Aging

A recent study released by the National Center for Health Statistics found that Americans increasingly are taking vitamins and other supplements. According to the report, nearly 57 percent of adult women and about 50 percent of men took supplements....

Baby Boomers don't always get a fair shake, often being portrayed as indulgent and selfish. But a new MetLife study explodes that stereotype. The study, "The MetLife Study of Caregiving Costs to Working Caregivers: Double Jeopardy for Baby Boomers...

Spotlight: ‘The Oldest Profession' WHAT: Paula Vogel’s “The Oldest Profession” takes the stage at Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park as part of Breakthrough’s Sunday-night series. Wade Hair directs the comedy about five...

If you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, you're in plenty of company. Nearly 11 million people take care of the 5.3 million Americans with the disease, a number that's expected to grow to almost 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's...

The great health reform debate over alleged death panels has fizzled. Lawmakers guaranteed that by stripping provisions supporting end-of-life planning from legislation enacted. What remains is the status quo. It's left to individuals to decide if they...

Thousands of people undergoing dialysis could benefit from doing their own dialysis in the comfort of their own homes. Daily home dialysis with a small, FDA-cleared machine is available for many people who have had kidney failure. People like retired...

Lineage Dance opened this year’s Brand Dance Series on May 15 with works that displayed the Pasadena-based company’s tremendous athletic prowess and lyrical grace, making the free, Sunday afternoon performance a lovely way to celebrate...

Tosca Reno 51, the bestselling author of The Eat-Clean Diet Book franchise which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, has a new book which is now a New York Times Bestseller called Your Best Body Now: Look And Feel Fabulous At Any Age The Eat-Clean...

Amid heavy rain, eight Greenpeace anti-pollution protesters this morning came down from the smokestack of a Pilsen coal-fired plant and were promptly arrested by Chicago police.  "It's a combination of bad weather and feeling we've got the message out,"...

This year 1,250 people will be able to receive Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program vouchers. “Last year only 1,153 people applied, so we had to send some vouchers back to the state,” said Hilary Strope, human resource assistant at the...