Category Archives: Senior Health

I’m sure you can relate to this. My parents want to stay in the house they’ve lived in for over 40 years – the house where my sisters and I grew up – as long as they can. It’s their home, the center point of family memories, holiday dinners in the dining room, cribbage games ...click here to read more

There is such a thing as love and intimacy later in life, so don’t lose the passion. People over the age of 70 are more sexually active than you may realize – a little food for thought that I wanted to bring to your attention with Valentine’s Day right around the corner. It’s because seniors ...click here to read more

Sometimes it seems as though antibiotics are prescribed for everything. If you are feeling under the weather, the idea of a quick fix might be attractive. Pop a couple pills for a few days and get back to the land of the living, right? Not exactly. In fact, taking these pills is a waste if ...click here to read more

Michael Douglas is 70 years young. The Oscar-winning actor has battled throat cancer, alcoholism and family hardships, but it’s worked out for the best, he says, and I’m not surprised. He’s an older man. Yes, he’s a celebrity with bags of money and married to one of the world’s most vivacious women ever, Welsh actress ...click here to read more

Bladder problems can be really embarrassing. If you have ever caught yourself leaking a few drops of urine while laughing, sneezing or coughing, you know how bad it can feel. There are many factors that can weaken your pelvic floor muscles and lead to an overactive bladder. One of them is eating acidic fruits, like ...click here to read more

Do you ever feel going to your doctor’s office is like a factory assembly line? You check in at reception and wait… and wait… as patients are shuffled through doors for their quick 10-minute visit. In and out, in and out. You know the rule: One problem per visit. Once you make it to the ...click here to read more

Being part of a great team or excelling at a solo event can make for some of the best high school memories. Nothing beats the thrill of the winning goal in the last few minutes of play – and the after-game celebrations. Sports play an important role in the scholastic experience, helping with social and ...click here to read more

When performing physical exams on new patients, there’s always one question that manages to break the monotony of an otherwise routine checklist of health questions: How old are you? “A woman never tells…I’m young at heart…I feel older than I am…how old do I look?… I’ve been 25 for over four decades now…” The variety ...click here to read more

Over seven million people in the United States are at risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Up until now, treatments for this form of vision loss are limited, including options such as heat lasers or drugs.  However, these treatment options aren’t fool-proof and are, in many cases, both inconvenient and uncomfortable. Fortunately, there could ...click here to read more

While some seniors complain of the toll that the years have taken on them, others enthusiastically claim that they feel even more healthy and alive than they ever did in their forties. One way to turn your senior years into your golden ones is to make sure that you continue to meet the unique and ...click here to read more

Research shows that about 40 percent of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications a day. As we get older, it is expected that more health issues will arise, necessitating a higher need for medications. However, public health researchers at Brown’s University have discovered that 21 per cent of seniors are ...click here to read more

You may think that blowing off a doctor’s appointment or two is no big deal, but think again.  Along with aging comes a variety of health concerns that you may be trying to avoid; however, avoiding your doctor can lead to serious problems that could land you in the emergency room.  Below are three reasons ...click here to read more

By the age of 50, approximately half of adults have experienced the itching, bleeding and discomfort associated with hemorrhoids; so why are we all so embarrassed to talk about this common ailment?  The reality is, if you’re suffering with hemorrhoids you likely have a friend or family member that has suffered with them at one ...click here to read more

Urinary tract infections, or UTI’s, are extremely common urinary health infections, and they affect more than 50 percent of the female population. Sexual intercourse, pregnancy, tampons, and many forms of contraception can increase the risk for developing urinary tract infections. As such, many people assume that UTI’s are more of a younger woman’s problem, however ...click here to read more