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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.
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PUMPING IRONY: Life, Interrupted
By Craig CoxLittle good can come from projecting your lifespan or falling prey to a late-life medical intervention.
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PUMPING IRONY: Come to Your Senses
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that a declining sense of smell, taste, touch, vision, or hearing may lead to an early grave. I’d suggest it’s simply a natural consequence of growing old.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Work in Progress?
By Craig CoxFor many geezers, economic realities have postponed the promise of a placid retirement, which may not be a bad thing.
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PUMPING IRONY: One More for the Road?
By Craig CoxHigh-risk drinking has grown dramatically among the geezer set in the past decade. And mixed messages about alcohol’s health benefits could be part of the problem.
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PUMPING IRONY: Home Sweet Home
By Craig CoxThe move to repeal DACA doesn’t just throw 700,000 “dreamers” into limbo; it threatens the future of millions of homebound elderly.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Cholesterol Conundrum
By Craig CoxDespite obsessing for nearly a half century over the role of lipoproteins in heart disease, researchers seem to be more conflicted than ever.
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PUMPING IRONY: Algae for Arthritis?
By Craig CoxNew research holds promise for the millions of geezers with creaky joints, but I’m more inclined to follow a less invasive protocol.
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PUMPING IRONY: Par for the Course
By Craig CoxAn afternoon on the links brings two old friends with disparate views back together.