Health, Fitness and Style
Diminished Financial Capacity and Impairment
The capacity to manage one’s own financial affairs is critical to success in independent living. Impairments in financial skills and judgment are often the first functional changes demonstrated by patients with incipient dementia. more »
The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool
. If your bone density test shows that you have low bone density (osteopenia), the fracture risk assessment tool called FRAX can help estimate your chance of breaking a bone within the next 10 years. This makes it easier to decide whether you might benefit from taking an osteoporosis medicine. more »
President Obama on Mythbusters, the White House Science Fair and the Archimedes Solar Ray
"It’s in these pursuits that talents are discovered and passions are lit, and the future scientists, engineers, inventors, entrepreneurs are born. That's what’s going to help ensure that we succeed in the next century, that we're leading the world in developing the technologies, businesses and industries of the future." more »
I'll Never Understand
Remember when decolletage was confined to evening wear? Last week, even my middle-aged, plump, local librarian (yes, a librarian!) wore a blouse cut so low it made the wanton wenches on the provocative covers of the romance novels she was cataloging look positively puritanical by comparison. more »
