Healthy Aging - Live Longer
Seven foods, habits, and lifestyle choices that can help adults feel, look, and live their best lives.
When it comes to living with type 1 diabetes, many older patients refuse to give in to the challenges of the disease. Learn how they manage their insulin and their lives.
Cutting-edge treatments for those with advanced prostate cancer are helping to slow down the progression of the disease and are doing so with fewer side effects.
Now that you got it off, keep it off! We'll show you how.
When it comes to something as serious and important as surgery, it pays to be as well prepared as possible.
A growing number of individuals are getting fit by working out with gray-haired trainers. Learn how you can benefit from the wisdom and experience of these in-shape seniors.
If you want to lose weight, running is the clear winner. But there are many benefits of walking, too. Here's the whole scoop.
Going Mediterranean may offer protective benefits against skin cancer. That's on top of the other health benefits this easy-to-follow diet serves up.
What benefits come from a strong support network, and where can you find one of your own?
For centuries, humans relied on apitherapy, the use of bee products, for health and healing. Today, there is a renewed interest in the benefits of these substances. Learn more.
Though most cases of breast cancer occur in women over 55, thousands under the age of 40 are diagnosed each year. Find out if you're at increased risk and what you can do to protect yourself.
Environmental factors account for about two-thirds of all cancer cases, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Here's what you need to know.
Have you changed your eating habits to shed some pounds but find the numbers on the scale are going up?
Is Alzheimer's a result of genetics or environment? Scientists say both. While you can't change your genes, you can alter your lifestyle to help reduce your risk of this degenerative brain disorder.
From the harvesting of stem cells without embryos to a pill that delays aging, we've rounded up a few of medicine's amazing advances coming down the pike.
Are you at risk of a bone fracture or break? The results of a bone density test will help let you know.
Health guidelines are forever changing, so it's important to stay up-to-date. Be sure to bring this list of questions to your next doctor's appointment.
Food delivery services may help seniors remain in their homes longer. Here's a rundown of the different types of services.
You ve got a negative attitude? Good. New research shows it may not be a bad thing for your health.
Doing everything right when it comes to heart health? You may still be at risk for cardiovascular disease. Here's why.
Do people, like fine wine, improve with age? According to some experts, they do. Here are five big perks of getting on in years.
If you have parents or other older relatives living on their own, it may be time to assess the safety of their home.
Each person has different needs when it comes to smoking cessation. Use these strategies to make it work for you.
You've heard it's good. You've heard it's bad. But new research reveals that coffee could actually lower your death risk.
Skin cancer rates are likely to increase in the coming years. Find out how behavioral and dietary changes can reduce your risk.
Being old just got younger. However, to achieve that there's something you need to do.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new icon that it hopes will make choosing nutritious foods easier for Americans.
Taking a daily aspirin could be good for your health... or it could be bad for your health. There are advantages for those living with diabetes, but there are also risks.
What could be the downsides of potentially detecting cancer or another serious disease before it advances to a more-difficult-to-treat stage? Well, 150 times more radiation than a chest x-ray, for one thing.
We all know that eating a diet rich in whole grains is good for your heart. Now a new study shows that the kind of fiber found in whole grains may also reduce your risk of dying at an early age from a variety of other causes.