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A new study from the Pew Research Center captures the moment: 42% of people over 65 now have smart phones, up from just 18% in 2013. Clearly, the trend is for seniors to embrace technology just as younger cohorts have done. However, if you’re still sitting on the sidelines of this…

The weather has finally turned, and for many of us, we’re dreaming of sitting outside and grabbing our latest reading materials. Need some suggestions? Here are some highly praised new publications that combine personal memoir with sage advice that should keep you reading and engaged: You Don’t Look Your Age…and Other…

Have you ever wondered how long that bottle of pills has been sitting in your medicine cabinet, and whether the meds are still usable? What’s the real deal with expiration dates on medication bottles? Well, according to a new story on National Public Radio, there are legitimate reasons for the…

Each year, at the major consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas, the latest tech toys are revealed to the delight of young gamers and tech fanatics. But this year, some of the more interesting revelations involved gadgets geared to an older audience. Between “smart” canes that have sensors and GPS,…

Most of us have old or expired prescription drugs sitting in our medicine chests. We no longer need or use them but just can’t figure out a way to safely dispose of them. The solution? Two days from now, on Oct. 22, 2016, is the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription…

There’s no getting around it: Between sitting at the computer, watching TV or just our sedentary ways, physical inactivity has created an enormous public health problem worldwide. To combat this ever worsening trend, researchers have been trying to figure out what’s the minimum threshold of activity needed to reduce or…