If you regularly use the Internet, you are in good company. The number of adults over 50 who use the Internet is growing steadily, according to a Harris Poll. Find out how many of your fellow older Americans use the Internet.

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Could you use some financial help paying for prescriptions, health care, meals, and more? Are you looking for senior housing options?

Many people don’t know that local, state and federal programs exist to help older adults with bills, prescription drugs, housing, Medicare and more.

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How do older adults feel about sex? Pretty good, according to the first comprehensive national survey of senior sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems in the United States. This sex and aging survey found that most seniors think sexuality is an important part of life. And the survey also reports that sexually active seniors stay active for many years. Some of this information could surprise you.
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How do older adults feel about sex? Pretty good, according to the first comprehensive national survey of senior sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems in the United States. This sex and aging survey found that most seniors think sexuality is an important part of life. And the survey also reports that sexually active seniors stay active for many years. Some of this information could surprise you.
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Many older adults take multiple prescriptions, some of which don’t interact well. That’s why it’s so important to have complete drug information about the medication and supplements you take, including their effectiveness, safety, and possible side effects. Here are two handy guides that provide comprehensive drug information about prescription and over-the-counter drugs as well as herbal supplements. And one will even help you identify that stray pill in the bottom of your suitcase.

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Many older adults take multiple prescriptions, some of which don’t interact well. That’s why it’s so important to have complete drug information about the medication and supplements you take, including their effectiveness, safety, and possible side effects. Here are two handy guides that provide comprehensive drug information about prescription and over-the-counter drugs as well as herbal supplements. And one will even help you identify that stray pill in the bottom of your suitcase.

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Love may be a universal need, but working hard to find a mate could shorten your life.

A new study shows that men who reach sexual maturity in an environment where they far outnumber women–and therefore face more competition in finding a mate–live an average of three months less than men who come of age with more women around and don’t have to work as hard to find the love of their lives.

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Social Security is still on track to run out of income in 2037, according to the 2010 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees.

Highlights of the report include the following projections:

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Social Security is still on track to run out of income in 2037, according to the 2010 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees.

Highlights of the report include the following projections:

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While the number of Americans who use the Internet is growing each year, the level of trust we have in the information we find is decreasing.

Internet use among Americans hit an all-time high of 82 percent in 2010, according to the 2010 Digital Future Report, an annual report on American Internet, now in its ninth year, from the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School.

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