Is our baby boomer demographic “delusional” about our health? That’s what’s been reported recently, based upon key findings below. I’ve summarized cogent points here of a poll released recently by The … [Read more...] about Optimistic baby boomers expect long, relatively healthy life
Say it three times and it’s yours. Anacetrapib: It is part of the drug class of cholesteryl ester anise protein (CETP) inhibitors. If you have high cholesterol, you may wish it was yours. I’m … [Read more...] about The good, bad (cholesterol) and anacetrapib
Plop. There they’d go again, reading glasses sliding off the ski jump of my nose. I’d push them back—that is, when I could find the darned things. Losing my near or up-close vision was one of the … [Read more...] about There’s something in my eye: a corneal inlay
Ya’ gotta’ hand it to the awesome gals at Aging but Dangerous™. They didn't let any grass grow under their feet or any polyps in their colons. Take The World’s Largest Colonoscopy Party, held March 31 … [Read more...] about Every party needs a pooper: This one had plenty
I’ve been on bioidentical hormones for what is certainly not deemed “short-term” use. Actually, it’s been eight years. (I can hear you gasp.) That’s even as I am literally swimming in all the reasons … [Read more...] about Bye, bye, bioidenticals?
When we baby boomers were babies, our parents were unaware of the dangers of sun exposure. “Laying out” or baking in the sun in hot pursuit of a tan was normal—even if we didn’t tan. Now we’re … [Read more...] about Comprehensive sunscreen survey keeps baby boomers from seeing red
