Seniors News
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Life is filled with many problems, but for seniors, a major one seems to be different than many might think. It is not health care, the rising gas prices, prescription pills or even their utility bills.
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How can seniors become more empowered citizens? The answer is simple, according to Max Rothman, JD, LLM, President and CEO of the Alliance for Aging in Miami, FL.
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A new study shows how different generations view and use online communication and social networks to bridge age gaps and build relationships.
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A newly marketed shoe with a built-in global positioning system has become the latest tool available to quickly track seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia sufferers who wander away from their homes and loved ones.
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"It takes a village" concept is now the approach to retirement and this idea is taking root in many places and groups in San Francisco are embracing the idea.
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released a brief showing that the country has grown older while the male population grew faster than the female population over the last decade.
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Toronto -
Toronto Police are warning that elderly members of the Italian community are being the targets of a con scheme that involves money being sent to Italy.
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The kind-hearted older lady opened the door to see a young man in need. He said his car was broken down and asked if he could use her phone. While the man 'phoned' for help he would be helping himself to any cash he found laying around.
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Fayetteville, AR – The University of Arkansas welcomes “senior Razorbacks” to campus through its tuition waiver program where those 60 years of age or older can enroll in classes and earn degrees tuition free.
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When Santa is mentioned people think of children but for some senior citizens Santa may just give them a smile too this year in Toronto.
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Seniors Headlines
 Members of the P.E.I. Senior Citizens' Federation are worried about the $75 fee for ambulance services that seniors will now have to pay.
 Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews says proposed measures to help seniors stay in their homes include more house calls by doctors, more access to home care for seniors in need, and special co-ordinators to ensure seniors receive the right care.
The Taliban in Afghanistan announce that one of their most senior former leaders, Mullah Obaidullah, died in a Pakistani prison in 2010.
 Charlottetown police are starting a new program to collect old and unused prescriptions from seniors.
 The hospital in Sudbury hopes to be treating more senior patients in their homes by the end of the year.
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Be a Santa to a Senior launches at Harbourfront Community Centre.
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Seniors Blogs
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Across the country, Republican led groups have enacted legislation aimed at restricting voters in the next general...
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OUTEXPRESSION online newspaper is a publication of the Toronto Queer West Arts Centre. Copyright 2012. All Rights...
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I find myself feeling betrayed, upset and let down with the release of the Drummond Report. To say I lost sleep from it...
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All the kids have all their little codes...like BFF, LOL, etc. So here are some codes for seniors: * ATD - At the...
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