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Doubt cast on the ‘good’ in ‘good cholesterol’
The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so...
Woman questions breast cancer ‘pink-washing’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In 2012, Tamela Rich is riding across the country on her motorcycle for the third year in a row to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Tamela Rich has ridden her motorcycle cross-country...
Yes, boomers can build muscle
Many signs of getting older are just cosmetic. Skin gets wrinkles all over the body. Formerly firm flesh begins to sag. Hair turns gray. Some parts of aging are more than cosmetic -- but the good...
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier
WASHINGTON — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too...
Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON — The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease. The Obama administration finalizes the landmark...
A benefits statement you can read
Belle Likover, a 92-year-old seniors advocate in Shaker Heights, Ohio, led the Ohio Department of Aging’s advisory council last year, and she is not easily deterred by government mumbo jumbo. Still, she struggled to understand...
Learn stroke risk factors and warning signs
Most people know that strokes are very dangerous, but fewer people seem to know that many strokes are also preventable. With a better understanding of the risk factors, the common warning signs, and how to...
Fitness regimens, well beyond shuffleboard
Growing old these days is no longer fading away gracefully, but “doing something active like playing golf, coming back and dropping dead,” says Colin Milner, who directs a group promoting active aging. “It’s not years...
New estimate sees rise in medical costs in retirement
Medical costs continue to loom large over retirement, a report from Fidelity Investments says. A 65-year-old couple retiring this year without any employer-based health coverage would need an estimated $240,000 to cover medical costs through retirement, according...
The surprising shortcut to better health
For more than a decade, Gretchen Reynolds has been writing about the science of health and fitness. Her weekly column, Phys Ed, is one The New York Times' most popular features, regularly appearing on top of...