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Stars turn out for Isaac Hayes funeral (UPI 8/19/08)
The Role is a Workout But She's Fit (NYT 7/29/08)At 80 years old, Estelle Parsons will take on the physically demanding role of Violet Weston, the drug-ravaged matriarch of “August,” Tracy Letts’s Tony Award-winning play. She's able to do it because of a life time dedicated to keeping fit.
Elderly women gets life in slayings (L.A. Times 7/15/08)
Desk rage spoils workplace for many Americans (Reuters 7/10/08)
On Campus, the '60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire (NYT 6/3/08) Professors hired in the '60s are now close to retirement. They are being replaced by younger people whose formative experiences have been different. Expect this generational change to have a profound effect upon college culture.
Excerpt From "Worried Sick (NYT 6/24/08) Ending one's own life raises great issues in moral relativism, as great as does ending the life of another. Prolonging life also raises issues in moral relativism. Should we go to lengths to prolong all life, or just life we deem sufficiently high in quality?
Fit Not Frail: Exercise as a Tonic for Aging
Washington state mulls assisted suicide measure (Newsday.com (6/18/08)
Clinton endorses Obama (Reuters 6/7/08)
The end of boomer power (UPI 6/5/08)
Clinton's Next Move (NYT 6/1/08) In this NY Times op-ed piece, the author notes that Clinton seems to be speaking to likemined baby boomer women whose experiences have been different from those of younger women of color.
The millstone of boomer milestone (Meghan Daum L.A. Times 5/25/08) There are an estimated 76 million boomers (10,000 babies a day on average, born between 1946 and 1964), while we Xers (born between 1965 and 1982) number a paltry 48 million. So boomers set the tone for everyone. Their tastes, needs and values are considered America's default setting. They turn 60, and it warrants magazine covers. They get a cold, and the world sneezes with them.
Elderly man breaks Everest record (UPI 5/25/08)
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Middle-aged woman makes it to the Olympics
Socializing may be the key to avoiding memory loss
Baby boomers not aging well"
Women born between 194 and 1963 show big increase in drinking
Middle-age and miserable
Financial
News
Labor Dept. seeks better disclosure of 401(k) fees (CNN Money 7/22/08)
Tips for retirement home buyers (Reuters 7/10/08)
Hollywood agency, TV writers settle age bias suit (Reuters 8/19/08)
Social Security Unveils a New Online Calculator (US News 7/22/08)
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Minimum wage set to rise 70 cents, but higher costs across the board eat into the raise (L.A. Times 7/23/08)
Women Worry More Than Men About Retirement, With Reason-Study (CNN Money 7/22/08)
More Americans raiding their retirement nest eggs (The Australian Business 7/23/08)
Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts (NYT 7/7/08)
McCain's health plan: A threat to employer plan? (AP 7/6/08)
As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid (NYT 7/5/08)
Your Money-When Credit Gets Tight, a 401(k) Loan Becomes Tempting (NYT 7/6/08)
Dealing with the Cost of Alzheimer's
8 Reasons Why you Should not Expect an Inheritance (NYT 6/21/08) Lack of pension, growing out of pocket costs for healthcare, added to the fact that people are living longer are some of the reasons the younger generation should not count on an inheritance.
NYC stock swindle targeted elderly victims (6/19/08)
Study Finds Pension-Plan Returns Top 401(k)s in Rally (Bloomberg 6/18/08) Bloomberg reports that according to a study pension-plan returns outperformed 401(k) retirement accounts from 2003 to 2006, the most recent bull-market.
Housing casualties pile up | Video (Reuters 6/8/08)
As Iowa Job Surplus Grows, Workers Call the Shot
Job Climate for the Class of 2008 is a Bit Warmer Than Expected Experts claim class of 2008 has been helped by employers concerned by the impending exodus of baby boomers from the work force.
Just one word for older job-seekers: retail (L.A. Times 5/23/08) Statistics from the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan research group based in Washington, show for the first time that those 65 or older and still working in America are statistically most likely to do retail, farming or janitorial work, in that order.
Costs for Elder Care Increase for Fifth Consecutive Year, Study Finds
SEIU Retaliates Against California Caregivers and Democratic Reform Movement
Home Care Workers Outraged by Proposed Cuts, Wage Reductions
At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Care
Inquiries at Investor-Owned Nursing Homes
With Contracts Expired, Nurses at Four Hospitals Express Frustration
Whatever Happened to (the good kind of) States' Rights? (Josh Cohen NYT 5/23/08)
The Bush administration and its Congressional allies have helped their friends in industry by enacting weak environmental, health and consumer regulations — and arguing that they wipe out more robust state protections.
The 2003 Medicare law was a disturbing case in point. It blocked states from regulating most abuse by private Medicare insurance plans — an area the administration is not properly policing. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which represents insurance regulators in all 50 states, has protested that its members no longer have the authority they need to protect sick, elderly consumers.
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Nursing home employees strike for benefits"
Should our health care be further privatized?
Women in their middle years exit from the science professions
Boomers and Retirement
Advice on managing your personal finances
Americans financial situation continues to be depressing
Investors are profiting from life insurance - should we worry?
DOL job report shows job demand is in sector that affect the elderly
No sign of a bottom in the housing market
Workers can now sue over 401(k) losses
Fastest growing occupations
10 fastest growing occupations
What you are charged at the hospital may be based on where you live
What happened to the Sears of my generation?
What's in the spending plan?
Invest in all America not just rich America
Who will care for the elderly?
Should
only those who earned $100,000 or more get the full tax
rebate?
Retirees
not brokers are the losers in the subprime mortgage meltdown
Should
the elderly be protected from their decision making?
Illinois
Legislature Votes to Raise Wages for Workers who Care for the
Elderly
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Elderly Care
News
High-Tech Devices Keep Elderly Safe From Afar (NYT 5/25/08) A small but growing number of people who have installed motion sensors and a remote monitoring system to keep aging relatives safe.
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Congressional hearings on problems affecting older Americans
Nursing home inspectors often miss serious problems
Adult day care can provide relief for caregivers
Independent living for the elderly
Who will care for the elderly?
Aging in place
Nutrition and Health
News
Hypnosis reduces symptoms of dementia (UPI 7/31/08)
Hillary may have appeared over the hill (UPI 8/1/08)
FDA wants diabetes drug pancreatitis warning(UPI 8/18/08)
Overweight elderly may burden Medicare (UPI 7/28/08)
Rise Seen in Medical Efforts to Treat the Elderly (NYT 7/18/08)
Elderly least likely to have cell phones (UPI 7/23/08)
A Call for a Warning System on Artificial Joints (NYT 7/29/08)
Viagra helpful to women on antidepressants, study says (L.A. Times 7/22/08)
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Being physically fit may slow brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease, study suggests (L.A. Times 7/15/08)
Men past 40 face sterility problems (Reuters 7/6/08)
At Midlife, Called to a New Field (NYT 7/3/08)
New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease (Reuters 7/11/08)
FDA sued for failure to act on risky painkiller (NYT 6/19/08) Proproxyphene sold under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet has been associated with suicides, with cardiac problems, in addition it has been deemed inappropriate for the elderly because of other side effects, including sedation and confusion, that increase risk of falls and fractures.
Alzheimer's gene does not discriminate (UPI 6/19/08)
Aging: Cue the Lights and Help Dementia (NYT 6/17/08)
US life expectancy surpasses 78 years (Newsday) Although life expectancy within the US has increased, estimated US life span still lags behind that of 30 other countries.
FDA - Older psych drugs have fatal risks in seniors (NYT 6/16/08)
Health lifestyle triggers genetic changes
Hearing loss seen as common diabetes complication (Reuters 6/8/08)
No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking (Reuters 6/16/08)
Phony bus stops help dementia patients (UPI 6/7/08)
Tight Rein on Blood Sugar Has No Heart Benefits (NYT 6/7/08)
Using It Before Losing It (NYT 6/1/08)
Stroke epidemic among middle age women (WKYC 5/22/08)
NYTimes - Older Brain Really May be a Wiser Brain
Americans lacking in health literacy (Reuters 5/22/08)
Seven or more eggs a week linked to death risks
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California hospital mistakes are now public
What's the real deal bout obesity and dementia?
Does diabetes cause cognitive decline?
Type 2 diabetes greatest effect is on mature adults
Prescription drugs and dementia
Diabetes findings
Symptoms of salmonella poisoning"
Has our food become more dangerous?
Was the idea of big donations UCLAs motivation for transplant surgeries?
What's wrong with Los Angeles's medical system?
Organ transplant agencies are failing patients
That senior moment may be a good thing
How do you know if you need a hearing test?
Joint replacement not just for the old
Slow medicine
American women can expect to live fewer years than their mothers
Help for people with hearing loss
Alzheimer's effect on family relations
Pharmaceuticals in our drinking water
Have
hospitals forsakened their mission of doing no harm?
Exercise
is the key to staying young
Is
exposure to lead the reason for your mental decline?
Tips
for coping with loneliness
Is
the FDA correct in approving drugs to treat
fibromyalgia?
I can't help but wonder why the Federal Drug Administration is so anxious to approve a drug whose risks outweighs its benefits. Is it because of the influence of special interest groups? The target audience for the new drug is middle aged women. The disease is fibromyalgia, although whether or not it is a disease is still being debated. Is fibromyalgia a disease that needs to be medically treated? Or is it simply a new way for the drug industry to make more money?
It's
never too cold to exercise
Although this seems to contradict the "Cold weather can be deadly" posting, it really doesn't. Cold weather can present challenges not found in hot weather. Exercising is not one of those challenges.
Cold
weather can be deadly
Should
the elderly be protected from their decision making?
This
professor and web star is over 70
Doctors
are Rated According to Cost, Not Quality
Are
Researchers on the Verge of Discovering a Test to Determine the Presence
of Alzheimer’s?Click here to
access the report
Workers
Who Care for the Elderly Suffer from High Levels of Depression
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Death and Dying
Problems with the funeral home
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