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Analyses paint portrait of aging Maine population

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:55 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Newly released analyses of census data paint a portrait of a graying Maine population that will have fewer people entering the labor market in the years ahead.

Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:33 -0400

SEROPEDICA, Brazil - There's a storage room just off a university lab that gives students more experience than many can handle: Skinned pigs and cats, disembodied cow livers, intestines, brains and the other unidentifiable detritus of years' worth of dissections fill a dozen wading pool-sized vats to the brim.

New retirement communities popping up in W. Tenn.

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:59:12 -0400

GERMANTOWN, Tennessee - Two new retirement and assisted living communities have opened recently in West Tennessee and at least three more are planned.

Aging population drives demand for senior housing

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:22:06 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - An aging population has increased demand for senior housing in northwestern Indiana, where a construction boom has occurred since the end of the recession.

Aging population drives demand for senior housing

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:02:13 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - When Frances Wulf, 92, made the decision to stop driving and sell her car, she began to look for her next step.

Arizona's suicide rate rises among middle-aged

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:35:04 -0400

PHOENIX - New government data shows Arizona has one of the highest middle-aged suicide rates in the country.

CDC: Ind. middle-aged suicide rate grew 54 percent

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:36:19 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The suicide rate among Indiana's middle-aged population surged nearly 54 percent from 1999 to 2010, an increase nearly twice the national rate and one of the highest among the 50 states, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Nev. 2nd highest in country for middle age suicide

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:59:47 -0400

LAS VEGAS - New government data show Nevada has the second-highest suicide rate in the country among people aged 35 to 64, although the rise in the rate was much slower than it was nationally.

Illinois suicide rate rises among middle-aged

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:22:44 -0400

CHICAGO - A government study finds the suicide rate among middle-aged Illinois residents is increasing, but not by as much as the national rate for the same age group.

Report: Suicide rate up for middle-aged Ohioans

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:53:32 -0400

CINCINNATI - A new report shows that the suicide rate among middle-aged Ohio residents has risen by more than 41 percent.