JASA, a New York City-serving senior agency, celebrated over 500 senior volunteers at their Volunteer Recognition Day on November 10, 2016....
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For many older adults, sleep troubles rank among the biggest changes that occur with age. Many people who were formerly sound sleepers...
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Osteoporosis is a disease that affects bone health and density. Bones are constantly breaking down and replacing themselves like other...
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Are You Worried About… Lack Of Warmth? While indoor plants have the advantage of staying warmer, your home is not always as toasty as...
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Sleep apnea is a common disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during the night. One of the leading causes of snoring, sleep apnea...
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What Are The Thyroid Glands? The thyroid is the butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam’s Apple....
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Section 202 Section 202, Supportive Housing for the Elderly is a program that provides housing for low- to moderate-income and disabled...
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It is very common for people over the age of 60 to get less than the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep each night. In fact, many older adults...
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Over 95% of Americans are connected to wireless internet, mostly through routers inside their homes. Yet, a lot of people don’t know what...
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What Is Public Housing? Public housing are apartments owned by the New York City Housing Authority that are rented to people with low to...
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Lower temperatures affect more than just humans, it affects our animals too. Too often, people tend to neglect their pets during the...
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Sleep apnea is a common condition that affects many Americans from all walks of life. Although it is frequently associated with certain...
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What Is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is an umbrella term for multiple eye conditions caused by damage to the optic nerve inside the eye. Although...
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Do you ever get back pain when it rains? Or headaches in the cold? Old wives’ tales have always blamed the weather for making the body...
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What is Ageism? Ageism is the act of discrimination against an older person. This primarily affects people over the age of 60, and is...
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Parkinson’s disease is a complex disorder that causes problems with movement, as well as psychiatric, skin, urinary, and digestive...
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What Are The Thyroid Glands? The thyroid is the butterfly shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam’s apple....
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Hair loss is almost inevitable. It’s estimated that 85% of men experience hair loss by the age of 50 and 40% of women experience it by...
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Arthritis is accompanied by three main symptoms: joint pain, reduced mobility, and swelling of the affected joint. Rheumatoid arthritis and...
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Among seniors, depression is the most common mood disorder. It often goes undiagnosed and untreated due to the stigma that it is not a real...
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Find the Perfect Temperature For every degree higher you set your thermostat to, you’re adding around a 1 to 3% increase onto your...
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Housing Complaints The Housing Preservation and Development NYC Program allows for tenants to file complaints against neglectful landlords....
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For many individuals, aging is a mixed bag of everyday annoyances, extreme challenges, and wonderful new experiences. While minor and major...
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What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a non-contagious chronic disease that causes rough, raised patches on the skin. It is an autoimmune...
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system, caused by gradual loss of function in the parts of the...
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What is Crohn’s Disease? Crohn’s Disease is an Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or an IBD. Affecting around 780,000 Americans, the disease...
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Tenant’s Rights to Heat Every tenant, in both private and publicly-owned buildings, must have heat between October 1st and May 31st....
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For some, aging is a process that allows them to slow down, contemplate the subtleties of life, and enjoy the fruits of a lifetime of hard...
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Diabetic retinopathy is a vision complication caused by diabetes that, if left untreated, can lead to eventual blindness. Here, we go over...
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Parkinson’s disease is a chronic condition that is caused by deterioration in regions of the brain that control movement. Neurons, the...