Could two simple questions help identify seniors who are at-risk for physical decline? A new report says doctors should ask older patients if they have difficulty climbing 10 steps or walking a quarter-mile. Mobility problems are often an early sign of functional decline in seniors, which can affect their ability to live independently. Source Link
Don’t be quick to respond to that text message saying you’ve won a drawing for a $1,000 gift card for shopping at Target, Best Buy or Walmart. It’s the latest case of text spamming and federal officials have shut down one operation that sent over 40 million of the bogus messages. The offers usually ask you to submit personal information and sign-up for a number of trial offers. Source Link
This year, the guys can talk turkey to help with the Thanksgiving feast. The people who run the Butterball Turkey Hot Line are opening the counselor jobs to men for the first time. They say it’s a sign of the times in the kitchen, because now about one in four callers to the turkey preparation help line are men. Source Link
