To work, health checklists must be used.

In July, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the AARP did the nation’s 50-plusers a huge favor. They published two free health checklists, one for men and one for women that are designed to be used at home and taken to medical appointments, too.
Both easy-to-use [...]

Improperly used, a walker can lead to a fall.

Falls are a huge health hazard for older adults. They are a major reason for hospital admissions and nursing home placements and the leading cause of injury-related death for people over the age of 65.
Most falls occur at home - usually in the bathroom, bedroom or [...]

What to Eat makes an extrememly good case for buying locally and eating organically grown foods.

Are you concerned about where the food you’re putting on the table for your family comes from?
Do you wonder why - or how - a grocery store decides which of the 320,000-plus food items available in the US to [...]

New York Times writer Tara Parker-Pope poses an interesting question in her article, “Are Bad Times Healthy?”  She presents interesting data in response to her title question.
First the good news:

People tend to take care of themselves in down times.
They have more time and so pay more attention to their families, especially children.
More families cook at [...]