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A 59-year-old woman drowned on Sunday afternoon at Dahlet il-Qortin at Armier some time around 15:00CET. The woman was brought ashore by relatives. However she was certified dead by the doctor on dut...

Nine-month-old infants regularly cared for by someone other than a parent appear to have higher rates of unfavorable feeding practices and to weigh more than infants cared for only by parents, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Loss of concentration and difficulty remembering are signs of a phenomenon cancer patients call "chemo brain." Now researchers are looking at the cognitive changes that occur in the brain during chemotherapy to determine what causes chemo brain and how patients can compensate for these challenges.

Helping rebuild the lives of domestic violence victims

As with most cancers, the risk of breast cancer increases with age. Yet while doctors tell women to have annual mammograms after age 40, they often advise 85-year-olds to go two or even three years be...

On a typical Monday, Harry A. McGonigle eats a well-balanced lunch as part of a Red Cross food program while socializing with other seniors in the bustling lunchroom of the Linwood Senior Center. ...

There is a reason such classic acts as the police, Santana, Bruce Springsteen and Rush continue to fill big venues this summer: Many people who formed their core audiences in the '60s, '70s and '80s a...

Users of the popular genealogy software RootsMagic have been patiently waiting for version 4 to come out for quite some time now - hoping that the long delay since version...

Permanent Link Many seniors rely on local aging services like rides to the doctor, home-delivered meals, and home healthcare to keep them living independently. But rising gas costs are forcing cutback...

Liz Sidoti July 8, 2008 - 10:21 a.m. POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) - Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed changing bankruptcy laws to fast-track the process for military families, help seniors keep their ...