A new study in JAMA shows that obese older women are at higher risk for death, disease, and disability before age 85. Obesity and a bigger waist size in older women are associated with a higher risk of death, major chronic disease and mobility disability before the age of 85,...
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Misconceptions About Long-Term Care Financing Persist Though Young Starting to Get It
Northwestern Mutual recently announced the results of its Long-Term Caregiving Study. It was very enlightening. Misconceptions about Long-Term Care financing persist though young people are starting to get it. Younger people are actually starting to pay attention to the issues. The national consumer opinion poll was conducted October 7-9, 2013...
Therapy Animals May Delay Dementia
German and Swiss researchers have done research that suggests that the use of therapy animals in nursing homes may delay dementia. For ten weeks they worked with 65 nursing home residents with dementia with an average age of 81.8. Residents were randomly assigned to either a group where there was...
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Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.
Steve JobsGenetic Testing – Do You Want to Know?
As you sit around the Thanksgiving table, an interesting conversation you might entertain is whether you would like your genes analyzed for $99 to see if there is some hereditary disposition you might have for disease thanks to those relatives you’re sitting with around the table. Genetic testing costs are...
Holiday Perfect Time to Have End of Life Conversation (Really!)
Ninety percent of Americans know they should have a conversation about what they want at the end of life yet only 30 percent have done so, according to a national survey by The Conversation Project that found that 9 in 10 Americans want to discuss their loved onesÛª and their...
Retire at 73. Another Reason Young People Need to Pay Attention to Aging Issues
This Millenial is the exception. At a recent publicity summit that I attended, I pitched the media on a story angle centering on the need for younger people, even Millenials, to start preparing for aging sooner in life. Turns out I was not far from the mark. Just a week...