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90+ Living Longer and Smarter

Hey after all,Jack was on to something! Those surviving past the age of 90 today are living longer and are mentally sharper than those born a decade earlier. A Danish study has shown that people born in 1915 were almost a third more likely to reach 95 than those born...

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Visit Your Parents or Else

Grown children in China must visit their parents or potentially face fines or jail, a revised “Elderly Rights Law” mandates. Being ridiculed by many, the intent is probably more important than the actual enforcement.One of the drafters, Xiao Jinming, a law professor at Shandong University, said the new law was...

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Boomer Suicide Rate Rising

Drug overdoses are one of the leadingmethods used in suicide attempts. The dual forces of the economic downturn and the caregiver crisis has caused the rate of suicide and suicide attempts by boomers to rise.The CDC analyzed National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) mortality data from 1999‰ÛÒ2010. The results of this...

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We’re Exercising More But Getting Nowhere!

A study in Population Health Metrics shows that while we are exercising more as a country, we are not gaining in the battle of obesity. Obesity and physical inactivity are associated with several chronic conditions, increased medical care costs, and premature death.åÊ Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),...

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