Health
Science Daily, November 1st, 2009A new study in the journal Sleep shows that retirement is
followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances.
Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to
result from the removal
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The New York Times - April 20, 2009
In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging
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ElderLawAnswers - April 1, 2009
A new report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College finds that nearly two-thirds of U.S. households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement when possible long-term
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The New York Times - April 1, 2009
EARLY this year, Barbara Plumb, a freelance editor and writer in New York who is on Medicare, received a disturbing letter. Her gynecologist informed her that she was opting out of Medicare. When Ms. Plumb asked her
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Yahoo News - March 31, 2009
Drugstore operator Walgreens will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics — though patients will
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US News & World Report - March 16, 2009
It’s difficult to predict what your health care expenses will be in retirement. Jack Dickinson, 65, thought he was one of the lucky ones. His 34 years as a General Motors sales and marketing manager came with
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Chron Business News - March 9, 2009
Many people entering retirement envision a life of fun and relaxation, but the opposite can be true. Without the social contacts that come from reporting to an office everyday, some retirees feel isolated. Others feel
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Newsday - March 8, 2009
For a growing number of older Americans, the housing slump has changed the concept of "aging in place" from a lifestyle choice to the only choice.The nearly frozen residential real estate market in many parts of the country has
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Bloomberg - December 4, 2008
Arthur Laupus joined AARP because he thought the nonprofit senior-citizen-advocacy group would make his retirement years easier. He signed up for an auto insurance policy endorsed by AARP, believing the advertising that said
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The New York Times - January 13, 2009
At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I stepped onto an ordinary-looking white bathroom scale. The scale sent a signal via Bluetooth to a control box, which read my weight aloud.
It was my
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The New York Times, June 24 2008Fact: Every hour of every day, 330 Americans turn 60.
Fact: By 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65.
Fact: The number of people over 100 doubles every decade.
Fact: As they age, people lose muscle mass
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The Boston Globe, June 26, 2008A 65-year-old couple needs $85,000 on average to cover
insurance costs for long-term care such as nursing home stays in
retirement, according to a study to be released Thursday by Fidelity
Investments.
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The New York Times, June 25, 2008To cut costs and reduce fraud in one corner of the sprawling
Medicare program, Congress called for competitive bidding on medical
equipment that is provided to elderly and disabled Americans and set a
sensible schedule
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The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2008In the spring of 2001, Bill Thomas, dressed in his usual sweat shirt
and Birkenstock sandals, entered the buttoned-down halls of the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. His message: Nursing homes need to be taken
out
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YahooNews, June 11, 2008For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the
government reported Wednesday, although the United States continues to
lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span.
The increase is due mainly
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