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• Brisk walking helps seniors' memory problems
CHICAGO - Brisk walking led to slight improvements on mental tests for older people with memory problems in what is billed as the first rigorous test of exercise on the aging brain. The results from the small Australian study were only modest. But ...
• Activity ups seniors' cognitive abilities somewhat
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participation in an at-home physical activity program can modestly improve cognition in older adults with memory problems, but who do not have dementia, new research shows. Previous studies have suggested that physical ...
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A persistent problem is that many seniors are caught off guard by the rules and end up paying a hefty penalty, of 50 percent of the amount that should be withdrawn, for failing to comply.
• Medicare drug plan confusing to most 
At the senior center of the Educational Alliance in New York, Gail Siegel helps people like Sadie Feinman chose the right Medicare drug plan. Depending on the state seniors live in, there are 40 to 60 different plans all run by private insurance ...
• Body Odd
April 20, Episode 4: Old farts --Are seniors less inhibited? Also, do men have a 'time of the month?' And is it illegal to ... Humorist Mark Leyner, a successful TV and film screenwriter and novelist, met Billy Goldberg, M.D. on a cold night in a ...