Arts and crafts can have various benefits for older adults, including improving fine motor functions, promoting problem-solving and learning abilities, and providing self-confidence and inner ...

Different types of massage therapy can have a positive effect on blood pressure. Swedish massage, aromatherapy, and hand and foot massage have proven benefits. Massage therapy is not a substitute for ...

Arts and crafts have various benefits for older adults, including improving fine motor functions, promoting problem-solving and learning abilities, and providing self-confidence and inner satisfaction ...

Older adults can boost their fiber intake by making small changes to their eating habits. Fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate found in foods such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. It offers a ...

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Experts agree that exercise is vital to longevity and helps to preserve muscle mass, bone density and joint health as we age. But it’s important to approach workouts in the right way to ensure safe, ...

Weight management becomes more complex as people age due to health considerations, mobility challenges, and nutritional factors. Understanding the role of diet and exercise in weight management can ...

How can family physicians effectively respond to the global aging population? This question, posed by Leon Geffen, MBChB, honorary lecturer in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of ...

Later life can bring many changes. Dementia, illness, grief or retirement may feel overwhelming. You do not need to be good at art to take part. As a resident therapist at Creative Arts Therapies ...

When an older adult falls, it can have life-changing impacts. In San Diego County, there were more than 33,000 emergency room discharges due to falls among people 60 years and older reported in 2023.

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, Calif.

Hold off on inoculating people ages 60 and older against chikungunya infection with the Ixchiq vaccine, the FDA and CDC jointly recommended amidst an investigation into adverse events. Two fatalities ...