Don’t let bugs take a bite out of your fun
By Dr. David Rideout
New Englanders are blessed with a varied landscape of lush gardens, beautiful forests and pretty seashores. With this incredible landscape comes...
What is Glaucoma? Doctor describes disease in detail
By Jean E. Keamy
Patients often come to my office and wonder if they have glaucoma. Another group of patients think that just because they...
Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia
Noticing you have had a decline beyond the occasional misplaced car keys or forgotten name could be the very earliest sign of Alzheimer’s, several research teams are reporting.
Is it a good time to cut benefits?
By Michael E. Festa
I recently spent the day with AARP President Rob Romasco, who was in Massachusetts for a series of events aimed at...
Medications, medical conditions, and cataracts?
By Santiago Villazon
A cataract is the clouding of the crystalline lens in one’s eye. It can occur in one or both eyes. Symptoms include...
Screening tests you’ve been avoiding…and why you shouldn’t
By Dr. David Rideout, M.D.
As we get older, it is important to have health screening tests to diagnose and treat possible life-threatening conditions. Here...
Which Comes First, the Pension to Buy the Services, or the Services to Qualify...
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is the quintessential issue in VA nonservice connected disability pensions.
New report reveals Americans are facing terrifying retirement
By Al Norman
A recent report from a Washington, D.C. think tank says that the “retirement crisis” facing most families is worse than we think....
Restaurant food has more calories than advertised
Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.
Boomers finding space for team, fitness sports
The country’s largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging.
