T'is the season to re-evaluate Medicare coverage. Depending on where you live, you may have as many as 50 prescription plans to choose from. Here's help whittling down your options.
Should you store drugs in the bathroom? How long should you hold onto pills? We answer your questions about the care and storing of medications.
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Each year, millions of Americans are prescribed medication. One third of those patients follow the directions as written, another one third skip taking the medication all together, while the remaining one third follow some of the directions some of the time. But there are a litany of reasons why you should follow doctor's orders.
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In our quest to save our skin from cancer, we've become so good at avoiding UVB rays that we've become a nation deficient in the sunshine vitamin. And that well may be more hazardous to our health than a little unprotected sun. Here's the latest on the crucial role D plays in good health. Learn more......
It's a contributing factor to 90 percent of all illness, so getting stress under control is key to maintaining good health. Here are some simple (and some not-so-simple) steps toward less stress, more energy and better health. Learn more......
Funnyman John Cleese travels to Mumbai, India to meet Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga, and to learn about the health benefits of a few good laughs.
Do you like to eat right and have recipes to share? Or do want to start eating better but are short on ideas for what to cook? Contribute your advice here -- or find great tips, kitchen tricks and delicious dishes in this healthy recipes group!
I've heard that there are serums that you can apply topically to ward off the signs of aging. But I've also heard that most of them are expensive and that there's little evidence to support their claims. Instead of going through a try-it-out crapshoot, I was hoping that a fellow ThirdAger might be able to point me to one that's worked for them. Any luck?
