Early warning signs of dementia
Ongoing dementia research is uncovering more information about the disease, and many scientists believe a cure is not far away. ...
July 29, 2011
Senior healthcare is a rising concern for the U.S. government
Senator Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, recently introduced the Retirement Freedom Act (RFA), which, if passed, will allow seniors to opt out of Medicare without losing their Social...
July 6, 2011
Baby Boomers’ fate hangs in the balance alongside Medicare
Medicare has recently been the target of possible federal budget cuts, and official discussions have been ongoing about whether or not to dissolve the program....
July 1, 2011
Singing brings joy to Welsh dementia patients
The U.S. Alzheimer's Association reports that there are currently about 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. ...
July 1, 2011
Maine residents are oldest in nation
The most recent U.S. Census statistics have shown that, once again, Maine is the grayest state in the nation and steadily getting older. The median age of residents is now 42.7, up from 38.6...
May 27, 2011
Japanese Americans are oldest ethnic group in U.S.
Of the 1.3 million Japanese Americans who are currently living in the country, a whopping 21.5 percent are 65 and older, making the demographic the oldest ethnic group in the United States....
May 23, 2011
Getting started with long-term care insurance
Families know that there may come a day where long-term care insurance is necessary. ...
April 7, 2011
Experts see shortage of geriatric care in the near future
With 78 million baby boomers approaching retirement age - and 10,000 turning 65 every day - healthcare professionals are worried that hospitals and other facilities may not have the resource...
April 6, 2011
Interview with dementia expert Marc Wortmann
Around 1,500 health professionals from around the world will convene in Toronto, Canada, for the annual conference of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) this coming weekend....
April 5, 2011
New treatment could help cure age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a vision problem that affects around 9 million Americans who are 40 and over....
March 23, 2011
