Biting cold, ice-slicked sidewalks and roadways, and storms that shut down businesses, schools and services - winter aggravations can create serious safety risks for seniors. Yet with some planning, preparation and caution, seniors can stay safe and even enjoy some time outdoors this season.

You've worked hard your entire life to earn your retirement, and now you should enjoy it. To socialize with friends, enjoy your hobbies or take trips to see the grandchildren, you need to maintain good health. Here are tips to help you stay active.

Although annual mammograms are strongly recommended and are often the best way to detect breast cancer, additional screening methods may sometimes be necessary. The good news is that recent innovations in medical imaging are making it increasingly easier for doctors to detect and diagnose cancers at an earlier stage, which is often the key to long-term survival.

Each year more than a million patients in the United States develop infections caused by deadly super bugs that have developed resistance to the antibiotics normally used to treat them. The sources of these life-threatening super bug infections are from both hospitals and outpatient facilities. Now, patients can be proactive in their fights against super bugs.

Age may make you feel there is little you can do to shelter your adult children from life's hard knocks. But you can protect them from the emotional trauma of having to make life-and-death decisions on your behalf by having the difficult discussion about advanced care plans before the plans become urgent.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. More than 400,000 people in the United States and nearly 2.5 million worldwide are living with MS. A recent survey found that mobility challenges have a big impact on the quality of life among many people with MS, limiting their day-to-day activities and independence.

You're getting older, it's true. But it's how you get older that matters. Being afraid of it is like being afraid of getting more channels on your TV: It can be a little disorienting at first (do I watch ESPN 1, ESPN 2 or ESPN 3?), but all the new choices offer a great opportunity for exploration.