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  1. Living with Diabetes: help for diabetics in Maine

    A few facts: Diabetes affects 25.8 million people, or 8.3% of the U.S. population. Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9% had diabetes in 2010. That’s  an incredible number of people living … Continue

  2. Maine Retirees Pension Changes- Maine Association of Retirees file suit over pension changes

    A 15,000-member group that represents retired state workers and teachers filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state retirement system over changes made last year to cost-of-living payments. In a class-action suit filed in federal district court in … Continue

  3. Incontinence: new hope with sacral nerve stimulation

    New Hope for People with Urinary and Bowel Incontinence By Roxanne Jones, Freelance writer specializing in health and medicine If you think that incontinence is a normal part of aging and something you just have to live … Continue

  4. Eating for MS & Alzheimers: brain cell biology

    We see daily articles about eating various high-protein/low-carb or low-fat/low-calorie or other permutations of diet that will make us thinner, healthier or better looking. Check out this video, in which a doctor talks about the hunter-gatherer diet … Continue

  5. Senior Love: Valentines for seniors

    Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re searching for a last minute valentine for a senior, what could be better than a song? Song lyrics make perfect Valentine sentiments, and it’s fun when they’re from a special … Continue

  6. The Dreaded Dead-of-Night Phone Call: Preparing Yourself and Your Parents for a Medical Emergency

    Answering the Call: Emergency Help for Seniors The midnight phone call. It’s something we all dread, first when we have teenagers, then when the kids go off to college and lives of their own, and finally when … Continue

  7. Fall Alert: Reduce Your Risk of Falls

    Each year, more than 1.8 million people over age 65 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with, among other things, stairs, bathtubs, furniture, and rugs/carpeting.  Thousands of these injuries are related to falls.  In … Continue

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