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By Jean E. Keamy Patients often come to my office and wonder if they have glaucoma. Another group of patients think that just because they...

By Tracey Ingle As I write this article, I am travelling in Europe. Travelling to different parts of the world, always reminds me how lucky we Americans...

Salt has been used as a skin scrub “since practically the beginning of time,” said Allure magazine Editor-in-Chief Linda Wells. “It’s something that’s a great exfoliant. And it feels really good on the skin. There’s also relaxing bath salts, Epsom salt — you can just soak in those — and they have an anti-inflammatory effect. It’s good if you’re feeling puffy.”

By Denise Moore Spinal fractures probably aren’t one of the current “hot” health topics when having an annual physical. But for a growing number of...

By Deborah E. Banda Today, more than one million Massachusetts seniors rely on Medicare. They have earned their Medicare, and the security of knowing they...

By Al Norman For the second year in a row, millions of Social Security beneficiaries feel they got short-changed by the recently announced zero percent...

By Attorney Tracey Ingle As we near the end of the year thoughts inevitably turn to the holidays and questions of how one can help...

The new law does not cut Medicare’s guaranteed benefits; it improves them. Before the law was passed, those with Medicare prescription drug coverage faced a growing gap (the “doughnut hole”) that left them vulnerable to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket drug costs. This year, people in the doughnut hole received a $250 rebate toward the costs of their drugs. Starting in 2011, the gap will gradually close, saving seniors money and helping them get the drugs they need.

By Dr. Helen K. Wu If you or anyone you care about is among the estimated 20 million Americans living with cataracts, there may be...

Spinal fractures are the most common fracture that result from osteoporosis.