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Black Retirement: “Too Poor To Retire, But Too Young To Die”
[BLACKDOCTOR.ORG] It was late and I was hungry. So naturally, one of the few places that is open will more…
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Nursing Home Quality Scores Drop in New Federal Ratings
Pete Eisler and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)–Nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes are…
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Loss of Smell Could Predict Death for Elderly
by Dorothy Rowley Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Older adults who’ve lost their sense of smell —…
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Addressing Abuse of Older Americans
Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner Leaders in the fight against elder abuse announced on July 10 a…
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Don’t Just Sit There! It Could Be Harmful Later in Life
[USA Today] Sitting too much, sometimes called sitting disease, may increase the risk of disability in people over age 60,…
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Older Americans Are Early Winners Under Health Law
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the…
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Loneliness, Not Obesity, Biggest Killer of Elderly
LONDON: Loneliness is a major health risk for the elderly and it can increase the risk of premature death by 14%, warns…
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Some 2 million U.S. seniors refuse Medicare Part D free money
[UPI] Low cognition hinders U.S. seniors’ Medicare choices and it calls into question potential effectiveness of a Medicare voucher system,…
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Many Americans say they can’t retire until their 70s or 80s
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] It’s the new retirement: More than four in 10 Americans think they’ll have to work into their…
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