Older Baby Boomers Plagued by High Blood Pressure and Obesity

Thursday, 8 December 2005, 16:42 | Category : Diabetes, Health
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Source Half of Americans aged 55-64 have high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to a new annual report on health in the United States issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC). The report concludes that 40 precent of people in that age bracket are [...]

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Bubba & The Vet

Thursday, 8 December 2005, 6:56 | Category : Our Dogs
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Had to take Bubba into the vet yesterday for his yearly exam. Okay — this dog still acts like a two year old puppy. It hit me yesterday that he wasn’t a puppy anymore when the vet says, “we need to start him on Senior Plus and schedule him a geriatric exam.” What? He’s only [...]

Thursday Specials

Thursday, 8 December 2005, 6:37 | Category : SOTD
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1. Gotta go, gotta go. 2. Small — really small — camera 3. “They’re fake” Add your specials by linking to this post somewhere in your post and trackback. They will show up here and let others get a chance to read them. Or – if you have a story for everyone to read, put [...]