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Migraines increase stroke risk

September 3, 2007

Women who have migraines with “aura” face a significantly higher risk for stroke, a study says. The risk ...

Phased retirement

September 3, 2007

Proposed federal budget change would allow older employees to start drawing pensions while still working. As pointed ...

CARP takes action against mandatory retirement

September 3, 2007

Older Canadians need to have choice based on ability, not age, in the workplace. Believing strongly that mandatory ...

Dream of moving to the cottage?

August 31, 2007

So that idyllic holiday at the cottage left you dreaming of a permanent move to the country. But is it the right move? ...

Avoid car repair rip-offs (part 9)

August 30, 2007

When it comes to repairing your car, how do you avoid the trap of paying for services you don’t really need? ...

Tune us in – turn us on!

August 28, 2007

Volunteering is the new ‘Woodstock’. We Canadians who are over 50 are a fortunate and relatively ...

Is your loved one depressed?

August 27, 2007

Ways you can help someone who is dealing with depression. If someone close to you is suffering from depression, you ...

Caffeine boosts memory

August 23, 2007

Coffee break: caffeine "perks up" memory in older women, a study says. Attention ladies of a certain age: a cup (or ...

Summer at The Shaw

August 22, 2007

Year after year, Ontario's Shaw Festival lures theatre lovers to Niagara-on-the-Lake. In the historic village of ...

Cancer-fighting salads

August 21, 2007

Try these 3 salads to get more cancer-fighting foods into your diet. Although the risk factors for cancer are ...