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Can Sunscreen Keep Your Skin From Aging?

A new study finds that the lotions ward off wrinkles, but to prevent cancer, read the label first

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Help Your Parents Join the Aging in Place Revolution

Your mother and father treasure their indpendence. Take steps now to help them keep it as long as possible.

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How Do You Want to Grow Old?

A new survey finds much optimism, and some denial, among people of all ages.

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Overdoing It on Fish Oil May Raise Men's Cancer Risk

A new study finds that high levels of omega-3 can increase prostate cancer rates.

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When Women Broke Down Locker Room Doors

Pioneering sportwriters are celebrated in the new film "Let Them Wear Towels."

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Don't Trust Online Tests for Alzheimer's Disease

A new report calls online quizzes unethical and criticizes their hosts for preying on vulnerable older surfers.

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Is Diet Soda Making Us Gain Weight?

A disturbing new analysis claims that artificially sweetened drinks may encourage eating more, not less.

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End-of-Life Lessons for Nelson Mandela's Family -- and Yours

The world is watching the statesman's family agonize over his final days. Don't let it happen to you.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Age in Good Health?

In his new PBS special, Dr. John Tickell shares what he has learned about longevity by traveling the world.

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A Mother's Death, Tweet by Tweet

Journalist Scott Simon's bedside reports spark controversy and inspiration.

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Have We Been Brainwashed by Neuroscience?

The author of a new book on brain research discusses how much we know, and what we still have to learn.

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Craig Ferguson Says We 'Deify' Youth. He's Right.

The late-night star makes an uncomfortable point about our elevation of young over old.

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Meet America's 88-Year-Old World Table Tennis Champ

Ping Pong, a film premiering this week on PBS, highlights 88-year-old world table tennis champ Lisa Modlich's dominance and exuberance.

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How Can We Keep Seniors in Their Homes As Long As Possible?

A Baltimore-based project may have found a low-cost solution to extending aging in place and saving the country millions.

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Michael J. Fox's Return to TV Puts Parkinson's in Prime Time

The bankable star Michael J. Fox walks a fine line as he jokes about his condition on NBC.

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How Long Do You Really Want to Live?

New initiatives raise hopes for life extension, but a survey finds many of us may not want the extra years.

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Life in 'The Waiting Room': Harrowing, but Hopeful

As the health care debate rages, the acclaimed documentary about an Oakland emergency room comes to PBS.

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A Good Night's Sleep Could Ward Off Alzheimer's

Powerful new findings show the importance of rest for maintaining your brain.

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New Rules For Hiring Home Health Aides

New federal regulations guarantee aides minimum wage and overtime pay. Families have until 2015 to adjust their budgets.

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What Grain Is Doing to Your Brain

Elevating carbs over fat in our diets spurs dementia and has us facing a national Alzheimer's crisis, one expert argues.

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Should You Now Start Taking Statins?

New cholesterol-fighting guidelines from the American Heart Association have doctors and patients scrambling

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What Our 42 Million Working Caregivers Need Most

In her new e-book, an expert on the work-life caregiving juggle says help is out there for those who know what to ask.

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Deepak Chopra: Lighten Your Body and Soul

Deepak Chopra has advice on how to lighten your body and soul, based on his new weight-loss book and PBS special

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Welcome to Age 50: Top Health and Fitness Tips

In 2014, the last of the boomers will turn 50. Here's what we all need to know to maintain our health in the decades ahead.

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Welcome to Age 50: Top Caregiving Tips

As the last boomers hit 50 in 2014, here is advice for people in their 50s about handling caregiving duties and costs for your elderly parents.

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