard to find. If you or someone you love has ever needed care at home,...

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.

By Deborah E. Banda As the temperature heats up this summer, so does the fight to protect Medicare and Social Security. By the beginning of...

By Al Norman What a difference 10 days can make. On May 13, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, D-Mass., was speaking before the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce...

More and more these days, the same smartphone technology that allows tourists to find the best latte nearby and bystanders to become instant video journalists at a natural disaster is making its way into medicine and health.

By Al Norman There was a very disturbing story in The Salem News out of Topsfield at the end of April. According to news accounts,...