You could be one of the more than half of all Americans over age 60 who have high blood pressure and not even know it. While there are many risks associated with high blood pressure, one of the most serious is kidney disease. High blood pressure damages the kidneys’ millions of blood vessels, reduci...

CALGARY — Throughout Morgan Moe’s entire undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, she was a volunteer at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured. As a volunteer, she developed a passion for helping stroke patients as well as people with traumatic brain injur...

We've received your question and will add it to the list of others that our audience is interested in hearing the candidates address in the upcoming debate of October 16th.

Today, Medicare beneficiaries can begin choosing their drug and medical coverage for 2013, and most seniors are expected to stick with the same policies they have already, despite price changes and a rating system that shows some plans may be better than others.

The following is a guest post by Million Hearts™, a national initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A decade ago, research revealed a fatal misconception: American women believed that heart disease was a man’s disease.

For people with disabilities, a simple ramp can be the deciding factor between a casted vote and a wasted vote in the upcoming presidential election.

The Lifespan Respite Care Program was authorized by Congress in 2006. Lifespan Respite Care programs bring together Federal, state and local resources and funding streams to help support, expand and streamline the delivery of planned and emergency respite services while also providing for the recru...

Rapidly and surely the world is getting older. In 2000, for the first time in history, there were more people over age 60 than children below age 5. The number and proportion of older persons is growing faster than any other age group, and will surpass 1 billion people in less the 10 years.

We are proud to share that our Youth Jumpstart Grantees did something Grand for Grandparents Day. Each youth and sponsoring organization planned or attended an event recognizing the importance of older adults in their communities. Our creative teens and young adults developed some grand plans:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) has awarded funding to support data collection and information dissemination, supporting families, and training and technical assistance project...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) has awardedthree grants underProjects of National Significanceto fund two employment initiatives. These funds will be used to work t...

Over 1 million Americans are living with HIV and the number is growing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thirty-one percent of people living with HIV nationwide are over the age of 50. Moreover, research indicates that by 2015 half of the people living with HIV in the U.S...