The tsunami of baby boomers rolling into retirement age will continue for the next twenty years, with approximately 10,000 people daily reaching the age of 65. The journey into the retirement years can be surprisingly emotional. Most baby boomers realize they will soon be forced to confront their retirement preparedness. …

at least in terms of food — was a world to itself.

With lots of smarts and long lives, parrots were once favored by Baby Boomers, but more of the former pets are now wild, passed from owner to owner or ignored altogether in cramped cages without the feathered mates they crave, rescuers said.

No one has to tell you that traveling is expensive. And it often seems more so, because much of the traveling we do is optional.

It's no secret many Americans are facing tough economic times and perhaps no segment more so than those aged 60 and older who are living on reduced or fixed incomes. The National Council on Aging and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging wants to help connect those individuals with services to help reduce the …

At a time when high unemployment numbers constantly make the headlines, companies can be selective about whom they want to hire. Older workers generally don't make the top of lists of potential job candidates for a variety of reasons, some real and some imagined. But with 10,000 baby boomers reaching the age of 65 each …

The number of Americans getting nips and tucks rose in 2011 for the second straight year despite difficult economic times, a major US plastic surgeons' groups said on Thursday.

After a weekend of wild winter weather around the country, it may still be too cold to break out our flirty new purchases just yet, but we can certainly get a taste of spring by brightening up our makeup.

MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A small, new study finds that people who had facial plastic surgery looked an average of seven years younger than they did before the procedure.

BOSTON (Reuters) - An initial set of personal papers from Jacqueline Kennedy's time as first lady were released on Monday, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of her office and major projects she undertook during the presidency of her husband John F. Kennedy. The historic records, released by the Kennedy presidential …

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Cupid must be spending some time in Knoxville, Tenn. At least that is the finding of a new poll by Amazon.com that named Knoxville the most romantic city in the United States, based on sales of romance novels, relationship books, romantic comedy movies, Barry White albums and sexual wellness products since the start of …

Nothing says it's Valentine's Day like the pop of a freshly opened bottle of champagne — well, nothing says it quite so eloquently. The bubbly will do more than tickle your tongue and perhaps your heart, as there's loads of science sealed in as well.

U.S. News Travel set out to find America's most romantic restaurants. As every couple is unique, each one asks for something different from their date spots. Romance never takes a common form. When it edges toward universality, cute turns to cliche in a heartbeat. Whether you want to be entertained, indulged, or awed, there's …

Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles — even when the smaller amount cost the same.

I was so excited to get the ginormous new Spring Issue of InStyle--I devoured all 552 pages STAT! So many good things to check out, including the handy guide to spring's biggest trends and helpful tips for how to wear them.

For the 11th year, the AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, climbed aboard the award show season on February 6 with its own view of Hollywood's best -- the Movies for Grownups Awards.

Most Americans no longer aspire to retire early. Workers are increasingly pushing back their desired retirement age and wondering if they will be able to retire at all.