Seniors News
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One major expenditure awaiting a large percentage of U.S. citizens near the end of their lives is long-term care. Expenses extend to assisted living facilities or nursing homes. A new guide gives advice.
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By AFP
Paris -
Pensioners and retirement home workers staged protests across France on Thursday, kicking off a series of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's reforms.
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Edinburgh -
Many forms of employment are becoming increasingly sedentary and this is bad for our health. A new report shows the typical office worker spends longer sitting each day than a typical retiree.
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By AFP
Johanesburg -
Deirdre Larkin breezes through Johannesburg's suburbs most mornings, her white hair buffeted by the wind as she runs her well-trodden eight-kilometre training course.
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Baby boomers aren't getting any younger, and IBM knows it.
Over the last several years, the computing giant has spent much of its time researching ways to keep America's second-largest generation happy and healthy in old age.
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By AFP
Damascus -
Alone in her room at an overcrowded retirement home in Damascus, Naz Ashiti thumbs through photographs of her daughters overseas, her eyes lingering on features she has not seen in years.
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A new survey suggests that seniors are not accessing the Internet in high numbers in order to access health information. This is seen by some health experts as a sign of a ‘demographic deficit.’
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For some senior citizens, their lack of texting skills are locking them out their Social Security accounts online because of a new security measure added this week.
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New research suggests that one in four people entering hospital in the U.S. is carrying a so-called "superbug" (an antimicrobial resistant bacterium.) In addition, seniors seem to pick up higher numbers of these organisms during their stay.
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All new Medicare enrollees will see changes in Part A and Part B premiums and deductibles in 2016, but some will see more changes than others.
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Sonoma -
Over a year ago, when some of the seniors at Vintage Sonoma Assisted Living Center wanted to do more art work, interior designer Bonnie Walner realized something.
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Judy Southon, from Toronto, said she had her husband had great jobs and raised a son, and they owned a home, but she never thought she would have to declare bankruptcy.
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By AFP
Eastbourne -
A 103-year-old man and a 91-year-old woman held their wedding in Britain on Saturday, becoming the oldest couple to get married in the world.
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By AFP
Lyon -
Two cleaners who worked for a pair of elderly sisters have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of euros the women kept in cash in their home near Lyon in central France, a judicial source said Saturday.
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Seniors, above the age of 65, who live in English-speaking countries report the most satisfaction with their lives. But those in other countries around the world grow increasingly less satisfied as they age.
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Retirement isn’t just about kicking back and relaxing in your sunset years anymore. Americans are living longer, and many are finding that retirement is really more about finding a second career rather than hanging up their time cards altogether.
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The proverbial "golden years" aren't so golden for an alarming and growing number of seniors in the United States today.
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Dr. Bradley Stoner, an associate professor of anthropology and of medicine at Washington University who both treats patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and also conducts research in this area, says that STDs are growing amongst seniors.
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Americans tend to spend more on travel and vacation as they get older, according to a newly released study by Capital One Labs.
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Consumers, especially seniors, should brace themselves for synthetic identity theft which is the fastest growing form of ID theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It's estimated to comprise of 80 to 85 percent of all identity fraud.
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According to a 2014 Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner wealth level study, 39 percent of senior Millionaires over the age of 65 consider financing their grandchildren’s education one of their primary concerns.
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Ahead of his May 12th trial, federal medical marijuana defendant Larry Harvey, 70, goes to Washington, D.C. to lobby the United States Congress in order to stop funding federal prosecutions like his.
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Eleven years ago Bob Bennett, then a Republican senator from Utah, made a fiscal sales pitch for including prescription drugs in Medicare coverage for seniors.
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By AFP
Washington -
American senior citizens are gradually finding their way to the Internet, but lagging the overall population in online usage, a survey showed Thursday.
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When sweeping new advice on preventing heart attacks and strokes came out last November, it wasn’t clear how many more Americans should be taking daily statin pills to lower their risk.
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Seniors enrolled in Aetna’s Medicare Advantage plan In Baltimore County, Md., saw their monthly premiums rise from $33 to $51 this year. Enrollees in HealthNow New York, a Medicare HMO in Erie County, saw their premiums jump from zero to $28 a month.
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Edmonton -
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) organized a public forum in Edmonton on January 25 to discuss upcoming changes proposed by Canada Post.
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New York -
Elderly residents and a New York City McDonald's have reached a McDeal, thanks to local politicians and community leaders. The restaurant and the elderly citizens had been at odds over how long the customers would stay when they ate.
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Edmonton -
A group of senior citizens in Edmonton occupied provincial Health Minister Fred Horne's office, demanding a meeting with Premier Alison Redford and Minister Horne concerning changes to the current universal seniors drug plan.
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One of the problems with becoming old is the ability to exercise usually declines as aging occurs. The reduction in physical activity can be due to a myriad of health problems such as arthritis or loss of muscle mass.
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File photo: Seniors at a park
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Seniors at Emeritus assisted-living center in Richmond, Virginia enjoy dinner together. Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2009.
The roads were treacherous in Natchitoches at the outset by midday Friday, as people hoped to get to the Super Bowl, as many were turned back because of severe weather and difficulty driving conditions.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
"This is our Senior Café where seniors come Monday thru Friday for meals," said Executive Director Elece Hempel. Meals on Wheels is one of the vital outreach services Petaluma People Services provides to the community by Elece Hempel, Courtesy of Petaluma People Serives
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
Older drivers will often avoid heavy traffic spots. AAA
A man looking over his Medicare paperwork
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