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How TV and Baby Boomers grew up together

TV’s arrival, depending on how you see it, can be marked at any of a number of moments in the last century.

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Why boomers need a hepatitis C screening

Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

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Humorous take on activity tracker just for boomers

Granted, these are important activities to track when it comes to our physical fitness. But at our age, I think there are other meaningful metrics for evaluating what and how we boomers are doing.

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Are advertisers finally discovering our sweet spot?

Our 78 million demographic is worth its weight in gold: $15 trillion in global buying power by the end of this decade.

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Eight lies I tell myself

One of the benefits of getting older is the self-awareness we acquire (well, some of us, anyway — certain presidential contenders are glaring exceptions). But I digress.

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Fighting opioid painkiller abuse among boomers

Prescription opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions, with more than half of patients being treated for chronic pain reportedly misusing their medication at some point.

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