As college campuses across the country prepare for an influx of young students, the beginning of a new higher education calendar offers a great reminder to continuing education enthusiasts.   Many senior citizens can attend university classes free of charge as part of continuing education programs.

Alec Pronk | Aug 13, 2018

In a Letter to the Editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a senior citizen talks about his experiences of becoming a senior and the aches and pains that come with. “At the age of 58, I was diagnosed with pneumonia three times in the same year – each...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 13, 2018

Just last month the FDA issued a voluntary recall for several types of valsartan tablets, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Since then they have expanded the recall twice due to concerns that the medications may contain the chemical N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has been linked...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 13, 2018

Cats, dogs and even pigs are beginning to receive retirement community treatment in southern Belgium.  Caretaker Valerie Luycx looks after the over 150 aging animals in Chievres, Belgium and provides elderly pets with a sanctuary. All 150 animals either suffer from health problems or their owners became too...

Alec Pronk | Aug 12, 2018

Getting fresh produce can be a hassle for many senior citizens, especially for those who don’t have any means of transportation; that’s why a new initiative has set out to help them with those needs. Healthy Food Connect, a regional initiative...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 12, 2018

With the series of changes in healthcare coverage over the past decade it’s no wonder that some of us are still looking for a safe place in the storm. If current options do not seem to fit your needs, consider looking into one of the already established Health Care Sharing...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 12, 2018

AstraZeneca will pay the state of Texas a $110 million fine for misleading patients about two drugs and defrauding Medicaid.  Texas initially sought $5 billion from the pharmaceutical company. AstraZeneca was accused of falsely marketing Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug, and Crestor, an anti-cholesterol medication.  The company’s fine was primarily related...

Alec Pronk | Aug 11, 2018

We have always known that too much screen time is not good and that reading in the dark probably isn’t a good idea either. Researchers at the University of Toledo have just confirmed it plus some.  They found that, when our eyes absorb the blue...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 11, 2018

When it comes to kidney dialysis, researchers found that elderly patients are at a high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.  Researchers published their findings in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and studied 356,668 patients aged 66 and older who were on hemodialysis....

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 11, 2018

70 year old Chen Sanyuan is an elder statesman in the Pokémon Go community, but it is his extreme commitment and not his age which puts him in a league of his own. The Taiwanese man, known by many nicknames including “Pokémon Grandpa”, has rigged up his bike...

Alec Pronk | Aug 10, 2018

According to recent research, eating crickets can have numerous positive effects on your gut health. Ingesting them can help to reduce inflammation, encourage an increase in metabolic enzymes needed for a healthy gut, and add a strain of good bacteria called Bifidobacterium animalis as well. Crickets also happen...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 10, 2018

Kept in a cave for 15 years, a woman identified only as HS is now 28, and has been rescued from a crevice between large rocks near Galumpang village. According to an article by Jakarta Post, she was kept captive by an 83-year-old Indonesian witch doctor named Jago,...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 10, 2018