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70s, 80s and above. If you were a smoker, ask your doctor about a sonogram to check for weak spots or bulges in your aorta, the body's largest blood vessel. And get a bone-density scan to test for osteoporosis, which affects men 10 to 15 years later than women.

The bottom line: it pays to care for your health at every age.

Travel: Spanish Delight

East met West, and made Granada. Culture vultures will adore the Andalucian town for its Islamic monuments; skiers and sunbathers will love its proximity to the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean.

See the Alhambra by moonlight, when the sounds of fountains and the scent of cypress seem strongest.

Stay at the Hotel Palacio de Santa Ines, a chic but inexpensive boutique hotel built around the courtyards of a 16th-century town house (34-958-22-23-62 ).