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Sandra Day O'Connor Makes Alzheimer's Plea
Retired Justice, Whose Husband Suffers From Illness, Presses Congress To Speed Research
America's Frightening Alzheimer's Epidemic
The costs, financial and emotional, of treating and caring for an Alzheimer's patient are astronomical.
Primary Care Shortage Undermines the Health of Everyone in the U.S.
Officials originally estimated that 150,000 newly insured people would be seeking care, but the number turned out to be more than 350,000.
Serious Deficiencies in Nursing Homes Are Often Missed, Report Says
Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say in a new report.
Top Medicaid Option Lets Elderly People Hire Family
Getting assistance at home reduces burden on system.
Low Blood Levels of Vitamin D May Be Associated With Depression in Older Adults
About 13 percent of older individuals have symptoms of depression, and researchers have speculated that vitamin D may cause this depression and other psychiatric illnesses.
Silver Alert: For When Elders Go Missing
Every year, hundreds of seniors and others with dementia wander away, on foot or driving, and if not found within 24 hours, at least half suffer serious injury or death...
Taking Care of Ailing Parents Taps Adult Kids Emotionally and Financially
A study by MetLife found caregivers lose an average $659,000 in wages, Social Security and pension contributions over a lifetime.
'Granny Cams' Keep Caregivers in Loop
You can watch live video of your kids at day care and your dog at the kennel, and now you can go online to see what grandma is doing.
Medicare 5-year Cancer Bill Tops $21.1 Billion: Study
Five years of cancer care for America's elderly cost Medicare $21.1 billion, a figure that will swell as the baby boomer generation ages, U.S.
Celebrities & Experts Join Forces to Help Prevent Elder Abuse
Debby and Ken Bitticks were charged with the responsibility, like many in the "sandwich generation" today, of caring for their parents.
Bedside Manner: How Clinton and Obama Truly Differ on Health Care
Despite appearances to the contrary, the recent vitriol between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama masks some genuine differences between the Democratic candidates.
McCain Unveils Health Care Plan
McCain dismissed his Democratic rivals' proposals for universal health care as riddled with "inefficiency, irrationality, and uncontrolled costs....
Will You Receive a 'Negative Inheritance?'
Financial planners recommend a combination of family dialogue, long-term care insurance and proactive management of aging parents' remaining assets. ...
New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers
Concerned family members can access the unit and visit their elderly parents from any Internet connection, including navigating around the home and looking for Mom or Dad...
Cholesterol Fighting Statins May Also Help Senior Citizens Battle High Blood Pressure
Statins may activate compounds that widen blood vessels and improve their function.
Senior Citizens Can Expect to be Targets of Tax Rebate Scammers
Fake emails, phone calls supposedly from IRS will want your personal financial info.
New Lifetime Risk Estimates Suggest 1 in 8 Baby Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's Disease
The figures mean that 10 million of the 78 million baby boomers alive today can expect to develop AD in their lifetime; this number increases to 14 million if other dementias are included.
Health Care Work Force Not Prepared For Aging Baby Boomers
Researchers say that the work force in today's health care system is too small and not prepared to handle the necessary care that the baby boomers will need as they turn 65 in 2030.
McCain to Propose Changes in Medicare Drug Program
Now Mr. McCain is planning to call for wealthier Medicare recipients to pay higher premiums in order to qualify for the prescription drug coverage, ...
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