Recently, I read a publication that was targeted to people, age 50 and over. And consistently, that publication described their readers as "seniors". Somehow the use that word seemed out of place to me for people who were in the prime of their lives. So I asked a few female friends who have reached this age what they thought about that term.
Kelly, who just turned 50, seemed to echo my sentiments. “I'm 50 and loving it. It seems ‘seniors’ should be the old gray headed ladies who...
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When you're trying to lose weight, it's hard to know how often to step on the scale - once a day? A week? A month? The... Read more »
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Taking birth control pills has given women control over not only their fertility but their menstrual cycles, even allowing some women to avoid having... Read more »
Heart attack warning signs for women. Very few pre-menopausal women have heart attacks, unless they smoke, have diabetes, or are on birth control... Read more »
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Women are more likely to have osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee than men. Overweight women have worse results after knee surgery than women of normal... Read more »
A committee of experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is weighing whether to approve Gardasil, the vaccine for the human... Read more »
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Fertility Awareness MethodsFertility awareness methods, also called natural family planning, do not use drugs, physical devices, or surgery to... Read more »
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