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Grab the Sanitizer — Flu Season Finally Starts

Posted on 02/16/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthHere’s hoping you haven’t procrastinated (like me) and have gotten your flu shot. If not, this is your (and my) last chance to get protected before flu season is in full swing. Because even though it’s the slowest start in 30 years, the flu season has officially begun, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its FluView Surveillance Report, the CDC reports that for the first time this season, more than 10 percent of respiratory samples …

Healthy Travel

Posted on 02/8/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthWith the recent outbreak of norovirus aboard two cruise ships, let’s take a bit of a look at maintaining health during travel.  Getting out and about is great fun, and with a few bits of choice knowledge, you can make your trip safer as well. Airplanes are one instance that presents several situations, from cramped quarters to low air pressures. So the guy next to you is sneezing like crazy the whole flight and you feel like you just walked …

The Cruise Ship Virus — And How To Avoid It

Posted on 02/7/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThe norovirus — a nasty little bug that causes stomach upset similar to food poisoning — sickened passengers and crew on three cruise ships sailing out of Florida and Louisiana this past weekend, requiring the ships to delay departure while they underwent special disinfection. Nearly 500 passengers got sick on two Princess Cruises ships based out of Fort Lauderdale, and about 200 fell ill on Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas, sailing from New Orleans, forcing all three ships to …

The Takeaway: Good and Bad In New U.S. Obesity Data; Adults Want To Be Like Betty

Posted on 01/18/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsPublic health officials seem to agree that America’s obesity rate is ‘leveling off’ or ‘plateauing,’ and that recent health and fitness pushes have had some effect. And a new poll conducted by MIT’s AgeLab found Betty White—who turned 90 yesterday—is the celebrity middle-aged and older adults most want to be like when they retire.

The Takeaway: Older Adults Binge Drink Most Frequently; Exercise Hormone Fights Fat

Posted on 01/13/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsA new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says adults over 65 binge on alcohol more frequently than any other age group.

The Takeaway: Majority of Older Americans Get Too Much Salt; Social Security COLA and the Working ‘Retired’

Posted on 10/21/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsA new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Americans still consumer too much sodium, despite the fact that we should all know better. And the Social Security Administration has also bumped up the limits on the amount working ‘retirees’ can earn without seeing a cut in Social Security benefits

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