Third Age Power is a website dedicated to issues and programs affecting seniors and people with disabilities. It is sponsored by the Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens and United Seniors of Oregon in an effort to better inform boomers and current seniors about public policy issues, advocacy efforts, and service programs that impact the older generation.
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- May
- 17
Doubt Cast on the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Cholesterol’
From The New York Times
May 16, 2012
Doubt Cast on the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Cholesterol’
By GINA KOLATA
The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart ...Continue reading »
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- May
- 15
Older Americans Month: May 2012
From The US Census Bureau:
Older Americans Month: May 2012
A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the ...Continue reading »
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- May
- 11
Older People With Dementia Cared for Mostly at Home
Older People With Dementia Cared for Mostly at Home
Study challenges assumption that most patients die in nursing homes
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_125091.html (*this news item will not be available after 08/09/2012)
By Robert Preidt
Friday, May 11, 2012
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- May
- 08
Abbott Settles Marketing Lawsuit
From The New York Times
May 7, 2012
Abbott Settles Marketing Lawsuit
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and KATIE THOMAS
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories said on Monday that it had reached an agreement with the federal and nearly all state ...Continue reading »
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- May
- 06
When Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger
Of the many, many articles that I’ve forwarded over the years, those that have reduced me
to tears could be counted on the fingers of one hand. This is one of them.
Steve
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From The New York Times
May ...Continue reading »
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