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| Date Posted | |
|---|---|
| Program Offers Care for Frequent 911 Callers (Source: Baltimore Sun) Patients linked to case managers who steered them to appropriate services | 9/5/2008 |
| The Easiest Marks of All (Source: New York Times) Blogger, readers discuss fraud against elderly | 9/5/2008 |
| Medical Foster Home Program for Veterans (Source: Veterans Administration) Payment is made by the veteran directly to the caregiver monthly; includes room and board, 24-hour supervision, assistance with medications, personal care. | 9/5/2008 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Trials Surge, Suggesting New Pathways for Care (Source: AMA) An unprecedented number of drugs are in phase II and phase III studies, but the lack of a definitive diagnostic test hampers efforts. | 9/5/2008 |
| Social Security: A Controversial Call to Raise Age of Eligibility (Source: Wall Street Journal) Change would amount to a 14 percent reduction in benefits, on average. | 9/4/2008 |
| Obesity in Later Life Leads to Increased Risks of Disability but Not of Dying (Source: Peninsula Medical School) Called "a ticking time bomb" for health and social services. | 9/4/2008 |
| Bankruptcies Soar for U.S. Seniors (Source: Toronto Star) People 65 and up more than twice as likely to file; rate for those 75 and older more than quadrupled. | 9/4/2008 |
| Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment (Source: HHS) They only raised about half their concerns, so doctors should listen carefully, study says. | 9/4/2008 |
| For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology (Source: New York Times) Companies profit from "the transformation of the counterculture into the over-the-counter culture" | 9/3/2008 |
| Boom in Elderly to Exceed Caregivers (Source: Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia) Solutions include employee-provided onsite adult day care | 9/3/2008 |
| New Insight Into What Freezes Parkinson's Patients and Drives Drug Addicts (Source: Northwestern University) Both depend upon dopamine in the brain; Parkinson's patients don't have enough of it; drug addicts get too much of it. | 9/3/2008 |
| Eat Oily Fish at Least Once a Week to Protect Eyesight in Old Age (Source: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) May prevent age-related macular degeneration | 9/3/2008 |
| Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems (Source: HHS) Disease may contribute to neuronal damage, brain atrophy, study suggests. | 9/2/2008 |
| Sprinklers Now a Must for Nursing Homes (Source: Washington Post) Industry: cost will be a financial hardship on some owners, especially in rural areas. | 9/2/2008 |
| Holocaust Survivors Haunted in Old Age (Source: San Francisco Chronicle) Nursing facilities can trigger flashbacks | 9/2/2008 |
| Save the Date for National Memory Screening Day (Source: Alzheimer's Foundation) Foundation is seeking screening sites for the event | 9/2/2008 |
