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February 26, 2019

Best Age-Friendly Sports for Older Adults

There's nothing like the thrill and camaraderie to be found from playing team sports with a group of people that have similar abilities. While every person's individual abilities and fitness…

December 8, 2018

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Gregg Allman, No Angel Redeemed

Blues and rock singer/songwriter Gregg Allman's biggest hit song "I'm No Angel" (1987) could have been the title of his 2012 autobiography (instead titled My Cross to Bear). Born December 8th, 1947…

October 26, 2018

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3 Care Planning Steps for Parents

Don’t wait too long to plan future care for a parent or loved one. Many of us wait until there is a medical emergency before putting steps into place that…

June 8, 2018

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5 Reasons Why Seniors are More Prone to Addiction

Seniors struggle with addiction more than most people realize. (Photo: Sholto Ramsay via Unsplash) The (U.S.) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence reports that nearly 2.5 million older adults…

January 25, 2017

The Troubled Life and Loves of Virginia Woolf

Celebrated English publisher, writer and novelist Virginia Woolf was born January 25, 1882; her birth name was Adeline Virginia Stephen. (Virginia Woolf 1902 Photo: George C. Beresford) Virginia Woolf's father Sir Leslie…

November 19, 2016

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Lung Cancer: Risks, Prevention, and Early Detection

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month In Canada and the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths for men and women, with an approximately 70-75% mortality…

November 12, 2016

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Pneumonia: Symptoms and Risk Factors

November 12 is World Pneumonia Day Pneumonia is a swelling or inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by an infection. This infection may cause the lung(s) to fill…

November 8, 2016

Health

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Osteoporosis: Risk Factors and Checklist

November is Osteoporosis Month Osteoporosis is a bone disease typified by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue (bones become weak and brittle), leading to a higher risk of…

November 1, 2016

Testosterone Deficiency: Symptoms & Replacement Therapy

November is Movember, Men's Health Awareness Month Men - are you fatigued, noticing sexual and/or mood changes, gaining weight, not sleeping well? Have you noticed a loss of strength and…

October 22, 2016