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Challenge and enjoy yourself with eight new brain games and find brain-boosting tips in our Brain Health area.
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Divided We Fail
The Divided We Fail effort advances the idea that partisan gridlock should not stand in the way of affordable health care and long-term financial security for all Americans.
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What's Age Got to Do With It?
Martina shares her advice on how to stop letting age get in the way—and start getting fit.
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Select a Medicare Drug Plan
Medicare Part D helps you pay for your prescription drugs. During this enrollment season, use our guide to find the right plan for you.
From the Online Community
Group: Keys to Longevity
Discussion: Can a positive attitude really add years to our lives?
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Journal: If My Body Were a Car
Grow1234 draws humorous parallels between herself and an automobile.
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New Brain Games
Who said brain-building was painful? With these eight games, you'll find it’s fun to challenge your memory, processing speed, attention, and language skills.
50 Ways to Work Your Noggin
Want to keep your brain in top shape? You can help keep it limber through what you do every day. Try these 50 brain pleasers.
Wanted: Many Healthy Women to Help Fight Breast Cancer
In this multimedia presentation, Dr. Susan Love calls on one million+ women to participate in research on what triggers the disease in otherwise low-risk patients.
Are You At Risk for Alzheimer's?
Know the signs, get screened early, and use treatments that slow its progress, says brain health expert Dr. Murali Doraiswamy in this radio piece.
Great Sex Well After 50
Dr. Laura Berman, a renowned sex therapist, answers 10 questions about the joys and challenges of later-life intimacy.
Coupons for Prescription Drugs
You may be able to save money on your prescription medications by using coupons offered by two Web sites.
How to Quiet a Snorer
Is a snoring bed-mate keeping you up at night? Share these seven remedies with your partner, so you both can get back to sleep.
Meds Not Working? It Could Be Your Fruit Juice
Grapefruit isn't the only fruit juice that could mess up your meds. Two other top juices also pose problems, research indicates.
A Cow Teaches a Lesson About Weight Loss
Author Melanie True Hills explains how a cow on her Texas farm enlightened her on the motivation it takes to shed pounds (85 of them for Hills).
New In-Depth Health Guides
- Arthritis: Keeping Your Joints Healthy
- Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide
- Breast Cancer
- Dental Health for Adults
- Understanding Depression
- The Sensitive Gut
- Hypertension: Controlling the "Silent Killer"
- Knees & Hips: A Troubleshooting Guide
- Improving Memory
- Menopause: Managing the Change of Life
- Prostate Disease
- Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond
- Improving Sleep
- Skin Care & Repair
- Weigh Less, Live Longer
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Discounts & Savings: Pharmacy, Vision & and even Fitness discounts provide everyday savings for you.
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