Health/Wellness

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Get fit without getting ripped off

Wisconsin’s Better Business Bureau says complaints about fitness clubs have increased by more than 90 percent in the last five years.

2Jan2009 | badgerboomer | 0 comments | Continued
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Wisconsin enacts long term care insurance program

A new private-public partnership gives Wisconsin residents a financial incentive to buy long-term care insurance, according to a guest column from the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

1Jan2009 | badgerboomer | 0 comments | Continued
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UW experts offer memory-boosting tips

Alzheimer’s researchers at the University of Wisconsin recommend a three-part strategy to keep your brain — and your memory — strong.

18Dec2008 | badgerboomer | 0 comments | Continued
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Stroke, heart attack deaths decline

Deaths from heart attacks and strokes have declined about 30 percent nationally since 1999, but researchers caution that 35- to 54-year-olds are showing higher cardiovascular disease rates.

16Dec2008 | badgerboomer | 0 comments | Continued
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Think ahead to long-term care needs

More than half of us will require a form of long-term care at some point. Who will provide this care and who will cover the cost are important considerations.

30Nov2008 | badgerboomer | 0 comments | Continued