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Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010
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- The Supersonic Ace: General Chuck Yeager (WV Executive)
- 100-Year-Old Woman is Inspirational to Family (WSAZ 3)
- West Virginia Couple Supports Health Reform (AARP)
- AARP members a big help to seniors (Martinsburg Journal)
- 100,000 more West Virginians on Medicaid? (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Area seniors getting flat screen television, Wii video game system (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Council to vote on retirement system (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Hospice ceremony set (Beckley Register-Herald)
- Raleigh grandmother with slashed throat escapes (Charleston Gazette)
- Senior’s March Brings Families Together to Fight Mountaintop Removal (It's Getting Hot in Here)
- The Silver-Haired Legislators in Charleston ahead of 2010 session (Mineral Daly News-Tribune)
- Elderly neglect, abuse not unusual (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Manchin weighs in on health care (Journal News)
- Scammer Targets Elderly Victims (Eye Witness News at Work)
- Senator Rockefeller Talks Health Care With Mon County Seniors (State Journal)
- West Virginia seniors feel center will be a real asset (Charleston Daily Mail)
- New Study of House Health Reform Bill: West Virginia Faces Over $272 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years (Business Wire)
- Missing elderly couple found in Mingo (Williamson Daily News)
- ‘Experience Works’ for seniors (Beckley Register-Herald)
- The old man... (Logan Banner)
- Steelworker retirements could create hiring gap (Weirton Daily Times)
- County seniors eligible for fresh produce coupons (Keyser News-Tribune)
- Rockefeller promotes health care plan (Martinsburg Journal News)
- Seniors Targeted Online (WVNS-TV)
- WVU Division of Social Work meeting needs of aging Mountain State (WVU Today)
- Senate OKs one-time senior hunting fishing license bill (Beckley Register-Herald)
- Economy forces W.Va. seniors
back to work (Beckley Register-Herald)
- Aging workforce poses a challenge (Journal News)
- Baby boomers pose major problem for
state (Beckley Register-Herald)
- Senior Center program delivers meals
to elderly in Southern Upshur County (Buckhannon Record Delta)
- Seniors go virtual bowling (Journal News)
- Billy Graham Celebrates Birthday in WV (State Journal)
- Investment scams target senior citizens, auditor warns (Beckley Register-Herald)
- W.Va. registration deadline today (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- AARP Urges W.Va. Seniors to File For Stimulus Check (WSAZ.com)
- Elderly and disabled receive help with finances (WV Public Broadcasting)
- Early voting gets under way (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Luise Stiefel Wins Medals at Senior Olympics (Barbour County Senior Center Newsletter)
- Don’t Allow Deadbeats to Dodge Back Taxes (Wheeling Intelligencer)
- Free health fair open to public (Charleston Daily Mail)
- ‘Wonderful’ windfall (Times West Virginia)
- On retirement: Children of aging parents have a new resource (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Tom Hayes: All veterans must be eligible for VA benefits (Herald Dispatch)
- Nearly a century of distinction - Whether dodging revenuers or teaching violin, Ostrin, 97, set himself apart (Charleston Gazette)
- WVMI: making millions in medical measurement (Charleston Gazette)
- E-Prescribing Soon to Be Reality in W.Va. (State Journal)
- Manchin not giving up on drug disclosure (Charleston Gazette)
- Behind the scenes - Older passengers keep driver smiling (Charleston Gazette)
- Web site offers outlet for years of wisdom (Charleston Gazette)
- House approves stronger penalties for abuse of elderly (Register-Herald)
- Old-Fashioned Romance - At ages 85 and 90, a new marriage is just beginning for Charleston couple (Charleston Gazette)
- W.Va. institute readying for Alzheimer’s fight (Charleston Gazette)
- Seniors, disabled groups protest $3 monthly cell phone fee (Charleston Daily Mail)
- WV House delegation busy with Democratic agenda ... King Day celebrated ... more (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- The play is the thing for seniors (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Seniors - In-home care best (Charleston Gazette)
- Increase in gasoline tax goes into effect today (Charleston Gazette)
- On retirement: Some seniors have resolve for the new year (Charleston Daily Mail)
- KDMC hosts safe driving program for seniors (Herald-Dispatch)
- Planning for Peace of Mind (State Journal)
- West Virginia Consumers Urged to Oppose Highest Phone Tax in the United States (Yahoo Finance)
- Population gets slight migration boost (Charleston Gazette)
- House OKs food tax cut (Times WV)
- Medicare ‘donut hole’ not so sweet (Times WV)
- W.Va. Senate passes Manchin's tax-cut plans (Charleston Gazette)
- Clarksburg's new VA nursing home dedicated (Charleston Daily Mail)
- State wants Graham to return $300,000 IRA to senior center (Charleston Gazette)
- Plan doubles senior income tax credit (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Man’s Face Cut in Robbery of His Social Security Check (Huntington News)
- W.Va. a leader in plans for end-of-life care (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Editorial: W.Va. cannot afford its future (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Aging population will squeeze taxpayers (Charleston Gazette)
- Using your brain in different ways helps keep it sharp (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Capitalists to the rescue (Charleston Gazette)
- AARP health fair set for Wednesday (Herald-Dispatch)
- State trims funds for heating help (Charleston Daily Mail)
- W.Va. to maintain current voter identification rules (Charleston Daily Mail)
- A surcharge for Medicare (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Location can affect how long you live - McDowell, Logan counties among worst (Charleston Gazette)
- Panel studies health funding for seniors (Charleston Daily Mail)
- In-home care cuts pinch state elderly (Charleston Gazette)
- Senior agency working on issues (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Customers give rave reviews for grocery's delivery service (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Senior center tries to pay bill (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- UPDATE: Attorneys give closing arguments in Graham trial (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Prosecution to rest today in Graham case (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Elderly board members don't recall voting on Graham perks (Herald-Dispatch)
- Peace Corps memories put focus on technology (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Election for seniors this Tuesday (Herald-Dispatch)
- West Virginians are planning for the end (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Like getting money from home - Reverse mortgages let seniors cash in on their equity (Charleston Gazette)
- Graham faces 18 more counts (Charleston Gazette)
- 75-year-old W.Va. native sentenced on burglary charges (Herald-Dispatch)
- Byrd Becomes Longest Serving Member of Senate (Wheeling News-Register)
- Seniors struggle with raising kids (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Byrd to set new record (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Ironton Senior Center offers variety of activities, services (Herald-Dispatch)
- W.Va. scrambles to prepare for aging Baby Boomers (Herald-Dispatch)
- Woman still young at heart after being Girl Scout 70 years (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Company retirees find coverage, encounter challenges (Charleston Daily News)
- Jay, Rahall want answers on stolen vets’ IDs (Register-Herald)
- Vets man park’s stand (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Local honored as outstanding senior citizen (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Diary reveals a bit about Mother (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Ironton gets ready for Memorial Day parade (Herald-Dispatch)
- Budget surplus may not last long - State could be looking at some huge deficits (Charleston Gazette)
- Veterans' data taken by burglar - Social Security numbers, other info is on disks (Charleston Gazette)
- Byrd’s representatives pay visit to Taylor County Senior Center (Mountain Statesman)
- Commissioners tackle panhandle housing costs (Herald-Dispatch)
- ‘Legends in Our Own Time’ selected as theme for National Nursing Home Week (Mountain Statesman)
- Woman accused of leaving leaving mother in hot car for an hour (Charleston Gazette)
- Area seniors finding many ways to occupy time (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- New voting machines cause some counting snags (Mountain Statesman)
- A hit – and a miss (Register-Herald)
- At 90, Eddy enjoys helping others through volunteer work at local hospital (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- The birds...and the bees ...and the squirrels (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Senior citizens' art on display at Rio Grande (Herald-Dispatch)
- More people won’t be retiring at all (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Seniors vote without expected trouble (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- State of 'emergency' (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Voting machines to be ready for Cabell primary (Herald-Dispatch)
- Washington voters renew senior levy (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Planned merger of pension plans on hold for now (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Voting methods a mixed bag for primary (Register-Herald)
- Readiness of voting machines uncertain (Register-Herald)
- Judge Extends Voting Machine Testing Deadlines (WVNSTV)
- Council on Aging sued again: Man seeking $100K in sexual harassment suit (West Virginia Record)
- Programs offer physical, financial advice (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Washington County man celebrates 100th birthday (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Seniors and the Polling Process (WTAP)
- Take advantage of early voting (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- ‘I have to brag a little’ (Charleston Gazette)
- Poll workers get voting machine demonstration (Mountain Statesman)
- Touch-screens may be ready Tuesday (Parkersburg News and Sentinel))
- Voting machines not ready (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Democratic state Senate hopeful urges SSI benefits tax exemption (Charleston Gazette)
- New voting machines focus of Rotary meeting (Herald-Dispatch)
- Early voting will begin with paper ballots Wednesday (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Workers' Comp rates headed up (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Tenacity is the key to life (Charleston Gazette)
- W.Va. taking unique path with pensions (Herald-Dispatch)
- Jewel thief, a 75-year-old W.Va. native may avoid prison (Charleston Gazette)
- Housing discrimination not to be tolerated in Grafton (Mountain Statesman)
- Aquatic exercise offers physical, social benefits (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Many will use paper ballots - Not all machines will be ready for May primary vote (Charleston Gazette)
- Seniors to meet at Jackson’s Mill in May (Charleston Gazette)
- Retirement account figures ‘surprising’ - Only 74 in newer teachers’ plan have $100,000 or more (Charleston Gazette)
- Protecting against identity theft (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Voting equipment test rescheduled (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Elderly Woman Ticketed For Walking Too Slowly (WTAE-TV)
- Teachers steaming over pensions (Charleston Gazette)
- Candidates address taxes, health care (Charleston Gazette)
- Public invited to see new voting machines (Mountain Statesman)
- Assisted living center in Huntington to close (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Sandy Wells; Innerviews - ‘Patients weren’t just a room number’ (Charleston Gazette)
- New Fayette agency tackles housing issues (Register-Herald)
- W.Va. Commissioner Joins 'Insure U' Education Program (Insurance Journal)
- Safety issues cited in closing Regency Park (Herald-Dispatch)
- Commission On Aging Construction Moving Along in Raleigh County (WVNS)
- Web site taps the wisdom of older people - Hundreds of seniors answer questions on variety of topics (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Judge weighing ACF retirees' lawsuit (Herald-Dispatch)
- 83-year-old woman robbed in Wal-Mart parking lot (Register-Herald)
- Aging services office set to open in the Dils Center (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Letter at last - 98-year-old receives real WVU emblem to replace felt cutouts (Charleston Gazette)
- Nursing home resident's death under investigation (Regirster-Herald)
- Twelve steps to protect your identity (Mountain Statesman)
- Sale to help provide Gund stuffed toys to kids, elderly (Herald-Dispatch)
- President continues defense of war in Iraq during town hall forum (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Veterans benefits policy debated - Eligibility rules questioned during hearing (Charleston Gazette)
- New voting machines demonstrated in Fayette (Register-Herald)
- Program to help homeless veterans (The Journal)
- Morgantown Memorial for Don Knotts (WOWK 13)
- Graham's paychecks to stop (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Legislative session ends with $10B budget (Herald-Dispatch)
- Senior center chief's paid leave in question (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Some retirees, teachers to get pension increases (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Volunteers help taxpayers file returns (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Most Manchin agenda items successful (Parkersburg Nes and Sentinel)
- Taylor takes seniors' safety very seriously (Herald-Mail)
- State retirees getting bonus (Charleston Gazette)
- Independent living bill becomes study - Senator promises action by next year (Charleston Gazette)
- Senior citizens meet with Rockefeller (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Property ownership means estate tax, so plan ahead (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Charles Trump retires with honor (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Independent-living bill stalls - Nursing homes would quickly fill up, agency says (Charleston Gazette)
- Senior citizens try out new voting machines (Register-Herald)
- Senate earmarks millions for pension debt, reserve fund (Herald-Dispatch)
- Do the math: Respite care can help curb costs (Charleston Gazette)
- Local retired school employees take part in Capitol meeting (Mountain Statesman)
- 3 arrested after man’s retirement check is taken, cashed (Register-Herald)
- Senior citizens get home repairs assistance (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Marietta City Council approves senior citizens housing project (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Retired Engineer Builds Life as Dog Owner (State Journal)
- State, Taxpayers 'Keeping the Change' (WTRF)
- Project Lifesaver receives $2,500 grant (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Teachers begin vote on retirement plans (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Requesting free credit report takes time (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Don Knotts, 1924-2006, R.I.P. (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Beverly seniors group gets $15,000 (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Lenora Sutphin: County wants Woodlands to pay more than its fair share (Herald-Dispatch)
- Hospice gets thrift store off ground with generous help (Mountain Statesman)
- Ribbon cut on new senior housing (Herald-Dispatch)
- Legislators say extra money should go to pension funds (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Who will care for the generation? (Online Lode)
- Manchin adds bills near end of session (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Where The Jobs Are (WOWK)
- Democrats turn back bid for food tax vote (Register-Herald)
- Table games bill may not have enough support in House (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Marietta senior housing complex moves closer to reality (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Senior services chief pleads not guilty, out on bail (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Family items biggest issue in settling estates (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Business keeps Red Hat Society looking sharp (Herald-Dispatch)
- Gambling money would go to seniors (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Table game backers offer seniors money, reduction of food tax (Register-Herald)
- Proponents link table games, tax (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Seniors benefit from tax issue (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Veterans as special lecturers proposed in House measure (Register-Herald)
- Hit by health cost hikes, public retirees rally at Capitol (Herald-Dispatch)
- West Virginia seniors rally in Charleston (Register-Herald)
- Telethon to raise funds for Hospice House starting Sunday (Register-Herald)
- Computerized voting machines given tryout, called easy to use (Register-Herald)
- HEALTH: Therapy dogs spread joy at nursing homes, hospitals, more (Herald-Dispatch)
- Democrats avoid direct vote on West Virginia’s food tax (Register-Herald)
- Delegate wants federal help in steep heating bills this winter (Register-Herald)
- Aggressive action taken in the House (Mountain Statesman)
- Chamber backs gradual phase-out of W.Va. food tax (Register-Herald)
- Bill would reverse 2003 tax measure on second homes (Register-Herald)
- Program that helps seniors stay fit and mobile starts at YMCA (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Residents hot over rising heating bills (Herald-Dispatch)
- House modifies Manchin health care proposals (Herald-Dispatch)
- Poor weather dampens ground, not ceremony, for senior center (Register-Herald)
- New electronic voting machines ‘easy’ (Register-Herald)
- Legislature takes time out to honor state’s veterans (Register-Herald)
- How safe are you? (Mountain Statesman)
- Low-Income Seniors May Get Assistance with High Energy Bills (Senior Journal)
- 'Help is Here Express’ wheels into Beckley Monday (Register-Herald)
- One brave WWII soldier’s story (Mountain Statesman)
- Caring for two daughters is getting more difficult for aging mother (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Ah, privatization, West Virginia style (Charleston Daily Mail)
- 71-year-old woman fair after rescue from fire (Herald-Dispatch)
- Great-grandmother needs help to buy dentures (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Combat this winter’s increased home heating costs (Mountain Statesman)
- Court: Feds can take your Social Security (Herald-Dispatch)
- Survivors will remember those killed at Pearl Harbor (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Seminar helps seniors learn drug options (Herald-Dispatch)
- Pearl Harbor: Where were you? (Herald-Dispatch)
- Survivors have plenty to tell grandchildren (Herald-Dispatch)
- Prepare home as cold weather sets in (Herald-Dispatch)
- Huntington Family Practitioner Revives Old Time Practice: She Makes House Calls (Huntington News)
- Jewelry thief with unlikely profile mined a world of diamonds - Woman, 75, plied her trade for more than five decades (Boston Globe)
- BYRD’S EYE VIEW: A Broken Budget for West Virginia (Huntington News)
- Heating Costs (Register-Herald)
- Poor deserve to stay warm this winter, too (Herald Dispatch)
- Medicaid Rally (WOWK)
- Housing Interests Cooperate to Benefit Public (WTRF)
- Former delegate Fantasia dies at age 82 (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Senior center plans hit size snag (The Journal)
- Health Care Costs Will Continue to Rise, Expert Says (The State Journal)
- Harrison senior center has little room for expansion (Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram)
- Leaders take aim at high tax bills (The Journal News)
- Senator Defends His Request For Money (The State Journal)
- Is it safe? (Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram)
- Beware of telemarketing scams in the area (Mountain Statesman)
- Hospitals ask state to plug gaps in Medicaid (Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram)
- Moving On, Moving Out (The State Journal)
- Former Graftonian battles his way around the world (Mountain Statesman)
- Debate continues over where to put new senior center (Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram)
- 'It takes a special person' to be an adult care provider (Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram)
- Senior thrill-seeker (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Heat stokes weather warnings (The Journal)
- State Fights Medicaid Fraud (The State Journal)
- Don't Let Phone Scammers Get Your Cash (WTRF-TV)
- Phone Scams Prey on Elderly (WTRF-TV)
- Local Woman Thwarts Million Dollar Scam (WTOV-TV)
- Some Panhandle Newcomers Hail from Another World (The State Journal)
- Workers to decide pension issue (The Journal)
- Governor announces continuation of PEIA retirees drug benefits (Mountain Statesman)
- Market vouchers available for seniors (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Census Outlines Decline in W.Va. Cities (State Journal)
- Yoga instructor has spent her life caring for others (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Beating the heat - Seniors face true test of summer (The Journal News)
- Heat Hits Seniors' Wallets Hard (State Journal)
- MEDICARE SCAM ALERT:
- Pension bond plan rejected: Panhandle voter turnout low (The Journal)
- Manchin pitches pension proposal to voters (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Budget could strand seniors (The Journal)
- Memories: Huntington Easts 1950 class reminisces (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- ARC shines spotlight on area (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Providers, relatives seek information on Medicaid changes (AP)
- Transport services angry about looming cuts (AP)
- Exercise can reduce risks of breaks due to osteoporosis (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- SeniorWise - Free program offers aid to local seniors (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Musician Wins Vandalia Award (WOWK-TV)
- Veteran recalls life, love and war (The Journal News)
- Memories: 1930s marked begin of urban sprawl in Huntington (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- 12 W.Va. nursing homes on consumer group's watch list (Ogden News Wire)
- Ambassador of Goodwill Arminta Justice dies at 84 (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Attitude can help people to age well (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Rockefeller Has Own Plan for Social Security (WTAP)
- New facility to offer feel of home, advanced care (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Senior fitness, Classes offer exercise options (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Elderly rural Cabell resident reports robbery (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Residents voice concerns over Social Security plan (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Diet can help slow aging process (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Prescription Drug Prices Rising Beyond Reach of Seniors (WVNS TV)
- Longtime sweethearts tout health benefits of romance (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Senior Sweethearts! (WTAP Parkersburg)
- Dial 211 when you don't know who to call (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Burden of caring for elderly parent doesn't have to be shouldered alone (Huntington News-Dispatch)
- Wireless Internet on rise (Huntington Herald Dispatch)
- Experts Urge FDA to Mandate Salt Reduction (WebMD)
- 3 Check In at Airport; 1 Departed Beforehand (New York Times)
- Love Is (Not) All You Need (AARP)
- Answer the Call, Grandma Is Skyping You (SBWire)
- Democrats on Senate Aging Committee Back New Bill to Protect Senior Citizens from Fraud (Senior Journal)
- AMA Issues Older Driver Safety Guide to Help Slow Leading Cause of Injury Deaths in Seniors (Senior Journal)
- Fixed income alternatives for retirees (Bankrate.com)
- Video Games Ease Depression Among Seniors (Consumer Affairs)
- AARP, Aging Groups Endorse Gay Seniors Report (Advocate.com)
- Protecting the vulnerable: Florida House approves tougher screening for employees of care centers (Palm Beach Post)
- Montana elderly share stories (Billings Gazette)
- WWII Soldier Receiving French Medal (WCHS)
- Some Seniors Aren't Required To File Federal Tax Return (Consumer Affairs)
- Bad News For Seniors, Good News For Some Workers (Forbes)
- Clinton Out of Hospital After Heart Surgery (ABC News)
- House approves sweeping, post-crisis bank reform (MarketWatch)
- Health officials to review disaster plan (Reuters)
- Social Security declares open season on Medicare (Williamson Daily News)
- New PC to encourage older users (BBC)
- Elderly workers' rights argued in high court (New Jersey News)
- Reverse Mortgage Could Become a Fiasco for Senior Citizens (Real Estate Economy Watch)
- Democrats get ambitious on climate change (Houston Chronicle)
- Driving Specialists for Senior Citizens Behind the Wheel (ABC News)
- Recession pulls U.S. senior citizens back to work: survey (Reuters)
- Survey looks at economic security of elderly (WV Public Broadcasting)
- Dem Senator Warns of 'Big, Big Tax' on Middle Class in Baucus Bill (ABC News)
- Investment options for senior citizens (Economic Times)
- Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year (CBS News)
- Rep. Wilson's Admonishment A First For Congress (NPR)
- Fables for Adults (Real Clear Politics)
- Democrats push for Social Security increase after adjustment falls through (The Hill)
-
Mary L. Moreau: Grandparent's Day (Citizen.com)
- Pork, Stigmatized by Swine Flu, Gets a Government Bailout (Time)
- World's oldest barender, 95, is retiring in PA (Yahoo! News)
- Some tips for booking air travel on a budget (Yahoo! News)
- Many seniors feel younger despite old age: study (Yahoo News)
- Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue (HealthDay News)
- Veterans want people to remember (Herald-Dispatch)
- Companies push Congress for pension relief (AARP Bulletin Today)
- HOLIDAY SAFETY Protecting Yourself from Crime (Eyewitness News Online)
- Cold Comfort: How to Cope With the Cost of Heating Your Home (AARP Bulletin Today)
- Where Presidential Campaigns Stand on Senior Citizen Issues Found on Websites (Senior Journal)
- HHS Releases $5 Billion from Low Income Energy Assistance Program for Winter (Senior Journal)
- Seniors Should Say No to Con Artists Claiming to Be with FTC, Promising Sweepstakes Prize (Senior Journal)
- McCain Targets Investors, Seniors With New Economic Package (US News)
- DOW climbs back 936 points (Huntington Herald-Dispatch
- Postal Service to Issue Alzheimer's Awareness Stamp (PRNewswire)
- Senior benefit costs rise 24% since 2000 (USA Today)
- Agency names poor-performing nursing homes (Des Moines Register)
- Social Security Could Deliver Stimulus Within 6 Weeks To Millions Of Seniors, Yet Low Income Retirees Ignored In Stimulus Plan - USA (Medical News Today)
- Insuring children may squeeze seniors (LA Times)
- Many Retirees Left Work Due to Health, Find Expenses Higher Than Expected (Senior Journal)
- Local Seniors Walk Thousands Of Miles Around America (NBC25.com)
- Bush unveils health plan tied to tax deduction (USA Today)
- E-Filers Have Several Tax Preparation Options (State Journal)
- Boomers in fine form at 60 (AZCentral.com)
- New agency to aid aging boomers (Cincinnatti Post)
- When you think of an old person, what are the first five words or phrases that come to mind? (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Workload grows as Christmas draws near: Tree farming loses allure (Tulsa World)
- News briefs from around Kentucky at 5:58 p.m. EST (AP Wire)
- The Debate Over Older Drivers (ABC News)
- Senior driving classes take off (Inside Bay Area)
- A Profile of Older Americans: 2005 (US Administration on Aging)
- Vermont program offers new twist on elder care (MSNBC)
- Many Americans Still Plan to Rely on Social Security for Retirement Income (Senior Journal)
- Beware of Social Security 'phishing' e-mail (Market Watch)
- Retirement: A Financial Time Bomb Awaits Vast Majority of Americans (Earth Times)
- Social Security Max Increases To $97,500 for 2007 (TransWorldNews)
- BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $633 MILLION TO HELP VERY LOW-INCOME ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (DSNews)
- Fidelity offers new retirement planning tool (Reuters)
- Senator George Allen Named a 'Senior Life Saver' by RetireSafe (U.S. Newswire)
- Boomers' exit spells work-force shortage (Seniorscopie)
- Social Security accounting change sought (Houston Chronicle)
- Bush suggests would favor indexing retirement benefits (Reuters)
- Most Baby Boomers will struggle to fund their lifestyles, longevity (mlive.com)
- PanTran gets grant for pilot program (Journal)
- Bush Plans to Revive Social Security Proposal With New Congress (Bloomberg)
- Feds fail seniors with paltry boost in Social Security checks (MySA.com)
- Rolling Over Into Retirement (Washington Post)
- Social Security Raise for Elderly and Disabled (LA Times)
- Real Estate: Not Your Father's Retirement (MSNBC)
- Baby boomers need retirement checklist (Herald-Today)
- Mature workers find opportunities (Seattle Times)
- Who wants to retire, anyway? (Sun Herald)
- Better appliance designs serve aging consumers (Monterey Herald)
- Trusting a Promise to Care (LA Times)
- AARP Releases Ten Tips to Make Homes Safer; New Survey Shows There's No Place Like Home for Americans 50 and Older (U.S. Newswire)
- Growing old waiting for AARP to act (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Understanding Social Security (Gilroy Dispatch)
- Will working boomers save Social Security? (MSNBC)
- SeniorNet and IBM Celebrate 20 Years of Computer-Using Older Adults (Yahoo Finance)
- Retooling, not retiring (IndyStar.com)
- Private banks see opportunity in aging society (Reuters)
- Statement of the National Council on Aging: Congressional Reauthorization of Older Americans Act (US Newswire)
- Make smart choices about parents’ care (Boston Herald)
- Ten ways to tell if your community is ready for an aging population (US News)
- Survey: Test older drivers frequently (Union Leader)
- Work solutions for older workers (Mercury News)
- VCU therapy dogs trot into retirement (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Strategies Can Help Boost Retirement (State Journal)
- Challenges profound as boomers age (WHIG)
- 2 years later, what has changed? (USA Today)
- Retirement Planning the Easy Way? (Motley Fool)
- Problem of Suicide Over Age 65 Needs More Attention, Experts Say (Kansas City infoZine)
- Baby Boomers Find HearPods Are Just What the Doctor Ordered (eNewsChannels)
- Finances forcing women to delay retirement (Delaware Online)
- TV network aimed at retirees (Rutland Herald)
- Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Rampant In Nursing Home Industry (OpEdNews)
- Seniors say 'no' to nursing homes (Times Herald-Record)
- Tips to help older Americans prepare for emergencies (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers)
- AARP to Promote ICAA's Active Aging Week to its Members (PR Newswire)
- Financial security with 4 simple steps (Capital)
- Networks woo older viewers (Oxford Press)
- Caring for the elderly from a distance (LA Times)
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Statement on the Full Report of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (U.S. Newswire)
- Smaller sacrifices now can save Social Security (Charlotte Observer)
- Securing the golden years (Baltimore Sun)
- Stop or go? (Roanoke Times)
- Wealthy Americans cautious on retirement investing (Reuters)
- Retirees head into choppy waters (Miami Herald)
- Senior Citizens Becoming More Interested in Labor Day Break (Senior Journal)
- Retirees find rewards in 'golden years' jobs (Toledo Blade)
- Retirement ideas differ with age (Home News Tribune)
- Advocating for the elderly and the disabled in Pa. (Philidelphis Inquirer)
- Sweeping Changes in Elder Care Pass (LA Times)
- Pre-retirement to-dos (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Driving course helps seniors stay sharp (Centre Daily)
- Growing Old With Grace (Kiplinger.com)
- 60: The New 45 (Forbes)
- August marks 50th anniversary of Social Security disability program (Norman Transcript)
- Assisted living at your doorstep (BankRate.com)
- AARP offers driver safety class (Pocono Record)
- Red Hat Society Challenges the Conventional Perception of Older Women (Voice of America)
- Aging populations affect more than just health care (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- Control what you can as retirement looms (Houston Chronical)
- Help’s available for seniors on the prowl for a job (Palladium-Item)
- Safekeeping Their Finances Know About Elderly Parents' Records (Free Lance-Star)
- To save more for retirement, first track the wasteful expenditures (Boston Globe)
- Study: Older drivers at risk (Daily Progress)
- Rethink your retirement plans (TownHall.com)
- Wealthy have same vested interest in Social Security as everybody else (Boston Globe)
- Get Smarter About Your Retirement (Washington Post)
- Balancing robot may care for elderly (Business Week)
- Changes on the way for retirement savings landscape (NorthJersey.com)
- Pensioner becomes surprise YouTube star (Yahoo News)
- Disaster Training Program to Aid Older Adults (Health News Digest)
- Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says $4 Million Available to Help Senior Centers (Yahoo Finance)
- Your retirement (Pittsburg Tribune)
- Setting up for retirement (Reuters)
- John Kostrzewa: Law will hasten demise of pensions (Providence Journal)
- 2 Networks Target Vacationers, Retirees (Washington Post)
- Saving too much for retirement? (MoneyWeb Undictated)
- What to Expect From Social Security (MSNBC)
- 55-plus and still working -- but where? (MarketWatch)
- Seniors not ready to yield (Galveston County Daily News)
- MySpace for boomers comes with death alerts (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Retirement Living Television Network to Launch in September (Senior Journal)
- Many view equity in home as piggy bank (Rutland Herald)
- Tech to transform the golden years (Herald Tribune)
- Get your retirement house in order (Sea Coast Online)
- Pre-Planning Your Retirement (Village Soup)
- Caregiving: Here come the case managers (United Press International)
- Investment Scammers Often Target Elderly (Washington Post)
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Advance Technologies for the Aging (US Newswire)
- Older citizens are among safest drivers (Courier Press)
- Safety for older drivers (WSLS News)
- Older Workers - Aging Workforce Issues for Job Search (Carolina Newswire)
- Graham's strip club spending exposed (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Senior Citizens Who Give Up Driving may take Express Lane to Nursing Home (Senior Journal)
- Programs put seniors on right track (Times Leader)
- Senior citizen 'stay cool' tips (ALL News)
- Study shows savvy seniors more likely to be conned (USA Today)
- First-line questions for "retirement-home" living (Seattle Times)
- Navigating the five phases of retirement (News-Press)
- Retiring Old Thinking (The Street)
- Don't wait to purchase long-term care insurance (Herald Today)
- Warning: Watch out for boomers (Grand Folks Herald)
- Senior Citizens Get Scammed in Alarming Numbers (Senior Journal)
- Traditional retirement 'no longer possible' (24dash)
- Investing in retirement (Reuters)
- How will you pay for Health Care when you retire (East Texas Review)
- Boomers leading push for more flexible workplace (Miami Herald)
- How Old is "Too Old" to Drive? (KSBI 52)
- Certain Seniors Embrace High-Tech Gear (Newhouse News Service)
- Community care key for elderly (Clarion Ledger)
- IRA access comes with a few strings (ContraCostaTimes)
- SEC to Conduct First-Ever Seniors Summit July 17 to Protect Older Americans From Investment Fraud (US Securities and Exchange Commission)
- Flexibility keeps boomers on job (Courier-Journal)
- Bush still pushing Social Security reform (M&C News)
- Wanted: A few good baby boomers (MSNBC)
- AARP Launches Driver Safety Online Course Nationwide (US Newswire)
- Consider pros, cons of Social Security before retirement (Belleville News Democrat)
- Driving taxing for older drivers (Frederick News-Post)
- Designating Beneficiaries for Your Retirement Accounts (Village Soup)
- Red Hat ladies have quite a ball (Contra Costa Times)
- Agency assists senior citizens, disabled (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Retired Women Face Poverty (Monterey Herald)
- Boomer inheritances shrink as parents live longer, health care costs rise (USA Today)
- Turning 60 - Graying boomers hang on to expectations (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Pennsylvania's APPRISE Program Honored for Medicare Part D Education Efforts (Yahoo Finance)
- SAVVY SENIOR (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Activists design new kind of retirement (News-Sentinel)
- Major changes coming for graying workforce (MSNBC)
- Gays have places to retire (Press Telegram)
- Hanging cards to help S. Florida seniors get aid after hurricanes (South-Florida Sun Sentinel)
- Hurricane hustle: Things you should know (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Independent, but alone (Christian Science Monitor)
- An aging population calls for elder law expertise (Providence Business News)
- Seniors: Be ready during an emergency (Daily Press)
- The 2007 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Cooperative Agreement application process is now open! (IRS)
- Reimagining America: AARP's Blueprint for the Future (AARP)
- Retirement choices stretch beyond Florida (Southwest Florida Herald-Tribune)
- Feeling much safer at home (Newsday)
- Retired seniors find little security (Pittsburg-Tribune)
- Companies Asked To Consider the Needs of Elderly Seniors (WebWire)
- Seniors learn about options for the future (Portsmouth Herald Local News)
- Food program in season (Pittsburg Tribune-Review)
- NAB drafts policy to help elderly (Nation News)
- Targeting the Elderly: Annuity tactics under fire (Des Moines Business Record)
- Poll: Boomers go easy on marriage (USA Today)
- Aging farm population has states experimenting with incentives (Lexington Herald-Leader)
- Senior center's turning into `wellness' havens for aging boomers (News-Sentinel)
- Isolation is seniors' enemy Durham center aims to keep older people engaged (News & Observer)
- Program helps disabled elderly stay independent (Reuters Health)
- Caring for Seniors in a National Emergency: Can We Do Better? (Aging Committee Hearings)
- America's elderly face growing drug addiction problem (Reuters Health)
- Huge bill for public retirees hits soon (USA Today)
- When mom (or dad) moves in (USA Today)
- Seniors benefiting as Fed continues interest-rate hikes (Arizona Republic)
- State ratchets up effort to help seniors' driving (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Think ahead to stay safe at home (Seattle Times)
- Identity thieves targeting seniors (Sentinel and Enterprise)
- U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 4: Older Americans (US Newswire)
- Woman to be oldest mother at 63 (BBC News)
- Gas Prices Squeezing Seniors (CBS News)
- Senior-friendly housing booms with boomers (Tennessean)
- Caught in a tangle of fine print (LA Times)
- Seniors can resist scams (South Bend Tribune)
- Helping elderly stay at home (Buffalo News)
- Scammer of seniors gets 10 years (Colorado Springs Gazette)
- Elderly increasingly becoming targets of theft, neglect, abuse (GoUpstate.com)
- Some last-minute advice for seniors on tax filing (NY Daily News)
- Errant Elders Find Amenities in Japan's Jails (Washington Post)
- Seniors rail against Bush housing cuts (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Financial Abuse of Elderly Grows (Forbes)
- Not Born Yesterday: How Seniors Can Stop Investment Fraud (Magic City Morning Star)
- Amber Alert campaign can rescue seniors (Colorado'an)
- Keeping track of Dad: Technology allows aging Americans to enjoy more independence while families monitor them from miles away (TMC Net)
- Caring Times Newsletters (Griswold Special Care)
- Cellphones for kids -- and seniors (CNN Money)
- Fit as a fiddle at 71, he has eye on the prize (Bridgeville Area News)
- Catholic Charities USA Names Finalists for 2006 National Volunteer of the Year Award (U.S. Newswire)
- Louisiana Needy, Elderly Gets Web Answers (Bayou Buzz)
- Seniors find home at Freeport center (Pittsburg Tribune-Review)
- AAHSA and AARP Urge Congress to Expand Affordable Senior Housing (U.S. Newswire)
- Don't get hit by the pitch - Top ways older Americans can avoid scams (MarketWatch)
- FEMA Reminds Elderly, Disabled of Available Resources (Press Zoom)
- Armed and elderly (Utah Daily-Herald)
- Teach seniors how to surf (Kansas City Star)
- Fight over voter ID more politics than policy (Belleville News Democrat)
- Elderly couple win financial-abuse case (Monterey Herald)
- For older warriors, experience beats athleticism (USA Today)
- Hospital beds can be a dangerous trap to elderly, sedated (USA Today)
- Number of Flu Cases More than Double at a Local Hospital (WVNS)
- Retiring Seniors -- At A Glance (WESH)
- Report: Life improving for seniors (Albuquerque Tribune)
- Few U.S. seniors working - Most people retire by 65, report says (Detroit Free Press)
- Baby boomers have a better future - NIH report (NIH Report)
- Older U.S. population booming (United Press International)
- Dramatic Changes in US Aging Highlighted In New Census, NIH report (Playfuls.com)
- Tool to reduce elderly driving deaths nationwide (Eurekalert)
- America's Seniors Healthier, Wealthier Than Ever Before (Forbes)
- "So Far Away: 20 Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers" (National Institute on Aging)
- Images of Aging in America 2004 (AARP)
- Where aging cowboys ride off with dignity (The Star)
- New Law Pushes Long-Term Care Insurance Coverage (Senior Journal)
- Seniors raising their grandkids get a new boost (Christian Science Monitor)
- Lasting troubles in America's coal community (Christian Science Monitor)
- Financial scams expected to boom as boomers age (USA Today)
- Better facilities for an ageing workforce (Seniorscopie)
- Iowa: slow-growing, growing old (Des Moines Register)
- Using GPS satellite technology to help track down grandma (Asahi)
- Boomers take their time to retire to maintain their revenues (Seniorscopie)
- Boomers are being sandwiched between two generations (Seniorscopie)
- Who'll take care of Mom & Dad? (Enquirer)
- U.S. faces severe worker shortage in future (USA Today)
- Seniors have new advocate (Sewickley Herald)
- Specializing in seniors - More Realtors catering their services to retired clientele (The Record)
- States review evacuation plans for elderly (USA Today)
- N.J. woman enjoys celebrity of being 1st baby boomer (USA Today)
- State Could Turn Elsewhere for Conservatorship Remedies (LA Times)
- Elderly Sunnyvale couple loses thousands in lottery scam (Mercury News)
- S. Fla. Insurance Agent Arrested for Bilking His Elderly Clients (Insurance Journal)
- Seniors find comfort zone on blogs (St. Petersburg Times)
- Engineering students use skills to help elderly (News 8 Austin)
- California’s San Joaquin Valley: The New Appalachia? (Huntington News)
- Seniors' holidays made a little brighter through eyes of youth (Spectrum)
- More Than Just a Job (Shore Publishing LLC)
- Cold weather tough on the elderly (Capital News 9)
- Elder Services helps seniors live independently (Iowa City Press-Citizen)
- New gadgets helping senior citizens cope (Scripps Howard News Service)
- Help keep seniors safe and warm in winter (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- States Finding Ways to Keep Elderly Out of Nursing Homes (Senior Journal)
- Tech companies gear up for seniors (ZDNET)
- Arrests of elderly rising in prescription drug sales (News-Record)
- Age Concern: Elderly abuse figures just tip of iceberg (Northern Advocate)
- Intel chairman putting tech to work for seniors (Mercury News)
- Campaign urges baby boomers to volunteer (USA Today)
- Michigan nursing home fire sends 60 to hospitals (USA Today)
- Conference Next Week to Prepare Recommendation on Aging Issues (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
- Hang Up on Federal Phone Tax Hike! (PR Newswire)
- Bush urges companies to pay pension obligations (USA Today)
- In Appalachia, senior citizens charged with selling drugs (WKYT)
- Few contractors up to speed on aging-in-place (Myrtle-Beach Online)
- House Budget Bill Unfairly Punishes Elderly, ElderLawAnswers Warns (Senior Journal)
- Boomers: Not all believe group will create economic burden (Arizona Capitol Times)
- Few contractors up to speed on aging-in-place (Napa Valley Register)
- Helping Seniors Remain Fiscally Fit: How-to Guide to Money Management for Seniors and their Families Available from the FDIC (Web Wire)
- Social Security and American Indians (KFOR News)
- Will retirement be golden for boomers? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Sometimes, the elderly walk in suicide’s shadow (The State)
- Coalition: Plan by FCC Chair Martin Could Cost 16 Million of America's Most Vulnerable Consumers $400 Million (PR Newswire)
- Arrest Prompts Questions About Elder Care (WESH)
- Survey: Govt. should pay more for custodial care (Scripps Howard News Service)
- Rising Heating Costs Force Seniors to Make Difficult Choices; AARP Urges Congress to Fully Fund Low-Income Heat Assistance (Newswire)
- Analysis: Seniors important to economic development (Grand Folks Herald)
- Justice Sleeps While Seniors Suffer - Probate courts are supposed to watch conservators' conduct and discipline those who abuse their authority. They've failed dismally in this vital role. (KTLA News)
- Don't call 'em elderly; active adults shun labels (Arizona Republic)
- Blogging keeps seniors current (Washington Times)
- How Old Is Too Old to Drive? - Recent accidents point to a persistent dilemma for seniors and society. (The Ledger)
- New survey reveals older Americans' attitudes toward sleep and healthy aging (Eurekalert)
- Grandparents go the extra miles to live near their kids (Christian Science Monitor)
- Veterans Day 2005: Nov 11 (US Census Bureau)
- JUST SAY NO! TO SENIOR SCAMS - Watch Video! (Black Hilss Today)
- Seminar warns seniors about scams (Contra Costa Times)
- County Express to offer better services (Culpeper Star-Exponent)
- Tips For Seniors To Avoid Scam Artists (Channel 4 Action News)
- Wilma wreaks havoc on elderly (LA Times)
- Help wanted; elderly welcome (Free Lance-Star)
- Driving while elderly (Toledo Blade)
- Visiting Angels puts seniors first (East Valley Tribune)
- Stranded seniors leave for home (Houston Chronicle)
- LIVE LONG AND WORK! (Daily Policy Digest)
- Forlorn seniors find champions in caring neighbors, strangers (Palm Beach Post)
- Bill aims to save seniors' homes (Pittsburg Tribune Review)
- Home–like cottages built for aging seniors (Seniorscopie)
- Nearly 4,000 still without phone service (Hattiesburg American)
- Seniors, Exxon Mobil employees receive fake flu shots (The Olympian)
- AG: Seniors Being Ripped Off (WNEP)
- Police Say Elderly Often Victimized By Family Members (WAVE 3)
- Seniors must watch out for scam artists (Olympian)
- Seniors Study Seniors: More Undergrads Major in Old Age (ABC News)
- 2046: A boomer odyssey (USA Today)
- White House ponders aging - National conference held once a decade (Concord Monitor Online)
- Best Phones And Remote Control For Elderly (WJAC.com)
- Coast seniors face difficult recovery (Clarion-Ledger)
- Meals On Wheels Announces Emergency Plan for Frail Elderly (PR Newswire)
- Seniors should act to keep scam wolves from door (USA Today)
- Local Seniors Ripped Off In Insurance Scam (WTAE TV News)
- Hungry seniors need volunteers like Bill Froden (Montgomery Adviser)
- Disasters spotlight safety needs of elderly: Better planning, new regulations among proposals (Boston Globe)
- Buyer beware: Officials warn of insurance fraud (The Lompoc Record)
- Living It Up (Time Asia)
- Baby Boomers Augur Old Age, New Needs (InfoZine)
- Old people left behind on Internet (JoongAng Daily)
- For elderly, tax bill breaks vary widely town to town (The Boston Globe)
- Elderly affected most by hurricanes, senators told (Cox News Service)
- Lady Luck Is Luring In Seniors (CBS News)
- SLPD Issues Warning To Seniors About Scam (KUTV)
- Affordable housing issues hits home (Times Herald)
- Professional guardians manage the affairs of incapacitated seniors(Seniorscopie)
- Seniors on the road are as dangerous as teenagers (Seniorscopie)
- ID practices still too helter skelter (The Democrat & Chronicle of Rochester)
- Beyond the Living Will: Seniors Have More to Consider (Senior Journal.Com)
- Readers debate the ethics, use of assisted suicide (Statesman Journal)
- Will cell phones land you in court? (Industrial Distribution)
- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Officials admit better plans needed for the elderly, frail (Houston Chronicle)
- Flying in 'senior' class: Boeing goes an extra step to design planes for the aging (Seattle Post)
- Aging World Population Presents Challenge For Future Young (Voice of America)
- Is your family ready for the next Katrina? (NorthJersey.com)
- Pittsburgh is proud to be n°4 for its friendliness to seniors (Seniorscopie)
- Voice of the people: Capito supports vital arthritis bill (Opinion)
- September is National Menopause Awareness Month: NHLBI Offers Comprehensive Guidance for Women on Understanding Menopausal Hormone Therapy (NIH News)
- Iowa's elderly ombudsman has smallest budget in U.S (The Des Moines Register)
- Elderly seniors bounce back from adversity faster than younger people (Seniorscopie)
- Patriarchal attitudes and practices explain half the discrepancy in life expectancy between sexes (Eurekalert)
- AARP Massachusetts End of Life Survey (AARP)
- Thieves Use "Katrina" to their Advantage (WOWK)
- Prescription Drugs Cheaper on Canadian Internet Sites (ABC News)
- Seniors come of age in this computer class (Newport News Times)
- Eighty-year-old Florida video gamer looks to reclaim world record (CJAD)
- Retirees going back to school (CNN)
- Elders, boomers and their inheritance (CNN)
- Robots to offer Japan's elderly new lease on life (MSNBC)
- 'Hardcore' Grandma Proves Old Age Doesn't Mean Game Over (MTV.com)
- Feds Approve Vermont Program Giving Medicaid Recipients Alternatives to Nursing Home Care (ElderLawAnswers.com)
- Older workers earning respect (Maine Today)
- Happy half-birthday, boomers! (CNN)
- Scientists shed new light on aging process (MSNBC)
- House votes to ban Medicare, Medicaid payments for Viagra-type drugs (CNN)
- Do a reality check before retiring (The Willits News)
- World's Oldest Man Credits Long Life To Bachelor Status (BBC)
- Seniors, admitting age can save you money (Indianapolis Star)
- Seniors discover new way to connect - online (Arizona Central)
- Secrets of Successful Aging May Be Found in Senior Olympics Athletes (eMaxHealth.com)
- Given misleading cues, older adults are more likely to 'remember' that misinformation (Eurekalert)
- Grandpa gang locked up after armed heists (MSNBC)
- Helping boomers chart their course (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Exercise trends go for low impact (Lansing State Journal)
- Foster grandparent inspires students (The Standard-Times)
- When the Elderly Become Financial Targets (National Public Radio)
- Slowing down? It's all relative for senior athletes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Can antioxidants help prolong life? (MSNBC)
- Diagnosis: Internet Phobia - Seniors who scorn the web miss out. How to help. (Newsweek/MSNBC)
- Reps. Nancy Johnson, Jim McCrery, Six Other Key House GOP Members Express Concern About Proposed FY 2006 Medicare Cuts (U.S. Newswire)
- Bush takes new Social Security idea to public (MSNBC)
- Bush, Clinton spent $2 million on Social Security polls (The Southern Illinoisan)
- Attorney: Just say no to e-mail from con artists (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Americans, Already Retiring Later, May Help Fix Social Security (Bloomberg)
- Supreme Court eases way for age discrimination suits (CNN)
- Peace Corps seeks a few good baby boomers (Seattle Times)
- Attitudes of Individuals 50 and Older Toward Phased Retirement (AARP)
- Democrats slam budget cuts for veterans' services (CNN)
- Senior citizens flock to the city (MSNBC)
- Map: Where Seniors Live in the U.S. (MSNBC)
- Seniors strive to keep off retirement pounds (MSNBC)
- Some firms reaching out to workers over 50 (CNN)
- Laughter is good for the heart, study finds (Reuters/MSNBC)
- Alter: Bush's plan to repeal FDR's New Deal (Newsweek/MSNBC)
- Students help seniors regain social lives (Daily Pennsylvanian)
- Senior citizens begin slowly entering cyberspace (The Phoenix)
- Poll: Wealthy should bolster Social Security (CNN)
- AARP tips its cap to best of 'silver' screen (The Daily News)
- Bush's plan for Social Security (CNN Money)
- Entrepreneurs know no age limit (Great Falls Tribune)
- Caring about the elderly: School of Gerontology (Daily Trojan Online)
- Key GOP lawmaker calls plan 'dead horse' (CBS Marketwatch)
- Is there really a crisis? (Time/CNN)
- Retirement homes, without the closets (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Software focuses on grandkids to get seniors online (New York Daily News)
- Regulating older drivers tough task (Pittsburgh Tribune)
- New AAA program aimed at elderly drivers (Macomb Daily)
- Social Security's battle over values (CS Monitor)
- Social Security reform: A guide to the key issues (CNN Money)
- Social Security concerns not just for seniors (Oneonta Daily Star)
- Saving Us From 'Poverty-Ridden Old Age' (Tech Central Station)
- Some in House Look to Roll Back Bush Plans (Philly Burbs)
- Social Security benefits may change (CNN)
- Championing the interests of seniors (Louden Times-Mirror)
- Skiing passion keeps seniors hale, hearty (The Union)
- Seniors enter cyberspace through computer school (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- Robert Ball, Social Security Warrior, Readies for New Battle (Bloomberg)
- Anti-Social Security (CBS News)
- Teaching tech fun to seniors (News Review)
- Federal Forum Reports Americans Aging Well, But Gaps Remain (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging)
- Social Security problems put politicians on hot seat (Knight Ridder/Billings Gazette)
- Aging gays face problems of isolation, loneliness, fear (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
- West braces for more elderly migrants (USA Today)
- Study finds 'apple shaped' seniors more likely to suffer mental loss (San Francisco Chronicle)
- U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative (DHHS Press Release)
- 2005 White House Conference On Aging Launches New Web Site
- Voting Scam Targets Seniors To Obtain Personal Information (CarolinaChannel.com)
- Handheld Computers Give Active Seniors a Helping Hand (NE Ohio News-Herald)
- Not much gain for retirees (CNN)
- Single senior women feel pull of the road (USA Today)
- AARP concerned about cell phone contracts for seniors (WIS TV)
- Specialists move seniors with care (Seattle Times)
- Love of music bands seniors together (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Seniors look to supplement retirement (News 14 Carolina)
- Gambling oldsters healthy-go-lucky (New York Daily News)
- Medicare HMOs to give seniors break on rates (Boston Herald)
- Education Helping Seniors Get Online (MSNBC)
- Seniors speak out about Medicare cost (News 14 Carolina)
- Making a career comeback (CNN)
- We can't wait for the feds to tackle eldercare (Seattle Times)
- Taking the stress out of retirement (ABC)
- Women who early in life care for elderly parents are at higher risk of poverty later (Eurekalert)
- Over-Medication Sickens Seniors (WBAL)
- Use It or Lose It: Seniors Must Socialize to Keep Communication Skills (Newswise)
- Jobs linked to Alzheimer's risk (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- U.S. Seniors Deep In Credit Debt (CBS News)
- Medicare could be election issue (CNN)
- Older adults will accept monitoring technology to live in their homes longer (Eurekalert)
- A look at new technology for the elderly by Joel Eskovitz (Scripps Howard News Service)
- Swim-in-place pools perfect for baby boomers: 'Wet treadmills' help ease ailments associated with aging" (Associated Press via MSNBC.com, Mar. 11, 2004)
- Census Bureau Estimates Number of Adults, Older People and School-Age Children in States (CB04-36, Mar. 10, 2004)
- Sons, daughters and caregivers: More and more of us are in similar straits: Attending to aging parents (USA Today)
- Brain Damage - Being fat is bad for your brain. (New York Times)
- H1N1 kept seasonal flu at bay, sparing many seniors (MPR News Q)
- Seniors' Gait, Balance Improved By Dance Therapy (Medical News Today)
- Alzheimer's Self Test Works Surprisingly Well (LiveScience)
- Diet can sharply cut Alzheimer's risk: study (Reuters)
- New Alzheimer's Gene Identified (HealthDay)
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Making Your Wishes Known at the End of Life (NY Times)
- Health insurers shifting costs ahead of law: report (Reuters)
- Another delay on doctors' Medicare pay (Business First)
- Alzheimer's and Diet: Good for Heart May Be Good for Brain (ABC News)
- Six Ways to Save on Health Care (ABC News)
- Health reforms to be clear, transparent: Sebelius (Reuters)
- Five more states join lawsuit against health reform (Austin Business Journal)
- Insurers Face Frozen Medicare Payments for 2011 (Becker's Hospital Review)
- High Pollen Count Means Bad Allergies This Season (ABC News)
- Seniors Can Lose Weight Safely, Docs Say (WGAL.com)
- EXPLORING AGING: The what and why of senior dieting (St. Louis Globe-Democrat)
- Brain fitness for seniors helps fight off dementia (KENS5.com)
- US plans to speed personalized breast cancer drugs to market (Flesh and Stone)
- Age likely a factor in colon cancer chemotherapy (Reuters)
- Healthcare overhaul faces new challenges (Reuters)
- Be careful what you think - It may come true. Stereotypes about aging can be bad for your health — or good. (Boston Globe)
- Oral Cancer Foundation Donates Screening Devices to West Virginia Free Clinics (PR Newswire)
- Depressed Elderly Adults Who Attempt Suicide Ignore Previous Experience, Pitt Study Finds (HealthCanal.com)
- Older Adults Given Dangerous Medications during Emergency Visits (EmaxHealth)
- 7 Ways to Beat Depression for Seniors (PsychCentral)
- 'Drowning in Alzheimer's': Minorities struggle with dementia (CNN)
- Fosamax: Is Long Term Use of Bone Strengthening Drug Linked to Fractures? (ABC News)
- Are Flu Shots Effective at Preventing Illness? (Time)
- New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay)
- Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest (HealthDay)
- Maine panel weighs cell phone cancer warning (Associated Press)
- Deadline for e-health rollout may do more harm than help (Business Week)
- Older cancer women referred later (BBC News)
- New guidelines on prostate cancer urge frank talk (Reuters)
- The Benefits of Popping an Aspirin (and Some Risks) (US News)
- Reconciliation showdown ahead on health care? (CNN)
- Medicare payments cut by 21% (WLOX 13)
- CDC Panel Calls for Flu Vaccine for All (WebMD)
- Obama dominates the room at healthcare summit (Reuters)
- Study: Preventive mastectomy doesn’t benefit most (Houston Chronicle)
- Study Finds Stents Effective in Preventing Strokes (New York Times)
- NY-Made Robotic Surgery Simulator Rolled Out (ABC News)
- When Seniors Tutor Kids, They Sharpen Their Own Minds As Well (Yahoo! News)
- Economy forces states to reduce Medicaid spending (USA Today)
- Premiums Jump 14 Percent on Medicare Private Plans (ABC News)
- Rising premiums help justify Obama's latest healthcare push, Sebelius says (LA Times)
- Study: Happiness Good for the Heart (WebMD)
- Cigars, Pipes No Safer Than Cigarettes (WebMD)
- Is Shoveling a Risk for Heart Attack? Yes (ABC News)
- Study: Happiness Good for the Heart (WebMD)
- Two Fatal Flaws in Health Reform Resuscitation (US News)
- Early HRT Doesn't Reduce Heart Risk (WebMD)
- Aspirin may help prevent return of breast
cancer (USA Today)
- Analysis: Chocolate may reduce stroke risk (USA Today)
- Amgen's Denosumab Offers Hope in Rare Bone Tumors (Reuters)
- For-Profit Hospitals Most Likely to Overtreat Dementia Patients (Medpage Today)
- 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning (BBC News)
- Many Women Misinformed About Heart Disease (WebMD)
- FDA Addresses Radiation Safety (LA Times)
- Studies: An Idle Brain May Be Ripe for Learning (Time)
- Little progress seen against health insurance fraud (USA Today)
- Magnetic activity in brain 'diagnoses stress disorder' (BBC)
- Rangel Considers Capital Gains Tax for Health Plan (BusinessWeek)
- Lower income might mean lower Medicare premiums (Williamson Daily News)
- Obama wants to fast track a final health care bill (USA Today)
- Oval Office meetings on health care continue (MSNBC)
- Lieberman May Torpedo Health Care Reform (CBS)
- Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate (New York Times)
- Senior patrol fights billions in Medicare fraud (WVVA Associated Press)
- Senate Clears Health Care Reform (The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register)
- Report says new strategies could save W.Va. health care system over $1B by 2014 (Associated Press)
- Health insurers push back as debate heats up (Reuters)
- Risk of Vision Loss in Aging Adults is Greater Than Risk of Breast or Prostate Cancer (PR Newswire)
- Health Care Crime: Phony Medications in Your Medicine Cabinet (HuntingtonNews.Net)
- Medicare participants grapple with selecting best drug plans (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Drug abuse deaths increase in W.Va. (Herald-Dispatch)
- Lawmakers split on expanding Medicaid to cover more uninsured (WV Public Broadcasting)
- Aging series: planning for the end of life (WV Public Broadcasting)
- Lonely seniors at higher risk for chronic illness (WVU Health News)
- Health care bill would address Medicare 'doughnut hole' (MPR News Q)
- Heart failure: 'Temporary' pumps could become a permanent treatment (LA Times)
- Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner (US News)
- Turkey Day Palate Pleasers for Those With Food Allergies (ABC News)
- Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack (Palm Beach Post)
- U.S. business group eyes cost in healthcare reform (Reuters)
- How to Choose a Health Plan: 12 Helpful Tips (US News)
- Higher disability tied to obesity (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Google launches flu shot finder (LA Times)
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. (Washington Post)
- Novavax Begins Phase IIa Study of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Older Adults (CNN Money)
- Memory test 'spots pre-dementia' (BBC)
- Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia (Associated Press)
- 1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand (US News)
- House bill greatly expands health care coverage (San Francisco Gate)
- Older People Get Brain Boost From Internet (WebMD)
- Health Care Reform Would Entail Major Changes for Americans (ABC News)
- Swine Flu Vaccine: Too Little, Too Late? (ABC News)
- Insurers say they still want health overhaul deal (Associated Press)
- FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet (Associated Press)
- How Many Docs Out There? It Depends on Who's Counting (ABC News)
- High doses of vitamin D improve balance in senior citizens (Little About)
- Congress Gets Low Health Care
Grade (CBS News)
- Seniors Worry As Medicare Advantage Is Threatened (NPR)
- 4 things you need to know about the H1N1 virus (Daily Siftings Herald)
- A Modest Proposal for Health Care Reform (American Institute for Economic Research)
- ‘Immortality Enzyme’ Wins Three Americans Nobel Prize (Bloomberg.com)
- Obama quietly tries to shore up Senate support for public option (LA Times)
- Power to the Patients (Atlantic Monthly)
- When Medicare is the piggy bank (Associated Press)
- Health care may hit House, Senate floor mid-month (Assoicated Press)
- Republican Amendments to Health-Care Bill Voted Down (Washington Post)
- Swine Flu Vaccines to Arrive Next Week, High-Risk Patients First in Line (ABC News)
- Recessions may be good for your health:
study (Reuters)
- Alzheimer's Linked to Lack of Sleep (US News)
- House Votes to Block Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums (New York Times)
- Alzheimer's Soars, Global Focus Needed: Study (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Medicare Is Focus on Day 2 of
Health-Care Negotiations (Washington Post)
- The Truth About Obama's
Health Care Plan, Part 2 (Fox News)
- Dems race to stop Medicare fee hike (Politico)
- Uninsured More Likely to Die, Study Finds (ABC News)
- Demand for flu vaccines up (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
- What is really in the health care bill? (Manteca Bulletin)
- Drivers fill up on flu shots (Great Falls Tribune)
- Do I Have a Cold or the Flue? (Ethiopian Review)
- Diagnoses vary on Obama health-care speech (AP National Writer)
- Obama and Democrats' Senior Citizen Problem (US News)
- Automatic Cuts Could Help Push Past a Health Hurdle (New York Times)
- Single Swine Flu Shot Gives Immunity in Early Tests (WebMD)
- Health-care rationing for all (Charleston Gazette)
- Hoyer confident House can pass health care (WVVA TV)
- Up to $3,800 fine for failure get health insurance (WVVA TV)
- H1N1 information offered from health department (Wierton Daily Times)
- The Aging Workforce: How to Fight the Risks (CFO.com)
- Rancor clouds health care town hall session (Beckley Register-Herald)
- Special meeting for seniors to address prescription drug issues (Logan Banner)
- Older Women's Stroke Rist Linked to Sleep (WebMD)
- Walking Helps Seniors Take Aging in Stride (WebMD
- Sen. Rockefeller talks health care with senior citizens (Charleston Gazette)
- When should Alzheimer's patients stop driving? (FOX News)
- A Health Plan for All and the Concerns It Raises (New York Times)
- Prostate drug shows promise in early testing (Yahoo! News)
- Walking Helps Seniors Take Aging in Stride (WebMD)
- With Alzheimers Health-Care Costs Could Triple (US News)
- Report: Taking Vitamin D Supplements Helps Seniors Avoid Bone Fractures, but Dosage Matters (WebMD)
- Age-Related Farsightedness May Affect More Than 1 Billion
Worldwide (Medical News Today)
- American Values Blamed For Health-Care Crisis (Medical News Today)
- Maintaining The Brain's Wiring In Ageing And Disease (Medical News Today)
- Hidden Casualty Of Economic Slide: Long-Term Care Health
Coverage (Medical News Today)
- Studies Evaluate Breast Cancer Outcomes In Older Patients, Women With Breast Augmentations (Medical News Today)
- Many risks seen with traumatic brain injury (Yahoo News)
- Cleveland Plain Deale Examines Rising Number Of HIV Cases Among Older People (Medical News Today)
- Calcium And Vitamin D May Not Be The Only Protection Against Bone Loss (Medical News Today)
- Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes In Older Adults (Medical News Today)
- Important And Significant Progress In The Efforts To Discover The Origins Of Age-Related Hearing Loss (Medical News Today)
- CT Colonography Screens for Cancer,
Osteoporosis (Yahoo News)
- Seniors can get Medicare advice (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Local Pharmacy Offering $10 Flu Shots On
Saturday (KDKA)
- Black Lung: It's Back (Wheeling Intelligencer)
- Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer
Survivors (HealthDay News)
- Coventry Health Care/Carelink Expands Coverage to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans to Beneficiaries in 28 Additional West Virginia Counties (STATENEWSLINES Headlines)
- Ask Ms. Medicare: Paying Attention to Open Enrollment for Part D (AARP Bulletin Today)
- New Online Help for Caregivers (AARP Bulletin Today)
- Elder Abuse Prevention Month Activities Highlight An Under-reported But Growing Problem (Medical News Today)
- FDA Introduces New Web Page with Links to Key Safety Information on Prescription Drugs (Senior Journal)
- When You Need Long Term Care, Don't Look to Medicare, Agency Warns (MarketWatch)
- West Virginia Rx gets meds out quickly (Times West Virginia)
- Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury (Washington Post)
- Wyeth Shares Rise on Promising Study of Alzheimer’s Drug (New York Times)
<- Co-Payments Soar for Drugs With High Prices (New York Times)
- Depression Now May Mean Alzheimer’s Later (MedHealthlines
- Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly (eFluxMedia)
- Report: Alzheimer's To Hit 1-In-8 Boomers (CBS News)
- U.S. Retiree Couples Need $225,000 for Health Costs (BusinessWeek)
- Drug Costs On the Rise for Elderly (MedHeadlines)
- Physically Active People Age More Slowly (Medical News Today)
- Life’s Pattern Leads to Depression at Middle Age but Back to Happiness as Senior Citizens (Senior Journal)
- Nursing Home Report Card by CMS Makes the Grade and Improving Care (Senior Journal)
- A Little Regular Exercise Extends Men's Lives (Washington Post)
- Check out Medicare drug plans now for '08 (Courier-Journal)
- Senior Citizens Get Their Own Food Pyramid Updated by Tufts Researchers (Senior Journal)
- Medicare drug coverage choices dizzying - Enrollment begins Thursday (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Medicare drug plans are changing - and costing more (San Franciso Chronicle)
- Enrollment period opens for Medicare drug plans (Dallas Morning News)
- Stanford researchers find blood test for Alzheimer's (East Bay Business Times)
- Report criticizes Medicare drug plan costs (Reuters)
- No flu vaccine shortages expected (Sun-Times)
- New anti-aging methods found
- Personality Factors May Control Risk of Alzheimer's (Fox News)
- Novartis Exelon patch gets EU nod for Alzheimer's (Reuters)
- Mediterranean diet 'helps Alzheimer's sufferers' (Telegraph.co.uk)
- Antidepressant as Good as Antipsychotics for Dementia (Washington Post)
- Baxter drug can help Alzheimer's patients, study shows (Chicago Tribune)
- Statins May Stave Off Alzheimer's, New Study (Medical News Today)
- Is an Alzheimer's vaccine close at hand? (Times of India)
- Sex is a gray area, study says (LA Times)
- Why this man may hold key to curing Alzheimer's (Scotsman.com)
- Medicare drug bill: An impending disaster (WFRV)
- Weight Lifting For Health And Heart (Medical News Today)
- Light Drinking May Keep Dementia at Bay (Forbes)
- One tipple a day may keep dementia at bay! (News-Medical.Net)
- Drug costs under fire - Lawmakers press more state action (Charleston Gazette)
- Many low-income seniors don't get drug benefit (USA Today)
- Experts outline ills of prescription drug benefit (MarketWatch)
- HRT use 'cuts Alzheimer's risk' (Channel 4 News)
- Scientists may have discovered longevity gene (World Today)
- Alzheimer's Memory Loss May One Day Be Reversible (Medical News Today)
- Medicare bill would require drug comparisons (LA Times)
- U.S. sees 10% Alzheimer's rise in 5 years (China View)
- Universal health plan could yield savings (Boston Globe)
- Physician says much still unknown about Alzheimer’s (Register-Herald)
- Pharmaceutical financial clout: Drug companies show little concern for the public (Charleston Gazette)
- Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly (Playfuls.com)
- House ponders changes to Manchin drug cost plan (Herald Dispatch)
- Medicaid needs to triage better (Charleston Daily Mail)
- AMA Reports President Bush's Budget Ignores Medicare Physician Payment Cuts (All Headline News)
- Senior Citizens Face Double Whammy When It Comes to Body Fat (Senior Journal)
- Loneliness In Old Age Linked To Alzheimer's (Medical News Today)
- Health officials to conduct flu drill (Herald-Dispatch)
- Alzheimer's Vaccine Makes Strides by Patch Delivery (Medpage Today)
- Folic acid pills 'can slow mental decline' (Times Online)
- Veterans are Satisfied with Prescription Drug Program that Provides Better Prices (Senior Journal)
- A secret Medicaid overhaul: ‘An expensive lesson’ (Charleston Gazette)
- Nothing says 'I love you' like a mammogram (Chicago Sun-Times)
- W.Va. made same Medicaid cuts as Ky. - Both states ended up restoring in-home care (Charleston Gazette)
- PEIA: What is wrong with this plan? (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- A swing in the politics of medical education? (Charlotte Observer)
- For a Healthy Brain in Old Age, Start Early (NPR)
- Identifying "safe" drivers with dementia not easy (Reuters Health)
- Folic acid may slow age-related hearing loss (Reuters Health)
- Optimists may have longer lives (Reuters Health)
- Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among Older U.S. Adults With and Without Disabilities, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003 (CDC)
- A Population at Risk (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Health costs cast shadow over state (Charleston Gazette)
- Imaging device sees Alzheimer`s (M&C)
- Failure of our System to Repair Damaged DNA in Cells Results in Aging (Senior Journal)
- Medicare D Call Center (WTAP)
- Viral outbreak hits more San Mateo County seniors (Mercury News)
- Retirees, groups ask PEIA for mercy (Charleston Gazette)
- Protein pattern in spinal fluid may be linked to Alzheimer's (Houston Chronicle)
- Aging Cats Get Alzheimer's Disease, May Help Human Research (Bloomberg)
- How Healthy Is Your State? Rankings Released (Channel 30000)
- Editorial: Drug coverage works for seniors (Charleston Daily Mail)
- With Senior Citizen Deaths from Falls Increasing an Expert Suggests Home Modifications (Senior Journal)
- Fatalities and Injuries from Falls Among Older Adults (CDC)
- Federal government needs to take closer look at assisted living facilities (Eurekalert)
- Relationship Between Quality of Care and Racial Disparities in Medicare
Health Plans (JAMA)
- Sick elderly can have temporary cognitive problems (Reuters Health)
- Medicare recipients facing deadline (Times West Virginia)
- Choosing A Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Health News Digest)
- Ensuring Fairness in Prescription Drug Prices (Washington Post)
- Study: Waltzing Helps Mend Hearts (Washington Post)
- Analysis: Docs don't ask about cost (United Press International)
- Seven-point system gauges seriousness of heart failure in elderly (Washington Unversity School of Medicine)
- The Long-Term-Care Puzzle Gets Tougher (Kiplinger's Retirement Report)
- EDS takes on Medicare and Medicaid fraud (Washington Technology)
- Seniors dealing with Medicare Part D options (Times Leader)
- Billing errors dog Medicare drug benefit since its start (USA Today)
- Can caffeine protect against Alzheimer's? (USA Today)
- Medicare Part D Coverage Gap is a Bitter Pill to Swallow (Huntington News)
- Web tools for the right Medicare drug plan (Reuters)
- CMS Releases 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (Media Newswire)
- Gentle electric stimulation may improve memory (Earth Times)
- US Medicare drug plan users face looming gap-report (Reuters)
- After 100 Years, Alzheimer's Still Somewhat a Mystery (ABC News)
- Flu Roundup: China`s dirty secret (Monster's and Critics)
- Red wine may contain elixir of youth (The Age)
- Less Than Half of Boomers-Seniors Think Medicare Drug Program is Good for Older Americans, says AARP Poll (Senior Journal)
- Study: Vegetables may keep brains young (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- Is there a doctor in the house? (Daily Local News)
- Vegetables But Not Fruit Said to Preserve the Aging Brain (Medpage Today)
- President Bush Says Republicans Should Promote Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit in Campaigns (Kaiser Network)
- New Tools Available To Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Choices For 2007 (Medical News Today)
- Medicare to Cease Automatic Enrollment (Washington Post)
- Medicare Cuts Hurt Wheelchair Suppliers (Forbes)
- U.S. Flu Vaccine Supply Called Plentiful (CBC News)
- Turns out it was better to inhale pot (Seattle PI)
- ED Visits Abound for Adverse Drug Effects in Older Patients (Medpage Today)
- Aricept (donepezil) Wins Indication for Severe Alzheimer's (Medpage Today)
- Aggression drugs little help in Alzheimers - study (Reuters)
- Prevention's Anti-Aging Guide: How To Take Off 10 Years Or More (Ledger Online)
- Medicare Says it Saved Over $2 Billion in Fraudulent Claims by Providers (Senior Journal)
- Vision and Hearing May Diminish Hand in Glove in Older Age (Medpage Today)
- Stroke symptoms common among general population (Eurekalert)
- Medicare Releases Data on 2007 Drug Plan Options (HHS)
- More Medicare Confusion in 2007? (FOX News)
- New product makes long-term care easier (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Study: Diabetes greater risk for death than obesity (IndyStar)
- Medicare to offer more options (Seattle Times)
- Team care helps depressed elderly (Reuters)
- Flu vaccine myths, misconceptions (USA Today)
- Caregivers' health in 'downward spiral' (USA Today)
- Medicare Center Names Acting Director(Forbes)
- 'Care-free' baby boomers to hit care crisis (MatureMarket.com)
- Long-term-care policy rules adding flexibility, complexity (Chicago Tribune)
- Government Paying 60 Percent of Nation's $790 Billion Hospital Bill (Senior Journal)
- Alzheimer's Symptoms May Arise From Mutant Genes (HealthCentral.com)
- Brand-Name Drug Prices Still Rise Faster Than Inflation (Forbes)
- Help available for Medicare drug plan (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Lawsuit Halts Medicare Collection of $50 Million Mistakenly Refunded to Senior Citizens (Senior Journal)
- Assisted Living Providers Find Internet Is a Productive Supplement to Traditional Marketing Channels (Yahoo Finance)
- Medicare Premium Hike Less Than Expected (Forbes)
- Where Americans live can affect how long they live (International Herald Tribune)
- Alzheimer's Drug Eases Brain Injury-Linked Memory Loss (Forbes)
- Forgetful? You Might Be Losing Brain Density (ABC News)
- Elderly fall prevention may cut disability (United Press International)
- Senior Health Web Site Adds Information on Paget's Disease of Bone (Kansas City InfoZine)
- Avoiding the Long-Term Care Trap (Yahoo Finance )
- Senior Citizen League Petitions to Stop Higher Medicare Premiums Based on Income (Senior Journal)
- Sleeping might suffer in the aging process (Daily Breeze)
- Higher-income seniors to face new Medicare fee (Seattle Times)
- Here are 10 keys to healthy aging (VillageSoup)
- Sleeping might suffer in the aging process (Daily Breeze)
- Aging Gene Identified (Ivanhoe)
- Falling into the donut hole? ... Medicare Part D (Pilot Independent)
- Medicare chief McClellan is stepping down (Boston Globe)
- Record Number of Flu Vaccine Doses Headed for U.S. Market (Senior Journal)
- Nursing Home Costs Continue to Rise and Congress Takes Notice (Senior Journal)
- Do You Need Long Term Care Insurance? Start By Assessing the Risk (Maine Today)
- Caregiving: Choosing a hospital -- Part 9 (United Press International)
- Caring for your aging parents: A 4-part series (AZ Central)
- GAO Urges More Medicare Plan Oversight (Houston Chronicle)
- Medicare glitches in drug coverage snare thousands (LA Times)
- Home visits to elderly lower death rate (United Press International)
- Study: Costly medical care pays off (Detroit News)
- Fruit juice linked to Alzheimer's prevention (InTheNews.co.uk)
- Seniors flock to private Medicare plans (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Medicare Tells Seniors What to Do with Payments Mistakenly Sent by Agency (Senior Journal)
- Who can afford to be old and sick? (News and Observer)
- Long-term care lacks safeguards (Capital Times)
- New Metlife Mature Market Institute Study (theMatureMarket.com)
- Not all in favor of Medicare proposal (Wichita Eagle)
- Hospital, Medicare Numbers Tell Tale
- Deborah Pryce: Medicare Part D a boon for elderly (Rhode Island News)
- Language: Age-defying - mind over matter (International Herald Tribune)
- 'Beach Club' puts camera on graying, sexuality (USA Today)
- Medicare's Requirement for Research Participation as a Condition of Coverage (JAMA)
- Seniors who stay behind the wheel may thrive (Baltimore Sun)
- Analysis: Medicaid doc pool shrinking (M&C News)
- A Hefty Bank Account Offers a Healthy Health Cushion (MedPage Today)
- Deborah Pryce: Medicare Part D a boon for elderly (Rhode Island News)
- Optimistic seniors recover better after hip fracture (Reuters Health)
- Poor diabetes control tied to cognitive difficulty (Reuters Health)
- Elder Care Website and Book Target Baby Boomer Caregivers (SeniorJournal)
- Seniors deserve options regarding long-term care (Journal Gazette)
- Spiraling Medicare costs squeeze doctors (Buffalo News)
- What a Good Long-Term Care Policy Should Include (SeniorJournal)
- Prescription plans boon for insurers (Journal Gazette)
- Medicare formula busted (Tennessean.com)
- Exercise schemes save elderly from falls (New Zealand Herald)
- Scientists Discovery New Clue to Alzheimers (KTLA)
- As many as 7 million may be in the Medicare doughnut hole (Nieman Watchdog)
- FASA Comments on CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare ASC Policy (SurgiCenter)
- What You Need to Know About Long-Term Care (Yahoo News)
- Obesity and Mortality in the Elderly (Seniors Health Channel)
- CARETAKING THE CAREGIVER (Asbury Park Press)
- High blood sugar may affect cognition (M&C News)
- Medicare to undergo payment adjustments (M&C News)
- Pharmaceutical Company Profits From Medicare Drug Benefit May Not Last (Kaiser Family)
- Brace for long-term-care costs (Olympian)
- Device makers lifted on Medicare plan (MarketWatch)
- Obesity and cholesterol linked to dementia (Guardian Unlimited)
- NYC's elderly brave the heat with emergency boxes of food, drink (News Day)
- Medicare Announces Pay Hikes for Home Health Care, Nursing Homes (Senior Journal)
- Medicare provision costing seniors thousands (Boston Globe)
- To select quality care, ask these questions about a facility's record (Seattle Times)
- More Than Half of Elderly Report Sleep Problems (Forbes)
- Health coverage on critical list (Kansas City Star)
- "Doughnut Hole" begins to tell on Medicare Part D recipients (FoodConsumer.org )
- Caregiving's inevitable stress (The Record)
- Medicare's 'Doughnut Hole' (CBS News)
- Medicaid launches home-care program (United Press International)
- A Little Alcohol Helps Senior Citizens Lower Death Risk from Heart Attacks (Senior Journal)
- Aging's effect on appetite bears watching (MarketWatch)
- Medicare helps drug companies' results, but uncertainty looms (MarketWatch)
- Congress likely to skip Medicare cuts (Seattle Intelligencer)
- Playing for keeps - Games, puzzles may help aging minds stay sharp (Arizona Republic)
- New Strontium Drug Reduces Fracture Risk in Older Women with Osteoporosis (Senior Journal)
- GAO Report Says Physicians Not Likely to Limit Medicare Patients if Pay is Cut (Senior Journal)
- Unique Long Term Care Locator Service Matches Seniors with Caregivers (PR Newswire)
- New Hope for Alzheimer's (Consumer Affairs)
- Health workers to help seniors might be scarce soon (Nashua Telegraph)
- GPhA Says Rockefeller/Schumer/Leahy Bill Will Close Authorized Generic Loophole (Yahoo Finance)
- Jay Fights for Consumers’ Access to Lower-Priced Prescription Drugs (Huntington News)
- Alzheimer's Patch: Better Than the Pill? (ABC News)
- First data out on Medicare drug benefit complaints (USA Today)
- Older adults with low testosterone prone to anemia (Reuters Health)
- Prediabetes may raise risk for Alzheimer's (USA Today)
- The cost of caregiving: A personal tale (MarketWatch)
- Study: Elders with dementia can tap into memory stores to give advice (EurekAlert!)
- Exercise begun after 40 can reduce heart disease (Reuters Health)
- Analysis: Alzheimers disease meets hi-tech (United Press International)
- Diabetes treatments may help Alzheimers (Reuters)
- Weight loss 'can herald dementia' (BBC)
- Alzheimer's Researchers Study Patients' Brains (Bloomberg)
- Weight Loss Could Signal Future Dementia In Women (All Headline News)
- Global Bill for Alzheimer's Nears Quarter-Trillion Dollars (Forbes)
- "Community Matters in Healthy Aging" (American Journal of Public Health)
- Doctors' house calls return to serve elderly (Arizona Daily Star)
- FDA approves drug to combat blindness in the elderly (Miami Herald)
- Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Update (Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics)
- Medicare drug plans confuse insurers, too (Arizona Daily Star)
- As Population Ages, Intensive Care Use Has Ramifications on Health Care Costs, Mayo Clinic Study Finds (Ascribe)
- Boomers focus on memory fitness (Chicago Tribune)
- Elderly to See Hike in Medicare Premiums (FOX News)
- Any Level of Physical Activity Helps Prolong Life (Forbes)
- Analysis: Part D and nursing homes (M&C News)
- Older patients benefit from doctors with special skills (Star Telegram)
- Choose long-term-care insurance carefully (MarketWatch)
- Medicare Seeks Proposals for Consumer-Directed Health Plan Demonstration (Senior Journal)
- Insurer Information Desks Fail Medicare Drug Benefit Seekers (FOX News)
- Assisted-living facility gets technology assist (USA Today)
- Brittle truth of bone drugs (USA Today)
- Ohio looking for more assisted-living homes for seniors (Beacon Journal)
- Study finds hydration lacking in older adults (EurekAlert)
- Study identifies factors associated with aggression in nursing home residents (EurekAlert)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy appears more effective than sleep medication for treating insomnia (EurekAlert)
- Lucentis Prevents Elderly Blindness (Forbes)
- Researchers seek a balm for aging (United Press International)
- Memory Lapses May Herald Early Alzheimer's (Forbes)
- Fitness Pill for Graying Set Seen in Growth Hormone (Medpage Today)
- Production of key Alzheimer's protein monitored for first time in humans (Peoples Daily Online)
- Death and defibrillators - Implanted devices keep shocking as heartbeat changes near life’s end (Charleston Gazette)
- Nursing homes: Medicaid falls short (Free Press)
- Beware of latest Medicare card scams (Star-Telegram.com)
- 700 PEIA members pick federal drug plan despite agency's advice (Herald-Dispatch)
- Hospital avoidable for some elderly with pneumonia (Reuters Health)
- Race plays a key role in prostate cancer survival rates (Eurekalert)
- Activity kits help Alzheimer's patients (Wichita Eagle)
- Body Mass Index and Up-to-Date Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Marylanders Aged 50 Years and Older (CDC)
- Reports shows drug prices jumping in 2006 (USA Today)
- Drum Beat to Reduce Medicare Costs May Endanger Some Senior Citizens (Senior Journal)
- Tooth loss more common as people age (Charleston Daily Mail)
- If you're happy and you know it.........you're probably old! (Medical News)
- Bird man of Charleston - New public health vet also bird flu expert (Charleston Gazette)
- 72 percent of eligible W.Va. residents sign up for Medicare plan (Herald-Dispatch)
- Aging, obesity contribute to increase in osteoarthritis (USA Today)
- Adult day care provides needed service (Register-Herald)
- Medicaid is an option for many seniors (Daily Press)
- Stress of caregiving may lead to dental ills (Reuters Health)
- Retirees don't have access to health accounts yet (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Manchin announces new prescription plan funds (Mountain Statesman)
- Feds push to enroll more in prescription-drug plans (USA Today)
- Scientists seek ties between osteoporosis, other diseases (M&C - Health News)
- Flu pandemic focus of meeting (Herald-Dispatch)
- Discount prescription drug cards available now (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Don’t back down on Medicaid plan (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Yonkers seniors aim to stay fit (Journal News)
- Medicare posts 30 procedures' prices (USA Today)
- Study: Drug caps mean sicker patients, no savings (Mercury News)
- State’s Medicaid plan called unlawful (Charleston Gazette)
- Groups want drug plan reform (Charleston Gazette)
- 'Why don't they euthanize me?' (Charleston Gazette)
- Drug vote draws fire (Charleston Gazette)
- State extends moratorium on new nursing home beds (MSNBC)
- Winakur wants to keep seniors out of the hospital (Burlington Free Press)
- Shingles vaccine approved for seniors' use (LA Daily News)
- Poor Physical Performance Prepares for Future Mental Decline (Medpage Today)
- Drug plan's bottom lines emerging (USA Today)
- MOVHD, commission discuss pandemic response plans (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- For elderly, extra pounds may lower mortality rates (Today@UCI)
- MetLife Foundation Alzheimer's Survey: What America Thinks (MetLife)
- Insane - Prescriptions (Charleston Gazette)
- Lawmakers may waive penalty for missing Medicare drug plan deadline (USA Today)
- Spending on health care varies widely by state, hospitals (USA Today)
- Exercise, self-help improve knee arthritis (Reuters)
- Drug plan fines loom - GOP leader joins call to eliminate late penalty (Charleston Gazette)
- Help for Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries in Part D Plans (PharmaLive)
- Byrd tries to keep health screenings (Register-Herald)
- At deadline for Medicare drug benefit, groups seek change (USA Today)
- Medicare Part D questions answered (USA Today)
- Sign up for drug plan over weekend (Charleston Gazette)
- Elderly Should Be Last for Pandemic Vaccine, Ethicists Argue (Medapge Today)
- Bush: Sign up by Monday deadline (Food Consumer)
- Some keep medical details on hand (Charleston Daily Mail)
- 1 million more sign up for Medicare drug program (USA Today)
- Time Is Running Out - May 15th Enrollment Deadline Nears (US Health and Human Services)
- Rahall Calls on Bush to Extend Medicare Part D Deadline to Jan. 1, 2007 (Huntington News)
- Study seeks secret to long, active lives (Columbus Dispatch)
- Active lives defy aging (Journal Sentinel)
- Men more vulnerable than women after stroke (Reuters Health)
- Study looks at seniors and falls (Needham Times)
- Medicare Hotline Fails One-Third of Time on U.S. Drug Plan (Bloomberg)
- Congress Should Pass Bush Medicare Cuts, Says Administrator (Senior Journal)
- Medicaid changes approved (Charleston Gazette)
- Medicare deadline is May 15 (Charleston Gazette)
- Free health checks part of Uninsured Week (Register-Herald)
- Medicare Deadline Quickly Approaching (WVNS)
- Social Security, Medicare take hit - Both trust funds may be depleted by year 2040 (Charleston Gazette)
- Hospice House prepares for official opening (Herald-Dispatch)
- Alzheimer's theory set for drug test(USA Today)
- Bush administration predicts massive disruptions if pandemic hits (USA Today)
- Recipe for a ripe old age: fruit and veg, exercise, no smoking (Guardian Unlimited)
- Internet provides answers about doctors, health care (Herald-Dispatch)
- Alzheimer's touches children (USA Today)
- Tough choices can be side effects of Medicare plan (USA Today)
- 1 in 5 pay more in Medicare Rx plan (USA Today)
- Government sued over Medicare drug benefit (USA Today)
- Fountain of Youth for a Price (WTRF)
- Medicare's Deadline Day (Washington Post)
- New Medicare plan puts pharmacies in a bind (Blue Ridge Business Journal)
- Occupational therapist: Rehab patients need encouragement (Register-Herald)
- Additional Information For Choosing A Medicare Prescription Plan (Post-Journal)
- Critical access status helps rural hospitals survive (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- An Abundance of Care (Washington Post)
- More than half of older diabetics lack medicines that protect kidneys and heart (EurekAlert)
- Medicare payment letters raise fears (USA Today)
- These mind games do you good (USA Today)
- Experts Say Elderly Need Better Flu Shot (Hinesburg Journal)
- Medicare drug fog beginning to clear (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Mediterranean diet shown to cut risk of Alzheimer's by 40% (Independent)
- Medicare drug enrollment has holes (USA Today)
- Healthy habits can help you stay sharp (USA Today)
- MoMA offers art experience to Alzheimer's sufferers (USA Today)
- Flu season wrapping up; was rather mild this year
- 'Lot has to happen' for bird flu threat to explode (USA Today)
- Expert discusses bird flu (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Many American elderly like new prescription drug plan (Charleston Gazette)
- Doctors say to be sensible when researching health issues online (Register-Herald)
- Central Fill Pharmacy good, but more work must be done (Register-Herald)
- Brain training takes aging Japan by storm (Reuters)
- Impaired Thinking Boosts Elderly Falling Risk (Forbes)
- Treating patients like automobiles (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Older people with stronger cognitive skills walk at a safer pace (EurekAlert)
- Manchin signs eight health care bills (Mountain Statesman)
- Severe calorie restriction reduces aging-related cell damage (USA Today)
- Commission approves drug discount card program (Register-Herald)
- Agencies gather for pandemic flu summit (Register-Herald)
- Millions of Elderly Could Be Quietly Sliding into Major Depression (Senior Journal)
- For seniors, important Medicare prescription plan deadline looms (Charlotte Observer)
- HEALTH: Mobile medical practice begins making rounds in Huntington (Herald-Dispatch)
- Use reputable sources when researching bird flu facts (Register-Herald)
- Impaired Thinking Boosts Elderly Falling Risk (Forbes)
- Latecomers to new Medicare drug plans face financial penalties (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Alzheimer’s caregivers can find support in local group (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- WVU researchers learn about memory gene (USA Today)
- Council OKs low-income pharmacy for W.Va. - Plan’s goal is more free medicine (Charleston Gazette)
- Health-conscious seniors jump on the workout wagon (Rutland Herald)
- Loneliness may be hazardous to your health (Globe and Mail)
- Nursing home costs exceed income - In West Virginia, on average, gap runs more than $20,000 (Charleston Gazette)
- Baby boomers emerge as meth's uncharted addicts (Union-Tribune)
- Marital Status, Bereavement Influence Flu Shot's Effectiveness in Elderly (KPHO Phoenix)
- Increased Use of Colorectal Cancer Tests (CDC)
- U-M (University of Michigan) study: Program to boost elderly flu vaccination could save lives (EurekAlert)
- Citizens group says seniors pay more on new drug plan (Charleston Gazette)
- "Outlook' to address health care concerns in W.Va. (Herald-Dispatch)
- Glimmer of Hope (State Journal)
- Denial, Stigma Delaying Alzheimer's Diagnoses (Forbes)
- Flu season reported as mild (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Web site to disclose surgeries’ true costs (Charleston Gazette)
- Study: Most get mediocre health care (USA Today)
- Quality health care helps everyone (Charleston Gazette)
- HEALTH: Style show to raise funds for hospice (Herald-Dispatch)
- Senior nutrition site celebrates two years (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Study: Drugs better for elderly depression (USA Today)
- Medicare prescription drug plan becomes political football (Mercury News)
- Medicare program hurts rural pharmacies (Ozark Local News)
- GENES AT WORK: Mutations linked to vision loss (Detroit Free Press)
- Black losses from Alzheimer's are too great (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Confidence in memory performance helps older adults remember (Eurekalert)
- A New Vision of Aging: Helping Older Adults Make Healthier Choices (CFAH)
- Committee looks to advance health care bill (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Health care measure compromise reached (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Give Part D time to work (Miami Herald)
- Light, exercise help beat winter blues (Herald-Dispatch)
- Efficiency, not more doctors, is the prescription for aging population (EurekAlert)
- Depressed older adults more likely to become cognitively impaired (EurekAlert)
- Warning signs - The elusive stroke: How to know when its happening (Charleston Gazette)
- Help for uninsured down to details (Charleston Gazette)
- Bone care: It's still basic (USA Today)
- Commissioners agree to sign prescription drug contract (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- State Senate asked to consider health care proposal (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Medicaid - Cutting at-home care (Charleston Gazette)
- Senator calls Medicare drug plan a failure (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Many losing home care - Rule change drops elderly, disabled from state program (Chaleston Gazette)
- New Guide Promotes Affordable Health Insurance (Heartland Institute)
- Jay predicts Medicare changes - Senator calls present system 'national disaster' (Charleston Gazette)
- House approves latest health care measure (Register-Herald)
- Senate passes bill establishing Alzheimer's Registry (Herald-Dispatch)
- Health care - Something must give (Charleston Gazette)
- Confusion reigns over Manchin's health care bill (Herald-Dispatch)
- Health spending rises at blistering pace (USA Today)
- Hormone linked to good hearing as we age (EurekAlert)
- A clue to core problem of neurodegenerative disease and cell death (EurekAlert)
- Health care for all called bargain - Legislators urged to help the uninsured (Charleston Gazette)
- Despite Medicare drug confusion, many elderly people don't seek kids' help (Seattle Times)
- Providers: Medicaid payment situation still bleak in W.Va. (Register-Herald)
- World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says (Eurekalert)
- Have we learned our lessons about pandemics? (USA Today)
- Getting Around — Elderly drivers: Hazard or stereotype? (Frederick News Post)
- The new shades of gray (Sacramento Bee)
- Senior Approved Services Leads Consumers to Excellent Elder Care (Mature Market)
- Many Aging Boomers Struggle With Insurance Concerns (Forbes)
- Sex in the golden years: Yes, seniors, the dangers are real (Naples News)
- Integrated care centers for seniors and children (Happy News)
- Bush pushes changes in health care (Detroit Free Press)
- Ill spouse can hasten death (USA Today)
- New test helps predict your death-risk (USA Today)
- County approves participation in prescription discount program (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
- Q&A: Late-onset Alzheimer's (USA Today)
- Joint venture to seek genetic roots of diseases (USA Today)
- Partisan Differences at Root of Medicare Part D's Problems (Newhouse News Service)
- Cuts to hurt poor, seniors CBO report says (United Press International)
- Is it the flu, or is it just all in your head? (Herald-Dispatch)
- Desperate measures (Economist.com)
- Senator Sponsors Bills To Help Low-Income Seniors (KTAL-TV News Channel 6)
- "Cast Me Not Off in Old Age" (American Enterprise Institute)
- 'Happy, healthy' at home goal of devices for elderly (Arizona Daily Star)
- Specialty Physicians Set Aggressive 2006 Agenda; Vow to Push for Meaningful Health Care Reform (PR Newsire)
- Health: Beating Back the Blues (MSNBC)
- Older adults may reduce risk of metabolic syndrome by eating more whole grains (EurekAlert)
- Older women at highest risk for hip fractures, least likely to get bone density screening (EurekAlert)
- Can't Focus? Aging Brain May Be to Blame (Forbes)
- Cutting Medicare will be tough sell in election year (USA Today)
- Study: Up to 79% of late-onset Alzheimer's is genetic (USA Today)
- Osteoporosis Information Easily Accessible at NIHSeniorHealth (NIH News)
- Bush expected to push health savings accounts (USA Today)
- Senate passes Manchin's health care bills, rejects House's plan (Herald-Dispatch)
- Universal health care? - The state Senate should listen to what insurers have to say (Charleston Daily Mail)
- House panel advances bundled, bolstered Manchin health care bills (Mountain Statesman)
- Senate drops ‘universal care’ proposal in House bill (Register-Herald)
- Boomers' sore knees, bad hearts drive investment (USA Today)
- Rx plan is failing to help the neediest (USA Today)
- Bush considering tax breaks for health care (USA Today)
- Med schools urged to keep tabs on drugmakers (USA Today)
- Democrats offer Medicare drug fixes (Eagle Classifieds)
- New Medicare Drug Benefit Causes Headaches (WOWK 13)
- FDA unveils new prescription drug inserts (USA Today)
- Study finds exercise helps delay dementia (USA Today)
- Seniors denied Rx drug benefits (USA Today)
- States take steps against Medicare trouble (USA Today)
- Rx for Arizona: Educate more geriatrics doctors (Arizona Republic)
- Survey: Employers to aid in retiree drug needs (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- New Medicare plan will privatize system, hurt seniors (Pittsburg Live)
- Battle Looms Over Drug Payments (Kansas City InfoZine)
- How We Pay for Health Care Keeping the right drugs in seniors' hands (San Francisco Chronicle)
- In Medicare, a $170m savings for Raytheon Drug benefits shift for retirees (The Boston Globe)
- Learn more about Medicare Part D before discarding it (Kodiak Dail Mirror)
- Seniors wade into thicket of new Medicare drug benefits (Burlington Free Press)
- Medicare Part D: A comprehensive guide for seniors and caregivers (Herald News)
- Medicare Part D a head-scratcher - But task may be easier here, with good drug plans already in place (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
- Medicare drug plan faces enrollment challenge (USA Today)
- Making Sense of Part D - A guide to the new Medicare prescription drug program—and how to pick the best plan. (MSNBC)
- Medicare Rx benefit: Why it's worth the pain (USA Today)
- Medicare benefit baffling for some seniors (Monitor)
- New Prescription Plan... Confusing? (WTAP News)
- SUSAN TOMPOR: Picking the right drug plan requires research (Detroit Free Press)
- Enrollment for Medicare drug benefit opens today (USA Today)
- Human cost of cuts in Medicare (Union-Tribune)
- Brain size linked to Alzheimer's (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Seniors going without drugs as plan debuts - Medicare benefit means some pay more, some are denied (Concord Monitor)
- Pneumonia risk rising in elderly (Philadelphia Daily News)
- Healthy Living: Nutritious Foods For The Elderly (KUTV)
- Medicare plan causes confusion (Daily News)
- Experts say flu on the way (Herald Dispatch)
- Medicare expands tier pricing system (USA Today)
- Medicare drug plans overwhelming seniors (Times Herald)
- ‘Easy Does It!’ Exercise Creator Craig Marcacci Advises Seniors and Caregivers: Resolve to Make Fitness, Health a Goal in 2006 (Press Release Newswire)
- Dental hygienists fight to work on seniors (Contra Costa Times)
- Chronic diseases will kill 35 million in 2005 (People and the Planet)
- Bush Urges Elderly to Enroll in Medicare Drug Program (Bloomberg)
- Medicare's drug-plan finder can be daunting (USA Today)
- CONSUMER NEWS ANALYSIS - Medicare Prescription Site Virtually Impossible to Navigate, Decipher; Enlist Your Pharmacist, Other Experts to Help (Huntington News)
- Demand for flu shots soars across the USA (USA Today)
- Bush's Flu Pandemic Plan Meets Resistance on Funding in House (Bloomberg)
- WRAPUP 4-New bird flu death feared as World Bank seeks $1 bln (Reuters)
- Medicare Drug Plan Finder: Still Waiting (Washington Post)
- Medicaid plan could affect home - Sale could be decreed for nursing-home aid (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Medicaid patients might be hurt by new drug plan (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
- Seniors encouraged to get advice on Medicare drug plan (Daily Herald)
- Medicare prescription drug benefit begins January 1 (Mountain Statesman)
- Seniors told to do nothing on Medicare plans (The Repository)
- Decreased mobility remains stubborn problem for seniors (Concord Monitor)
- HHS Answers Your Prescription Drug Benefit Questions (ABC News)
- Navigating Medicare Drug Plans (CBS News)
- Health-program cuts pass in Senate budget (M&C News)
- Resistance to Medicare Plan D Growing Stronger Among Seniors, Says DoctorSolve (PRNewswire)
- UK government warned over dementia 'timebomb' (24Dash.com)
- Bush Outlines 7.1 Billion Dollar Flu-Fighting Strategy (Intelliheath)
- New benchmarks aim to reduce medical wait times (CTV)
- Medicare drug program on course to save money for seniors (NWI Times)
- Medicare Drug Benefit May Expand 'Catastrophic' Protection (Forbes)
- RAHALL REPORT: Medicare Prescription Drug Program to Get Under Way; It’s a Complicated Program and Gov’t Brochures are Confusing; Medicare Has Already Detected Scams (HuntingtonNews.net)
- Crater District Area Agency on Aging deciphers new Medicare plan (Progress-Index)
- ‘Sounds like better plan ... but who knows?' (The Sentinel)
- Medicare drug plan bewildering (The Enterprise)
- Key Seniors' Advocacy Groups Warn Congress Arbitrary Caps on Vital Medicare Services Jeopardize America's Most Vulnerable (US Newswire)
- Medicare site tested - Seniors try their luck online with new prescription drug plans (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Crisis in elder care foreseen (USA Today)
- Neediest may be hurt by new Medicare drug plan (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Obesity, Blood Pressure Woes Haunt Aging Boomers (Forbes)
- Companies Retain Retiree Drug Benefits for Now (Washington Post)
- U.S. life expectancy hits high, but trouble spots seen (USA Today)
- Imagine a world without dentures... (USA Today)
- Pneumonia Hospitalization Rates on the Rise for Older Adults (Infection Control Today)
- Assessing and Treating Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease (Psychiatric Times)
- Older Drivers Revisited (Psychiatric Times)
- Hospitalization rates for infectious diseases increase among older adults (Eurekalert)
- Insulin Study Backs Theory Alzheimer's May Be Type of Diabetes (Bloomberg)
- High demand expected for flu shots(The Washington Post)
- Providing Our Seniors with Quality Long-term Health Care (Magic City News)
- Medicare plan leaves seniors shaking heads (The Blade)
- Seniors dazed, confused by HMOs (Montgomery Advertiser)
- Medicare Warns Seniors Of New Drug Program Scams (North Country Gazette)
- Medicare Part D Drug Coverage: A Little Something For Everyone (Medpage Today)
- Medicare Part D: What Drugs Are Covered? (Medpage Today)
- The Looming Problem of Long-Term Care and Medicaid Spending (The Heritage Foundation)
- Medicare drug benefit beginning for seniors (GM Today)
- Rx drug plans offered today: Medicare recipients have 60 options here (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Saving Money On Prescription Drugs (FDA Consumer magazine)
- Tough Medicaid Choices Ahead for Congress (Health Care News)
- Flu season is here: Are you prepared? (Cadillac News)
- Medicare Taps 9 Insurers for Drug Coverage (Health Central)
- Medical Breakthroughs Will Extend Lives, But at a Cost (Forbes.com)
- Leafy green vegetables may help keep brains sharp through aging (EurekAlert)
- World Alzheimer’s Day to raise awareness of vascular dementia (RxPG News)
- Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance Says It Is Time to End the Confusion and Let Nursing Home Care Providers and Pharmacists Help Seniors Choose the Right Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Drug News Wire)
- Elderly advised to take extra care throughout flu season (Edwardsville Intelligencer)
- Part 1: A guide to the biological basics of influenza and its effects (MSNBC)
- Researchers developing way to screen for Alzheimer's (Star Tribune)
- Instant tea may have too much fluoride (Pak Tribune)
- Test May Detect Alzheimer's Earlier (Intelihealth)
- Arthritis Patients Missing Out on Aspirin Therapy (Intelihealth)
- WHO: China should prepare for more cases (Mercury News)
- Almonds, daily exercise keep brain healthy (USA Today)
- A caregiver's eye-opening story (News Advance)
- Help prevent falls among elderly (Poughkeepsie Journal)
- World: U.S. Scientists Say 1918 Killer Pandemic Caused By Bird Flu (RFE/RL)
- US: courts deny right to challenge Medicaid violations (World Socialist Website)
- Medicare to test adult day care program (MSNBC)
- Medicare May Raise U.S. Seniors' Premiums 12% in 2006 (Bloomberg)
- Youth obsession and reality of ageing set to collide (Eurekalert)
- Ill boomers open wallets and say 'ah' for food marketers (Pittsburg Tribune-Review)
- Poor Countries' Needs On Bird Flu Outlined - Experts Estimate Cost at $1.5 Billion (Washington Post)
- Vitamin D Intake Vital for Bone Health (Intelihealth)
- Can we outsmart avian flu? (USA Today)
- Heart surgery gives seniors big boost (Sun News)
- New Treatment Helps in Stroke Recovery (Intellihealth)
- Women More Prone to Tobacco-Linked Colon Cancer (ABC News)
- Thin seniors are a concern (USA Today)
- Firms Try to Speed Up Flu-Vaccine Process (IntelliHealth)
- Health is the most important factor in aging well (Billings Gazette)
- Changes in brain, not age, determine one's ability to focus on task (EurekAlert)
- Nimble fingers, nimble mind (USA Today)
- Alcoholism research reveals promising new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease (EurekAlert)
- Preventing pneumonia in children helps prevent pneumonia in older adults (EurekAlert)
- Poll: Will You Live Longer And Better? (ABC News)
- New report says vaccinating kids also helps seniors(Oscala.com)
- Diet to 'help combat Alzheimer's' (Daily Mail)
- Combination Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease (Annals of Internal Medicine)
- Alzheimer's Drugs Raise Death Risk (InteliHealth)
- Eyes Might Hint at Alzheimer's (InteliHealth)
- Volunteers Help Researchers Study Balance (InteliHealth)
- Travel problems afflict elders' health (Bangor Daily News)
- More seniors stay fit by moving to a 'don't grow old program' (Detroit News)
- Eyes May Offer Glimpse of Future Stroke Risk (Fox News)
- Fish Fights Aging In The Brain (CBS News)
- Seniors and Weakened Immune Systems Most At Risk from Avian Flu (eMediaWire)
- Eating fish may slow down onset of dementia (NUTRA)
- Well and Good : Lift weights to stay young (Inquirer News Service)
- Elderly needs attention: Wiggly (Sun St. Kitts/Nevis)
- Fear of falling can affect walking (M&C News)
- Early Warning System May Predict Alzheimer's (ABC News)
- Ninty per-cent American seniors are overweight (Indo-Asian News Service)
- Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (JAMA)
- Elderly And Children Advised To Get Flu Shots Early (WFMY News 2)
- Physical activity might build new cells in seniors' brains (Seniorscopie)
- Aging and Memory (Littleton Independent)
- Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition (EurekAlert)
- Options for Parkinson's patients abundant (Eurekalert)
- Big 3: dementia, anxiety, depression (The Union-Tribune)
- Early warning signs of Alzheimer's show up across cognitive areas years before official diagnosis (Eurekalert)
- Extra folic acid may help memory (MSNBC)
- New therapies may fight Alzheimer’s (MSNBC)
- Active seniors demanding surgery (MSNBC)
- Aging population spurs increase in cancer (MSNBC)
- UT Southwestern doctors track Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients via telemedicine (Eurekalert)
- Seniors Turn to Various Sources for Medicare Drug Advice (HealthCentral)
- HHS Promotes New Medicare Preventive Benefits for Better Senior Health (HHS News Release)
- Aging: Just how inevitable is it? (Newsweek/MSNBC)
- Doctors must consider potentially inappropriate medications when treating elderly (Eurekalert)
- Elderly Women With Cervical Cancer Face Tough Battle (Health Day News/Forbes)
- How to Evaluate a Home Health Care Agency (Naples Sun Times)
- Ecstasy to be tested on terminal cancer patients (MSNBC)
- Smell test may predict Alzheimer’s disease (MSNBC)
- More than 3 Million Influenza Vaccine Doses Shipped This Week to Health Providers Serving High-Priority Groups (CDC Press Release)
- Good news: As you age, leg blood vessels adapt so you can still exercise without fainting (Eurekalert)
- Many seniors go without dental care (Seattle Times)
- IT and wireless tech aiding elderly and disabled (E-Health Insider)
- Popular magazines don't inform men about prostate and colon cancer screening (Eurekalert)
- Seniors dispel myths about sedentary lives (Eurekalert)
- Pfizer ends discount card for elderly (CNN)
- New medical research shows safer flooring could cut hip fractures (Eurekalert)
- Losing a job near retirement age significantly increases risk of stroke (Eurekalert)
- Patients receiving radioactive seed implant therapy have improved quality of life post treatment (Eurekalert)
- New animal model for Alzheimer vaccine (Eurekalert)
- Search for macular degeneration genes narrows (Eurekalert)
- Vitamin B-12 levels linked to bone loss in aging women (Eurekalert)
- Exercise for elders: It's never too late (Eurekalert)
- What are your odds of surviving into your hundreds?" (Eurekalert)
- Human proof that Cod Liver Oil really can slow the onset of osteoarthritis (Eurekalert)
- Study: Diabetes patients skip medications to save money (Eurekalert)
- Study examines inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly patients (Eurekalert)
- Depression may be a risk factor for heart disease, death in older women (Eurekalert)
- Search for screening method to help decide when early-Alzheimer's patients should stop driving (Eurekalert)
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