It's tough getting older!!!

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:13:16 GMT

Tough Getting Older

A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. They decide to go to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. His wife asks, "Where are you going?"

Bionic Woman has

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:24:14 GMT

Move over Lindsay Wagner. There's a new "bionic woman" and her name is Eileen Brown.

Brown, 49, has had almost all of her major joints replaced with plastic or metal ones in the past 20 years due to severe rheumatoid arthritis; it is being reported by London's Daily Mail.

The only natural joints in Brown's body are those of her left hip and her right elbow, according to the newspaper; however, surgeons will soon replace the left hip as...

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:28 GMT

Doctors wielding the most recent technological advances have reported great strides in the repair of age ravaged skin. More dated methods have helped, but leave a lot to be desired. But time, as well as technology, march forward.

Noisy Hips...?

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:59:07 GMT

Right, Dr. William Walter

Susan O'Toole's artificial hip developed a squeak, a problem with ceramic parts. Used components show areas of friction.

...

Dear Tide.

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:33:36 GMT

Dear Tide: I am writing to say what an excellent product you have! I've used it all of my married life, as my Mom always told me it was the best. Now that I am in my sixties I find it even better! In fact, about a month ago, I spilled some red wine on my new pretty white blouse. My inconsiderate and uncaring husband started to belittle me about how clumsy I was, and generally started becoming a pain in the neck. One thing led to another and somehow I ended up with the old geezer's...

This is so true!

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:53:48 GMT

This is so true! They always ask at the doctor's office why you are there, and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing. There's nothing worse than a receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. Many of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it. An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk. The receptionist said, "Hello, sir....

Honey that was Wonderful!!

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:41:22 GMT

Honey that was wonderful!
After nearly 48 years of marriage, a couple was lying in bed one evening, when the wife felt her husband begin to fondle her in ways he hadn't done in quite some time. It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck, and then began moving down past the small of her back. He then caressed her shoulders and neck, slowly worked his hand down over her breasts, stopping just over her lower stomach. He then proceeded to place his hand on her left inner arm,...

Sad News

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:40:09 GMT

Sad News: With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

Fresh Blood vs. Older Blood

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:22:31 GMT

Thought this was pretty interesting.
I wonder if the FDA will
change their rules on the 'age' of blood to use.

Study: Age of Blood May Affect Patients

By MIKE STOBBE,

Posted: 2008-03-19 17:02:18

ATLANTA (AP) - Heart...

On Being Old

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:54:45 GMT

The other day a young person asked me how I felt about
being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of
myself as old. Upon seeing my reaction, she was
immediately embarrassed, but I explained that it was
an interesting question, and I would ponder it, and
let her know.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift. I am now, probably for
the first time in my life, the person I have always
wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I...

2008 retirees need $225,000 for health care

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:38:02 GMT

NEW YORK - A couple retiring this year will need about $225,000 in savings to cover medical costs in retirement, according to a study released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.

The figure, calculated for a couple age 65, is up 4.7 percent from the $215,000 estimate for 2007, the Boston-based financial services company said.

And it is...

Drugs & medical devices have Seperate Laws.

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:37:38 GMT

Justices Shield Medical Devices From Lawsuits
this is very important info, and I'm listing it here due to one reason really, my own father had a medical coated
stent put in 2 years ago, it was defective.....the ONLY thing he could have done, is the replacement surgery,
laws governed him from doing anything else. The laws are Not always on the patients end.

by linda greenhouse-as posted in the NYT

THe Pity Of Old Age

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:04:20 GMT

Oh, the pity of old age.
When I went to lunch today, I noticed an old man sitting on a park bench sobbing his eyes out. I stopped and asked him what was wrong. He said, "I have a 22 year old wife at home. She makes love to me every morning and then gets up and makes me pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit and freshly ground coffee." I said, "Well, then why are you crying?"
He said, "She makes me homemade soup for lunch and my...

Seniors have to file a 2007 return to get their rebate.

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:23:42 GMT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The decision to add 20 million seniors to the ranks of Americans who'll get rebates as part of the economic stimulus...

Health Benefits of wearing 'high heels'

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:38:53 GMT

High Heels Boost Sex Lives

Feb 4th 2008
By Michael Rundle

Wearing high heels may directly improve a woman's sex life, according to a new Italian study, by boosting her pelvic muscles.

Dr. Maria Cerruto, an Italian urologist and a fan of the high-heel, studied 66 women who held their feet at a 15 degree angle to the...

What Made Me Me

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:48:59 GMT

What Made Me Me

Long ago and far away,
In a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan,
Or the dawn of Camelot.

There lived a race of innocents,
And they were you and me,
Long ago and far away,
In the Land That Made Me Me.

For Ike was in the White House,
In that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges,
And Peyton Place was porn.

We learned to help our mothers,
We washed our hair at dawn,
We...

The Health Vault Initiative? digitize your med.records?

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:19:21 GMT

Google Plans to Digitize Your Medical Records
I don't know if you've seen this before or
not, but I'm not so sure its a good idea,
with all the hackers out there, this can be
dangerous information--but then again--my 88yr
old grandmother is forever keeping a messy file
with all her dr's names, numbers, practice changes,meds
visits etc. - she thinks this is a good idea.

Improving memory

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:51:03 GMT

February 1, 2008

If you are one of the 80 million baby boomers worried about memory loss, there are several things you can do to improve your brainpower and prevent Alzheimer's Disease, according to neuroscientist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, the Director of the Center for Memory and Brain Health at the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute, in Baltimore. Dr. Fotuhi, who is an assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins and also holds faculty appointments at Harvard and...

Sodas? linked to risk of Kidney problems?

feeds@yuku.com (bllondie) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:09:22 GMT

saw this, its pretty interesting;
I am not a soda drinker, but it seems that this
world and everyone around me sure is. Theres just
too many soda vending machines out there, and they
entice all these kids from very young that thats what
they want. My sisterinlaw must drink
4 or 5 cans of pepsi a day--she now is suffering from kidney stones, as soon as its over, she's back at it again! go figure!!

Infra-Red Helmet Could Reverse Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia

feeds@yuku.com (nottoc4) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:38:20 GMT

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Report: Infra-Red Helmet Could Reverse Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Sunday, January 27, 2008

An experimental helmet could be the answer to reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper reported Sunday.

According to the report, British researchers have designed special headgear that bathes the brain with infra-red...

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