What's the Key to Happiness in Old Age?

The friends you keep wield an ever-greater impact on your health and sense of happiness

Saturday, July 01, 2017         Featured For Many, Friends Are Key to Happiness in Old Age As you age, the friends you keep wield an ever-greater impact on your health and sense of happiness, new research reveals. They may even outstrip family in terms of the... Read more ...  News Think Safety First When Dining Outdoors When you're hosting picnics in the park or patio barbecues, you might be totally focused on creating the menu and doing your grocery shopping. But how you prepare, transport... Read more ... More Americans Are Walking for Exercise Call it a step in the right direction: More and more Americans are trying to walk their way to better health. The number of adults who took up walking for exercise or as a way to... Read more ... Could a High IQ Mean a Longer Life? A high IQ might do more than help you garner good grades: New research suggests it might also lengthen your life. Scottish researchers analyzed data on nearly 66,000 people... Read more ... Lack of Health Insurance Can Shorten Lives: Study In the midst of another struggle over U.S. health care coverage, a new study finds that Americans who don't have health insurance face a significantly higher risk for premature... Read more ... Older Americans Struggling With Drug Costs Don't Ask for Help Many older Americans who have difficulty paying for their medications don't seek help in finding cheaper options, a new poll indicates. 'We already know that cost can keep... Read more ... Persistent Stress May Hasten Death in Heart Patients If you have heart disease, unrelenting stress might hasten your death, researchers report. Adults who suffered from persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety... Read more ... FROM OUR WEBMD SPONSORS     Hearing Loss Help Senior Health Center MedicineNet's Senior Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind as you age. Get access to various senior health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides seniors through the stages of their life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home ADVERTISEMENT