Friday, December 31, 2010

Medicare Provides New Online Information on Physicians, Other Healthcare Workers
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Emotional Intelligence Peaks As We Enter Our 60s, Research Suggests
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

During holiday visits with parents, arrange a physical exam including a vision and hearing check-up.
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Innovative Day-Care Program Seeks To Keep Frail, Low-Income Seniors In Their Homes
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Senior Citizens Not Rushing In for Medicare Wellness Exams, Will New Benefits Draw Them
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Senior Citizens Not Rushing In for Medicare Wellness Exams, Will New Benefits Draw Them
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Innovative Day-Care Program Seeks To Keep Frail, Low-Income Seniors In Their Homes; Mayo Clinic Accused Of Submitting False Medicare Claims
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Keep the relationships outside of the one you have with your elders in tact.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/ZDRGq
Contrary to What Many Seniors Think, Growth Hormone May Not Be Good Way to Slow Aging
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Eating Healthier Means Living Longer
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Are you on the brink of family caregiver burnout? Ask and accept help.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/ZTmqu

Monday, December 27, 2010

Plan now to avoid elder cost explosion
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Sen. Kohl Says Pain Relief Will Soon Be More Available to Senior Citizens in Nursing Homes
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

When it comes to eldercare, guilt can be your constant companion. Am I doing enough? Is it okay to say "no" every once in a while?
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/16iJ0

Friday, December 24, 2010

Dealing With An Epidemic Of Loneliness
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Medicare's Open Enrollment Deadline Nears; Important Beneficiary Outreach Continues
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When you're a family caregiver you're pulled in a hundred different directions-someone and something is always vying for attention.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/HQfLo
Successful Treatment Of Myasthenia Gravis At U Of M
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Dealing With An Epidemic Of Loneliness
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Successful Treatment Of Myasthenia Gravis At U Of M
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Living A More Active Life With The Help Of Beetroot Juice
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Drug Combinations That May Cause Major Drug Interactions Common Among Seniors Who Take Antidepressants, According To Thomson Reuters Research
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Eldercare can negatively affect where you work -- from employees arriving late, leaving early and not showing up for work at all.Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/aIzFV

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Nearly Two-Thirds of Medicare Stroke Victims Return to Hospital or Die Within One Year
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FDA Takes Action to Stop Use of Avastin for Breast Cancer: Not Proven Safe, Effective
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Cranky Old Retiree Has a Lump or Two for Those Boys and Girls a Bit Naughty in 2010
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Substantial Improvement in Prostate Cancer PSA Testing Discovered by Genetics Firm
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Few Senior Citizens Have Long-Term Care Insurance, New Healthcare Law May Help
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Monday, December 20, 2010

Study Finds Strength Training For Seniors Provides Cognitive Function, Economic Benefits
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If you are a family caregiver to aging parents, be kind to yourself and take care of you. Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/TOjOu

Friday, December 17, 2010

Testing “Fountain of Youth” Pill on Senior Citizens to Restore Aging Immune System
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New Study Finds Health Law Will Aid Those Close To Retirement Age
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Few Senior Citizens Have Long-Term Care Insurance, New Healthcare Law May Help
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Insuring Your Health: Few Seniors Have Long-Term Care Insurance; Health On The Hill: 'Individual Mandate' In Health Law Is Unconstitutional
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Vitamin D Levels May Be A Useful Index For The Assessment Of Hip Fracture Risk In Elderly People.
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Testing “Fountain of Youth” Pill on Senior Citizens to Restore Aging Immune System
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American Lung Association Of The Upper Midwest Offers 35,000 FREE Walgreens Flu Shot Vouchers To Seniors During National Influenza Vaccination Week
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Live far away from aging parents and need help? Contact National Association of Private Geriatric Case Managers www.caremanager.org ; -Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/bcVXo

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Biological Diversity Found in Ovarian Cancer Complicates Quest for Effective Screening
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Study Shows Way To Block Neurodegeneration In Adult Form Of Fragile X Syndrome
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Senior Citizens with High Levels of ‘Good’ Cholesterol at Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
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We Spend More Time Sick Now Than A Decade Ago
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Just a Few Steps Could Lead to Big Gains for Hospitalized Senior Citizens
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Senior Women are Least Likely to Get Annual Mammogram Although Covered by Medicare
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As The Age Of Retirement Increases, Workers Are Continuing To Enjoy Drinking Coffee To Maintain Cognitive Function
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Life Expectancy in U.S. Shows Surprising Decline in New 2008 CDC Data; Up for Blacks
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Pay a high school student to shovel snow and mow the lawn for Mom and Dad.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/4ikHi

Friday, December 10, 2010

New Civic Engagement Resource Spotlights Boomers, Seniors
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Older Survivors Of Mechanical Ventilation Can Expect Significant Disability
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Deficit Reduction Plans Would Squeeze Medicare; Battle Looms with Seniors
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Pay a high school student to shovel snow and mow the lawn for Mom and Dad.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/uNCQS
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

As The Age Of Retirement Increases, Workers Are Continuing To Enjoy Drinking Coffee To Maintain Cognitive Function - http://ping.fm/6j8jk
Nearly Half Of All Elderly Americans Will Experience Poverty - http://ping.fm/DqMib
Many family caregivers see themselves as extensions of the person they care for and fail to take good care of themselves.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/Ve21m
Sights and Sounds and Experiences and Wonderment of Holiday Travel for One Senior - http://ping.fm/7iB7G

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Research by National Institute on Aging Helps Older Drivers Stay Safe and Independen - http://ping.fm/eTfSO
Research Roundup: Early Retiree Insurance; High Deductible Plans And Skipped Care; Innovation And FDA - http://ping.fm/gJ6yE
Deaths from Many Common Cancers Reduced Significantly by Daily Low-Dose Aspirin
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Researchers Jump-Start Nerve Fibers to Significantly Reverse Stroke Damage - http://ping.fm/Bk599
As callous as this may sound, "How much is this going to cost?" is a legitimate question when funeral planning.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/OZvVF

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Drop in Breast Cancer Rates in Older Women Directly Tied to Reduced Hormone Therapy
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Senate Aging Committee Forum to Hear Ideas for Improving Care for Alzheimer’s Patients
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Senate Aging Committee Forum to Hear Ideas for Improving Care for Alzheimer’s Patients - http://ping.fm/xtBEn
Fiscal Commission Fizzles on Deficit Reduction Plans that Focused on Senior Programs - http://ping.fm/s7GEk

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Meals-on-wheels delivered to homebound elders offer nutritious meals and provide opportunities to socialize with volunteers. - www.elderindustry.com

Friday, December 3, 2010

Don't make an emotional loss a financial loss. Shop around when making funeral arrangements.
Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/aMLnR
Aging to 100 is More About Attitude, Adaptation, Physical Activity Than Health History
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Regular Exercise Increases Muscle Stem Cells to Renew Aging Muscles, Study Says
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Exercising to Piano Music Appears to Help Reduce Falls Among Senior Citizens
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Exercising to Piano Music Appears to Help Reduce Falls Among Senior Citizens
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Holidays provide opportunity to plan for elder care
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National Assn. for Home Care and Hospice vigorously protects the rights of home care and hospice patients -www.nahc.org
--Joy Loverde http://ping.fm/Vp6mS