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Despite bad news released at the end of 2008 that vitamin E does not help prevent heart disease in men, studies say it is still dependable for women's heart health.

Aging baby boomers want to remain healthy as they look toward retirement and beyond. Guidelines for maintaining optimal health in geriatric populations can help.

Marketers can take a lesson from big retailers, when one market goes stagnant, move onto other target markets.

Osteoporosis is usually diagnosed using a combination of bone density testing, laboratory tests and a physical exam.

The best cure for osteoporosis is prevention. Weight bearing exercises are the only exercises that enhance bone growth and stop bone loss.

In Japan, the third Monday of every September is a national holiday known as Respect for the Aged Day, or Keiro No Hi.

Read about recent facts on bone density. Although bone density is a topic that pertains to everyone, certain groups of people are more prone to bone density problems.

Effects of smoking tobacco and its relationship to emphysema, bronchitis, and COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis symptoms.

Ginger Rogers would have been 95 this month - and no doubt still looked good.

Competitive advantages from imported Taiwanese motorized mobility scooters can lead to healthy profits.

Many women know going in for the annual exam with the obstetrician means a pap smear, but what about a first-timer? This will get you educated.

Women's research-based evidence supports drinking caffeinated coffee to lower the odds of succumbing to three common ailments - but begin in middle age.

A decline in immune function is a common phenomenon in the elderly. Well-designed nutrition supplement programs can strengthen immunity.

This comparison of average term life insurance rates shows much lower premiums for women ages 60 to 80 over senior males of the same age.

Despite bad press about anabolic steroids, DHEA, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, may improve aging skin and improve spinal bone density in menopausal women.