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Joint replacement surgery is a very common procedure these days, with nearly a million performed every year. However, while these surgeries can do great things for your mobility, daily pain levels and quality-of-life, it is important to remember that common doesn't necessarily mean routine and easy. Joint replacement surgery is a serious procedure, and recovery can be intense. So what do you need to know and do to ensure you're well prepared for the experience?

If you have noticed a bit of forgetfulness lately in yourself or a loved one, chances are you find those changes worrisome. Is it just the mild forgetfulness that comes with aging, or could it be something more serious, such as the beginning of Alzheimer's?

If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you are at very high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. It's time to get very serious about diabetes prevention – and yes, it can still be prevented, or at the very least, delayed. Your doctor will have plenty of suggestions on lowering your risk of diabetes, but in the meantime, here are some lifestyle changes that can help.

Bone mass and density naturally decline as we reach age 30, and depending on the rate of that decline, can lead to osteoporosis later in life. Fortunately, there are things we can do to protect and/or improve bone health, reducing risk of developing this very common disease. Here are tips on improving bone health that can help you keep your bones strong and healthy.

As we reach midlife, most of us begin to have a little trouble remembering things. Generally it is the little things that get us, like names, where we've set down the car keys, or what that third item was on the list we had in our heads on the way to the store. It is called age-related memory loss, and everyone will see its effects to some degree. However, we can, to some extent, lessen it with some rather simple lifestyle changes. Here are some tips on how to improve memory that can help you keep age-related memory loss at bay.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, affects approximately 26 million adults in the U.S., according to the National Kidney Foundation. 

Total joint replacement is, without any doubt, one of the many wonders of modern medical science that is enabling thousands each year to rid themselves of debilitating chronic pain and resume the normal lives they thought were gone forever. Virtually any part in the body (e.g. wrists, fingers, shoulders, hips etc.) can have this type of treatment for relief of disabling joint pathologies, and help restore a patient's normal quality of life.

To con artists and thieves, senior citizens are prime targets for fraud, and they take their work seriously. According to Bankrate, senior citizens lose about $2.6 billion a year to scams, fraud and theft, and these crimes are believed by experts to be significantly under-reported. Here, we will look into why seniors are targeted, common scams that target senior citizens, and what they need to know to protect themselves.

It is sad but true: scams against seniors happen very frequently. If you or your loved ones are not careful, you may find yourself the victim of a con artist looking to help you part with your money through some fast talking or clever deception. Con artists know that senior citizens are often especially vulnerable to their cons.

The kidneys play an important role in the human body: they are designed to remove unnecessary particles in the blood and send them to the bladder, where they can eventually be passed through urine. Kidneys also work to help regulate the amount of salts and minerals that are present in the body.