The decline in living bone tissue due to a combination of influences caused by aging that produce accelerated bone resorption...

The branch of medicine that focuses on the special health and medical problems associated with flight, such as hypoxia (reduced...

A hormone (chemical messenger) that is produced by the atria (upper chambers) of the heart to regulate blood pressure and...

Form of bodywork that relieves muscle pain and fatigue by improving faulty patterns of body movement. Developed by dancer Jane...

Equipment designed to help people who are hearing-impaired. The devices may be used with hearing aids or as an alternative...

Residential facilities for older people who no longer can manage all of their daily needs. Residents live in their own...

This form of therapy uses creativity and images to allow insight into a person's experience of life and health and...

A rare, benign tumor of the ovary that usually produces the male hormone testosterone and causes masculinization (male characteristics, such...

Also known as AAAs, a network of local offices of the Federal Administration on Aging that provides assistance to older...

A gray or white, bow-or arch-shaped ring that commonly appears at the edge of the clear outer covering (cornea) of...