Senior Living Blog
Prescription Drugs—Why Do We Spell it Rx?
Rx. Most of us know that’s the symbol representing prescriptions and prescription drugs.
July 13, 2013
Power Walking for Heart Health and Endurance
We began an earlier post on cardio fitness workouts by pointing out, “About two-thirds of Americans over 50 are overweight, and many overweight, older Americans are prime candidates for heart disease.”
July 12, 2013
How Much Does My Total Medicare Coverage Cost?
We’ve often discussed Medicare costs … particularly, the deductibles, copays, coinsurance charges, and premiums someone might expect to pay for the various Medicare parts and plans. This time let’s try to determine how much a Medicare recipient might expect to pay in total for comprehensive health coverage. Original Medicare Medicare Part A Chances are you don’t have […]
July 11, 2013
E-Readers Can Keep You Reading Despite Vision Loss
Many seniors appear to have given up one of life’s great pleasures.
July 10, 2013
Why Do I Always Have a Runny Nose?
A persistent runny nose doesn’t usually sound like the most serious health problem anyone is likely to face.
July 9, 2013
Why Did Medicare Deny My Claim?
There is a perception that denied Medicare claims are on the rise, and evidence seems to bear that out.
July 8, 2013
Medicare Identity Theft – How to Protect Yourself
Identity theft has become a concern to countless Americans in recent years—and with one horror story after another having surfaced about possible breaches of personal privacy, Americans have every right to be concerned.
July 3, 2013
American Medical Association Recognizes Obesity as a Disease … What Does it Mean?
Last month at its annual meeting in Chicago, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared that obesity was a disease.
July 3, 2013
Potassium is a Key to Good Senior Health
Every health-conscious senior knows about the dangers of including too much sodium in the diet, and any serious effort at reducing the risk of high blood pressure and stroke has to include keeping sodium intake at a safe level.
June 10, 2013
Is the IRS Violating HIPAA Medical Record Privacy Laws?
In recent weeks the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has garnered plenty of publicity it would probably rather do without.
May 24, 2013