Strengthen Your Bones

An older woman gets assistance standing from a doctor

Osteoporosis can be a crippling malady, striking many elderly women and drastically altering or eventually taking their lives. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a fall or even from sneezing or … Read more

Have You Been Scammed?

A woman on the phone giving credit card information to scammers

Frank Abagnale knows a thing or two about fraud. The subject of the 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can,” Abagnale is a former teenage con artist turned respected cyber security expert and trusted advisor to the FBI for the past 43 years. So what does Abagnale, now 71 and living in Charleston, say about … Read more

Flu Season is Upon Us

A man with the flu resting in bed

There’s a chill in the air and a chill in your bones. As you get cozy on the couch under a blanket, bring the tissues. You’re going to need them. It’s that time of year again – cold and flu season. Are you determined not to catch those pesky viruses this year? The ones your … Read more

Preventing Diabetes: Changing Your Lifestyle Can Delay or Prevent Diabetes

Diabetes: a drop of blood on the finger and a doctor's stethoscope

Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease caused by an excess of sugar in the blood because the body is unable to make or efficiently use insulin, a hormone created by the pancreas that helps turn glucose from food into energy. Left uncontrolled, diabetes can damage the eyes, limbs and kidneys and even contribute to … Read more

How Daylight Savings Affects Us

Illustration of a happy clock for a daylight savings article

Since 1918, the United States has periodically established, rescinded, re-established and extended daylight saving time. Currently, we set our clocks ahead an hour at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and set them back an hour at the same time on the first Sunday in November, which falls on the 3rd of the … Read more

When it is Too Cold for Pets

An illustration of pets in winter gear.

People who live in places such as Buffalo, New York, with an average snowfall of 8 feet or International Falls, Minnesota, where low temperatures average -4 F know all about “winterizing” their automobiles when the autumn leaves start to fall. They also know all about preparing their dogs and cats for the arrival of Old … Read more

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