By Eva Briggs Last week I brought my dog to the vet for his annual checkup. Boomer is in great shape for a 12-year-old
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What’s in a Toy?
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Recently, I came across an interesting toy advertisement. It showed a little girl happily tinkering with a 14-piece carpenter’s set.
Finding Health Insurance Before Medicare Kicks In
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, I will be retiring in a few months and need to get some health insurance litigation law firm
Spruce Up Your Financial Plan With Social Security
By Deborah Banikowski District Manager, Syracuse Now that tax season is over, it’s probably a good time to evaluate some financial “best practices” for
‘Vaccine Hesitancy’ Among Top 10 Threats to Global Health
By George W. Chapman “Vaccine hesitancy” is the term coined by the World Health Organization to describe the resistance to vaccination due to unfounded
On Her Own: Up Close and Personal with Ginger Howell
By Gwenn Voelckers It was love at first sight. At the ripe old age of 14, Ginger Howell met and was smitten by her
Rabies: What to Do if an Animal Bites You
By Eva Briggs When my youngest daughter was about 6 or 7, she and her friend had a game they called “rabie [sic] chicken.”
Ham: The Good, the Bad, and the Better Choices
Is eating ham healthy? It’s certainly something to ponder, whether ham only makes a holiday appearance at your table or is a regular indulgence.
Health and Home: A Painful Parallel
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com In an age where Marie Kondo is a household name, the state of our homes has become a very public
Does Medicare Cover Vision Services?
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, I will be enrolling in Medicare in a few months, and would like to know how Medicare covers