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Alzheimer’s Leaves Patients, Caregivers Feeling Isolated

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Patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, and their caregivers say the illness leaves them feeling isolated and apart from family, friends and life’s typical connections, a report shows.

26 Healthy Steps That Can Lead to Longevity

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How well you age and how long you live aren’t cemented at birth. While genes play a large role—as do environmental influences you can’t control—you have tremendous sway, for better or for worse, over your health and longevity.

A Little-Known Benefit for Aging Veterans

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Here’s a riddle: When is a government benefit that pays for caregivers, assisted living and a nursing home not a benefit? When hardly any people know they’re entitled to it.

Macular Degeneration a Growing Problem

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The National Eye Institute estimates there will be 3 million people with age-related macular degeneration by 2020.

Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors

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Far more older people than thought may suffer heart attacks that are never diagnosed, a new study suggests.