Simple Changes Help Prevent Falls in Your Home

By Joan Borgdorff/Courtesy of LifeAfter50.com

As we age, the likelihood of a fall increases significantly. While some falls are a result of an underlying medical condition, many are completely preventable.

Lower Your Drug Costs

By John Santa, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center

A 60 year-old man who had been in good health went to the emergency room complaining of nausea. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and early diabetes. ER doctors were able to relieve his nausea at the hospital, but the man left with five perscriptions (four brand name and one generic) to treat his new ailments.

Turning 65 with No Plans to Retire?

More and more people are pushing back their retirement plans in an effort to stave off ressionary fallout and to make up for lacking pensions.