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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The California Medical Association praised the U.S. House of Representatives today for passing HR 3961, legislation that will ease the difficulty seniors face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare. The bill repeals Medicare's flawed payment structure, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and replaces it with a stable foundation that would encourage physician participation.
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Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | yesterday
SINGAPORE: A new three-year programme to get the elderly more connected to the Internet will kick off in January.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
KOCHI: Rotary International president nominee Kalyan Banerjee inaugurated a day centre centre and counselling centre for senior citizens at Aluva near here recently. The Rs.100 crore Rotary Centre for Senior Citizens is a project of the ...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Air India has announced 20 per cent discount in fare for senior citizens of 65 years of age and above who travel in First and Executive classes on the airline’s international flights. The discount will be ...
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Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
By Whitney Hobson Special to the Tuscaloosa News Don’t be surprised if your grandfather requests to follow you on Twitter or if you get a text from grandma saying, “how r u? thinking of u.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Raising questions about the safety of senior citizens alone at home, a 65-year-old woman was murdered in her apartment at CIT Nagar in Nandanam when her husband was out on Sunday.
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Forex Robot (Free subscription) | yesterday
After putting so much of efforts and toiling hard to earn a living, now its time for them to relax and lead a comfortable life, but the synopsis is different, because if we look at every day lives most of our senior citizens in the culture America, not a single day is gone when they have to bear the pressure of one or other form of turmoil and monetary disaster. Related posts: Eligibility For Government...
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me-ander (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Actually, the situation is worse than that. I've gained back a bit in the last month since I stopped working. So now, I have to get back on track, change gears and figure out how to at least keep status quo, the weight off. I'm trying to exercise more, even though it must be at night when my husband is home. I'm trying to restrict fruit to three a day, like the Start Fresh Diet Plan requires. I have...
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Ask The Doctor: Medical Health (Free subscription) | yesterday
Millions of people suffer from the flu every winter. The flu, or influenza, is caused by viruses, which are very small germs. Some viruses including the one that causes the flu are easily spread among people. The flu can present as a relatively minor illness in young,healthy people; but it can become a very serious illness in senior citizens,particularly those with a history of conditions such as diabetes...
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Grizzly Video (Free subscription) | yesterday
My introduction is made with a heavy heart. Though I am excited to be a part of this new venture, I am deeply concerned about the future of the USA. I am a Viet Nam-era Marine Corps veteran which means I am also over fifty-five. Being a conservative senior citizen under the Obama administration [...]
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Boston Gal's Open Wallet (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Associated Press article: Americans save more but earn less as rates fall provides a very vivid image of what low interest rates are doing for savers (like Grandma in the example) and spenders. But the government's policy of stimulating the economy by cutting rates to try to get people to borrow and spend is essentially robbing the elderly of a vital income stream, argued Greg McBride, senior financial...
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A Good Choice . . . for Ohio et al. (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hat tip to T.D. for sending the following information letting us in on President Barry Soetoro a/k/a Barack Obama , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 's future Social Security and healthcare plans for our senior citizens. Social Security For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)....
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monoblogue (Free subscription) | yesterday
For decades, the AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons; now they simply go by the acronym) has advocated for the interest of senior citizens. In the process they’ve become known both as a fearsome lobbying group for older Americans and as a marketing brand whose imprimatur is highly sought after by [...]
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Another Pundit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Blanche Lincoln, Clout Rising, Cements Role at Heart of Health Debate - NYTimes.com BY: Carl Hulse WASHINGTON — No sooner had Senator Blanche Lincoln promised to deliver one crucial vote in support of a health care overhaul than she threatened to withhold the next one. Her clear warning that she would oppose the Democratic plan in its current form is certain to keep her squarely at the center...