image: the Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito Once upon a time — a couple of months ago — there were no cases of the Zika…
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senior health
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Words like “aging” or “graying” don’t even begin to do justice to the dynamic changes that baby boomers have brought to the U.S. population. The figures in a recent U.S.…
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No man goes before his time – unless the boss leaves early. – Groucho Marx In a recent article in The New Republic, writer Bryce Covert claims that Americans are…
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“Federal and state laws should be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.” – Richard Nixon Bill Clinton might go down in history…
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A lot of us spend a lot of time abusing a special friend. It’s time we pay him proper homage. We are talking, of course, about your liver. First, some…
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A ship is safe in harbor. But that’s not what ships are for. – William Shedd It’s an old question, what to do when you retire. How should you handle your…
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It started with GPS in mobile phones. Applications were developed that could track how far you ran or rode your bike, keep track of your route, and estimate the calories…
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According to Social Security, seniors are retiring with a load of debt. But despite having ongoing money problems, many retirees are reporting unexpected positive aspects of retirement in a recent…
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Every so often science takes an interesting turn, and seeks to quantify and understand why things go right — instead of the more common focus on failure analysis. Perhaps it’s…
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There is a part of your body that was given its name by a guy known as Rufus. We’ll leave aside the jokes for now. But it is true that…