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More centers in DC area speak seniors' language

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:27:05 -0400

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland - If Mohammad Rahro, 91, had gone to just any senior center in Maryland, chances are he would not have encountered someone who remembered the headmaster with four wives who rode to school each day on a beloved white donkey.

Retired couples may need $220K for health care

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement.

Online health assessment urged for baby boomers

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:07:16 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee health officials are urging people to take a five-minute online assessment about whether they are at risk for hepatitis C.

Va. council honors innovative caregiver programs

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:19:25 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The Commonwealth Council on Aging is honoring innovative caregiver programs in Virginia.

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:15:36 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

Entrepreneur has some mind games for boomers

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:05:40 -0400

JACOBS PRAIRIE, Minnesota - Geography lessons, recess, playing well with others - if it sounds like child's play, guess again.

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:01:07 -0400

Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:49:54 -0400

DEERFIELD, Illinois - Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:12:35 -0400

NEW YORK - The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.

UK police to track dementia patients using GPS

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:31:59 -0400

LONDON - A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and welfare agencies but condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric."

Review: 'Memory Show' is poignant musical on loss

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:34:08 -0400

NEW YORK - The words "musical" and "Alzheimer's disease" aren't often used together. Yet Sara Cooper's new work, "The Memory Show," turns out to be a poignant, sophisticated and often humorous musical about dealing with Alzheimer's disease.

SPOTLIGHT: SIU art-expression class lifts moods

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:44:19 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Jim Taylor never took an "art-expression" class before but says it helped him deal with some of the stress and frustration associated with his Alzheimer's disease.

Long-term care in aging US: Not for me, poll says

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:04:54 -0400

WASHINGTON - We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready.

NC bill would expand aid to Alzheimer's patients

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:08:34 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - There's a proposal moving ahead in the House directing North Carolina's Medicaid program to give additional paid help to people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease for things like getting dressed and bathed.

Campbell ends touring career, to release new album

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:43:18 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has progressed too far to allow him to continue touring.