Good morning and welcome to agebuzz…   Special Holiday Week Edition: The Half Year in Review: Our Most Popular Stories for the First Half of 2017:   -Know Your Stuff: How To Get Rid Of A Lifetime’s Possessions -Over The Counter: The Safest Pain Remedies For Seniors -Fashion Plate: The…

It sounds like a great travel novel: a middle-aged doctor, stressed and afflicted by multiple medical concerns, journeys to a remote village in China and learns that ancient Chinese practices may be the key to a long life in our modern world. But in fact, it’s the true story of…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Take Pains To Ask: Is This The Right Pain Medication For Me -Taking Care Of Business: Caregiving Daughters In The Workplace -The Long Game: A Physician Learns The Secrets To Longevity -Blazing A Trail: Hiking The Appalachian At Age 82 -Commit…

For years, working women have struggled to juggle the demands of work with their role as mothers. And now, there’s a newer ball thrown in the mix of that balancing act- the tension of being a caregiving daughter for aging parents while also working (and many working women deal with the…

It’s everywhere in the news: the surge in opioid addiction and the deadly consequences that can result. And seniors are not immune: data show that one in three Medicare beneficiaries received an opioid prescription in 2015. Regular agebuzz readers will remember that back in February, we highlighted a piece from…

We all know that regular, sustained exercise is essential for healthy aging. But some of us take that advice to its extreme: For example, consider Dale Sanders. At age 82, he is currently on a 2190 mile journey to be the oldest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Given that…