How do you plan to spend retirement? Will you be doing all the things you wanted to do when you were younger but didn't have the time or resources for, or will you be at the mailbox waiting for your welfare check?

For people with heart and breathing conditions--and their caregivers--it can be difficult to determine if the body is getting enough oxygen. For the more than 1.2 million Americans receiving long-term oxygen therapy for conditions such as COPD, there is a way to check critical oxygen saturation levels in a convenient way.

Do you ever find yourself at the grocery store struggling to remember what you came for? Are you forgetting birthdays and lunch dates? If these situations sound familiar to you, you're not alone. Forgetfulness is one of the most common complaints of those in middle age and beyond. Here are some simple tips for boosting your memory.

Retirees are turning to voluntourism as a way to get around tight travel budgets and give back to the community at the same time.

Some 50 million Americans live with chronic pain linked to disease, while another 25 million experience periodic pain caused by injury or surgery. Yet recent headlines about harmful side effects of some popular prescription pain medications have many people thinking twice before swallowing a pill for their pain. Consumers are rediscovering the benefits of topical pain relief.

For many people, the focus during the months of November and December is on the holidays. However, for individuals who are eligible for Medicare, the time between Nov. 15 and Dec. 31 presents an opportunity for another important decision -- one that can have a longer-term impact than what dessert to serve, or which presents their grandchildren will like the best.

As we grow older we look forward to the changes that life brings -- retirement, grandchildren, financial security and travel. Other changes we might not accept so readily are the aches and pains and mental slowdowns that leave us longing for the good old days of our youth.