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- Making complex services easier to understand
- JANE GLENN HAAS
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What happens when the retirement money pot is empty and you can't pay for medical care, housing and many other services you expected to access easily in your senior years?
What can you do when you are responsible for a parent and want to spread... Full story

- Prevent the Flu From Flooring You This Season
- When the colder weather begins to rear its ugly head, so, typically, do the common ailments associated with the dropping temperatures. For many, the notion of winter as the holiday season has been replaced and instead become the cold and flu season.
And... Full story
- Brain scan can help screen for dementia
- JANE GLENN HAAS
- What if you could look inside your head and see how old your brain really is? What would you learn?Physicians can already see tau tangles and amyloid plaques, both critically important in early detection of brain aging. Tangles are the first abnormal... Full story
- Nutritionist's advice: Stop dieting
- JANE GLENN HAAS
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So you started the new year on a diet, right?
Giving up carbs and starches, watching the sugars, heavy on the fish and chicken and light on the beef and pork.
Forget it, says Francie M. Berg, founder of Healthy Weight Network. She's a licensed nutritionist... Full story

- Did You Know?
- According to a group of University of Michigan scientists, belly fat tucked deep under the skin might be worse for a person's arteries than fat padding the rest of the body.
Also called visceral fat, belly fat appeared to boost inflammation and was linked... Full story

- Peanut Allergies: What You Need to Know
- Anaphylaxis is a severe, often life-threatening allergic reaction that can be triggered by bug bites, bee stings and certain foods. Among the food triggers for anaphylaxis are some nuts and legumes, like peanuts. Due to the potential severity of peanut... Full story

- Avoiding the Winter Doldrums
- When the winter months arrive, it's no surprise many people adopt a more sedentary lifestyle. Colder temperatures keep many people indoors, and those daily trips to the gym are much less likely to occur if the winds are whirling and the snow is falling... Full story

- Exercise Tips for Seniors Starting Anew
- Babies today have it better than those that came before them. That's because, according to a 2007 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, a baby born today has a lot more life to look forward to than one born 50 years ago. A child born today can expect to... Full story