Monthly Archives: January 2020

Collagen Supplements
Anti-aging Collagen Supplements: bogus or legit Have you seen Collagen supplements in your local health food stores and thought “what’s this all about?” Collagen comes in the form of powders, pills, and creams. Countless manufacturers of collagen supplements claim anti-aging benefits. Everything from reducing wrinkles, joint pain relief, wound healing […]

Anti-aging Collagen Supplements: bogus or legit

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Baby Boomers in 2020 will have all hit age 65 (some as old as 85). The amount of seniors in the nation will surpass the amount of children (age 13 and younger). While this doesn’t seem like a problem, some experts believe our nation is not ready for this shift. […]

Boomers in 2020

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fda recall antacid
FDA Recalls More Antacids After Carcinogen Detected The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced more recalls for Antacids after a cancer-causing carcinogen was detected. Zantac and other generic heartburn medications have been found to contain trace amounts of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). The World Health Organization classifies NDMA as a “probable human […]

FDA Recalls More Antacids After Carcinogen Detected

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Improve Balance
Improve Balance and Avoid Falls How do you improve balance and avoid falls? We will discuss this question in today’s post. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the number one cause of injuries, hospital admissions and death for older Americans. One in four Americans […]

How To Improve Balance and Avoid Falls

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Medicare PACE program
Medicare PACE program helps older adults The Medicaid and Medicare PACE program (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) provides a wide range of social and medical services at adult day health centers, inpatient facilities and at home. PACE participants are community-dwelling elderly individuals and are typically eligible for both […]

Medicare PACE program helps older adults

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new 2020 Medicare plan
How to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan Now that Medicare open enrollment ended on December 7, it is time to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan. People wanting to disenroll from or switch Medicare Advantage plans can do so during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) that […]

How to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan

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opioid epidemic cdc
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic The US is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. The center estimates the total economic burden of opioid misuse in the United States to be […]

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

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Gum Disease and Alzheimer
Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains A new study published in Science Advances suggests a possible link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s. Scientists studied dead and living patients with diagnosed and suspected Alzheimer’s. What they found was a molecule called gingipain (produced by gum bacteria) in nerve cells in […]

Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains

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Weather and Chronic Pain
Cloudy with a Chance of Pain According to a new study by The University of Manchester, approximately 75% of people with long-term pain believe weather affects pain. It is a long-held belief that cold weather worsens pain. Other sufferers also report warm, damp or rainy weather aggravates pain. Researchers set […]

New Study Shows Weather Affects Pain

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