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PUMPING IRONY: Fear and Loathing in the Digital Age
By Craig CoxThere are plenty of reasons why geezers like me have not embraced the online life, but none of them should encourage tech firms to ignore us.
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PUMPING IRONY: You Get What You Pay For
By Craig CoxAs geezers continue flocking to providers of knee-replacement surgery, recent research suggests those covered by Medicare may be taking more risks than their privately insured peers.
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PUMPING IRONY: When Hospitals Become Obsolete
By Craig CoxOutpatient services are pushing the modern hospital to the margins of the healthcare industry, a trend that offers both benefits and challenges to the Medicare set.
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Pumping Irony: Less Is More, More or Less
By Craig CoxEven a little physical activity can go a long way toward extending your lifespan, according to several recent studies. Just be careful crossing the street.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Painful Lesson
By Craig CoxWhen we’re laid low by some malady, what would happen if we welcomed the pain rather than trying to escape from it? My recent attempts produced rather mixed results.
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PUMPING IRONY: Ageism and Alzheimer’s
By Craig CoxRecent research links negative perceptions of aging to dementia, but that’s not the only reason to stay upbeat as you grow old.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Matter of Life and Death
By Craig CoxA new study reveals a fragmented and inefficient longevity industry. I’m not the only one who hopes it stays that way.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Roll of the Dice
By Craig CoxWith the long-term-care industry collapsing, forcing millions of elderly Americans to choose between higher premiums or a loss of coverage, I’m reminded how little control we have over our futures.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Dental Dilemma
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that poor oral hygiene may contribute to cancer, a conundrum few geezers can afford to address.
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PUMPING IRONY: Home Alone?
By Craig CoxLike many geezers, I’m determined to avoid institutional housing when I’m too old to fend completely for myself. To do so, however, I may have to become more sociable.
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PUMPING IRONY: Sleeping and Forgetting
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that harmonizing our aging brain waves may help us store new memories for the long-term, but it’s a notion that becomes less useful the older we get.
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PUMPING IRONY: To Live Long, Be Happy
By Craig CoxThe oldest among us aren’t upbeat because they’ve survived; they’ve survived because they’re upbeat.
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PUMPING IRONY: There’s a Pill for That
By Craig CoxWhile opioid abuse gets all the headlines, new studies have revealed a more widespread drug epidemic among the Medicare set. And efforts to mitigate it are not encouraging.
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PUMPING IRONY: Invisible Man
By Craig CoxA trip to the East Coast reminds me why travel can be so hard on geezers.
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Pumping Irony: Skin Game
By Craig CoxThe dermatology industry is booming, powered by unnecessary procedures performed by unlicensed practitioners. And geezers are the primary victims.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Hidden Power of Everyday Excursions
By Craig CoxAfternoon bicycle trips to the coffee shop may be extending My Lovely Wife’s lifespan — in more ways than one.
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PUMPING IRONY: No Pressure
By Craig CoxGeezers facing ever stricter demands to lower their blood pressure might want to look beyond the American medical-pharmaceutical complex for guidance.
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PUMPING IRONY: DNA and Destiny
By Craig CoxFor more than a half-century, scientists have wondered why our genes should be kinder to youth than the elderly. A new study suggests genetics may be subject to change as we age.
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PUMPING IRONY: Too Weak for Surgery?
By Craig CoxWith an alarming percentage of elderly Americans going under the knife each year despite a level of frailty that makes survival a dicey affair, surgeons are pondering alternatives.
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Pumping Irony: Just Say No
By Craig CoxIn the past five years, researchers have identified some 500 unnecessary procedures and tests regularly perpetrated on anxious healthcare consumers, yet doctors continue to recommend them and we continue to acquiesce.
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PUMPING IRONY: We All Fall Down
By Craig CoxFrequent tumbles are a way of life — and death — for the elderly. But the latest prevention strategies seem riskier than sprinting down a well-waxed tile floor.