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It’s that time of the year again – we are officially into tax season. Now before you get all excited (aren’t taxes exciting for everyone?) here’s a tip that may help: the AARP has paired up with the IRS to offer free tax assistance for seniors nationwide. It’s called the AARP Tax-Aide program, and you can find [...] An article in Business Week reveals that scientists have found a way to “make old stem cells in the blood act like young stem cells” – a discovery that may lead to ways to slow the aging process. Researchers found that when certain factors from the blood of young mice were put into old mice, the [...] A fascinating article and video from Dan Buettner, author of “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.” The article and accompanying video speaks about “secrets” to a longer and healthier life, discovered from research in five areas of the world that Buettner and his team of scientists termed [...] By now we have all heard that the sun can have serious effects on health; but did you know research has been conducted regarding its relationship to aging? Kathryn J Martires, a student of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, conducted a survey to further study the effects of the sun on aging. 65 [...] Osteoarthritis is certainly a common condition among the elderly - over 4 million in the U.S. over age 60 are currently diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The elderly population is at most risk for developing knee OA, resulting in pain, functional limitations or disabilities and a reduced quality of life. However, there is hope for relief; researchers [...] There is no denying that America is a coffee-loving society. Starbucks is located at pretty much every other corner in Chicago and other major metropolitan areas, and each seems to perpetually have a 5-10 person line. However, there has been some backlash against this nationwide caffeine craze. Nutritionists remind us that being addicted to coffee [...] Amid an upswing in H1N1 flu cases after the Holidays, President Obama declared last week “National Influenza Vaccination Week” and officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now urging seniors to get the vaccination. Because seniors have many years of exposure to different flu strains, many postponed getting the H1N1 vaccination when it [...] |
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