Debunking the ‘Base Tan’

Written by admin on August 26, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Ultraviolet rays, an invisible component of sunlight, can cause skin damage, cataracts, wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer. These rays also impair the skin’s immune system. Ultraviolet, or UV, rays can hurt you on cloudy as well as sunny days. UV rays also bounce off surfaces of the ocean, sand, snow and cement. One of
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The ABCs of UV rays

Written by admin on July 29, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Q:There are lots of sunblocks out there with SPF numbers on them. What exactly do these numbers mean? A. Sunblocks—or sunscreens—work to prevent the damage of ultraviolet (UV) rays, an invisible component of sunlight. There are three types of UV rays: UVA, UVB and UVC. UVA is the most abundant of the three ultraviolet rays
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An Executor Decision

Written by admin on July 29, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

After last month’s column, which outlined the importance of estate planning, you may have decided to go to your attorney and have your will prepared. Your next step is to consider who will serve as your executor. Remember, your executor will administer your estate and distribute assets to your beneficiaries, as you have directed in
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I Can See Clearly Now

Written by admin on June 24, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Q: I have to have cataract surgery and I’m a little frightened. Should I be? A: I don’t know anyone who isn’t a little frightened by surgery of any kind, but cataract removal is one of the safest and most effective types of surgery. It’s also one of the most common operations performed in the
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Managing Menopause

Written by admin on May 27, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Question: When does menopause really begin? Answer: A woman reaches menopause when a year has passed since her last period. Menopause, like many of the changes in a woman’s body through her lifetime, is caused by changes in hormone levels. Menopausal transition, called “perimenopause,” is the time when a woman’s body is close to menopause.
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ENLARGED PROSTATE DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN CANCER

Written by admin on April 30, 2009. Posted in Seniors

Q:I know I have an enlarged prostate. Is this a sign of cancer? A. Most men with enlarged prostates don’t develop prostate cancer, but there’s a lot more to this question. The prostate is a walnut-size organ that surrounds the tube (urethra) that carries urine from the bladder. The urethra also transmits semen, which is
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HOW TO MANAGE THE TRIPLE THREAT

Written by admin on April 30, 2009. Posted in Seniors

In the world of financial planning, seniors have long been associated with CDs, money market accounts and treasury bonds—the stodgiest and most conservative of investments. Protect the hard-earned wealth at all costs and, if you’ve planned well, your assets will last—or so conventional wisdom goes. Yet the truth of the matter is that sometimes protection
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ALZHEIMER’S HOPE

Written by admin on March 26, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, affecting 18 million worldwide and 5 million in the United States alone. No cure has been found for this disease, but participants are being sought to try a new drug aimed at slowing its progression
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KNOW THE SIGNS OF ELDER ABUSE

Written by admin on March 26, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Q: I have a neighbor, a woman in her eighties. I think someone is hurting her. It might be her daughter. I don’t know what I should do about this. A: Recently, the U.S. Administration on Aging found that more than a half-million people over the age of 60 are abused or neglected each year.
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WHEN NATURE DOESN’T CALL AS MUCH

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Seniors

Q. When my husband misses his daily BM, he complains that he’s constipated. Don’t you think that’s a bit of an exaggeration
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