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A heart doctor has issued a warning to people who are taking medication for common health issues such as high blood pressure.

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The labor market is undergoing a seismic shift. By 2030, the U.S. will have more people over 65 than under 18. Birth rates have plummeted, life expectancy has increased, and organizations face a ...

Research shows that strength training, particularly for older adults, is a critical piece of the health and longevity puzzle.

New research from UNSW's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has explored the views of older adults on what constitutes ...

Maintaining a healthy weight can be harder as you get older — unless you know the keys to rebooting a slowing metabolism.

By 2040, about one in five Californians will be 65 or older as working age population stays the same. Are we as a state ready for that?

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What are the main issues of living with dementia as a younger person? Younger people with dementia experience a range of challenges, which are often different to those that older people face. Younger ...

Renee Zellweger has fiercely defended her movie heroine Bridget Jones ahead of the release of the fourth Bridget movie - Mad ...

As people grow older, their risk of developing heart disease increases, and one of the biggest risk factors is obesity. Being ...