2007

Wednesday 12 September 2007 The Graying of the Web By MATT RICHTEL
Technology investors and entrepreneurs are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers and graying computer users.
...“Teens are tire kickers — they hang around, cost you money and then leave,” said Paul Kedrosky, a venture capitalist and author of the blog “Infectious Greed.” Where Friendster was once the hot spot, Facebook and MySpace now draw the crowds of young people online. ...She came up with the idea for the site, she said, “when I was sitting around with friends and we said, ‘We’re not going to hang out at the AARP site. What is there for us?’ ” (Plus, she said, she wanted to find a community where she could discuss her interest in getting an eye lift).

Tuesday 11 September 2007 In an Age of Images, Teaching Pathology by Hand
From a distance, brain autopsies seem an afterthought on life. Insurance does not cover them. They serve no lucrative purpose, so hospitals have a financial disincentive to do them. As a result, the field of neuropathology is shrinking, and its atrophy may diminish the entire field of neurology.

Neurology, after all, is a subscience of anatomy — the symptoms of brain disorders are directly related to the sites of lesions — yet many neurology residencies no longer require brain-cutting time. Without this experience, residents cannot lay eyes or hands on the organ that will be their lifeblood.

“Neuropathology as a freestanding subspecialty is going to disappear,” said Dr. Thomas Smith, professor of pathology and neurology at University of Massachusetts Medical School. “It’s going to be subsumed into general surgical pathology.” His department used to have two neuropathologists and a lab; now there is no lab and one doctor.

Friday 20 Feb 2004 cbc
ELDERLY DRIVERS A RISK TO THEMSELVES: STUDY It's a case of good news/bad news for older drivers. According to a new study, drivers in their late 50s and early 60s are among the safest on the roads. But those who reach retirement age are more likely to get into accidents.

Tuesday 11 September 2007 When a ‘Duplicate’ Family Moves In
My patient, a 37-year-old homemaker, gazed at the man in the red plaid shirt as he sat on the couch in her living room.

2 February 2004 by Beryl P. Wajsman
The Neglect of the Elderly "Not Yet the Best to Be"
They built our cities, ploughed our farms, dug the mines and manned the workshops. Now so many of them are outcast and starving living in the midst of the wonders they helped build. At the time of their lives when they should have some leisure, some carefree years, they are forgotten, put upon and fleeced. If there is a “visible minority” that needs our help it is the elderly. In a society where 75% of wealth is inherited, our treatment of seniors is a litmus test of our civility as a people whose hallmark should be gratitude and genrosity to those who helped prepare, often during times of distress and deprivation, the relatively comfortable lives we enjoy today.

Sunday May 26, 2002 Retirement Guide 2002 Whether you're just getting started or already in retirement, we have a strategy for this new world.
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Friday May 10, 2002 cbc
NO LIMIT IN SIGHT FOR HUMAN LIFESPANS, STUDY SAYS Human beings will continue to live longer lives and life expectancies could reach 100 in the next 60 years, a new study suggests. h

Friday May 10, 2002 cnn Guidelines help elderly live pain-free The only sure things in life are death and taxes. That refrain also means getting older is inevitable. But aging doesn't mean having to live with pain, the American Geriatrics Society says in new guidelines. Getting old doesn't mean having to live with pain, the American Geriatrics Society says in new guidelines with easy-to-read pamphlets to help older Americans explain their pain to doctors and know if dementia-stricken loved ones are suffering.
Acetaminophen -- Tylenol in the brand-name version -- is a good first choice for certain types of mild to moderate pain, the guidelines say. But people with persistent, severe pain require far stronger drugs, including opiates such as Oxycontin.
Controversy over that drug because of some highly publicized overdose deaths linked to recreational use shouldn't limit doctors from prescribing it, the guidelines say. br> "The truth is, ... for lots of patients, probably, opioids are a reasonable choice and are still underprescribed in this population," said Dr. Bruce Ferrell of the University of California, Los Angeles, who co-wrote the society's guidelines

Friday May 10, 2002 Consumer Reports studies diet success The best diet may be no diet at all, according to a new survey by Consumer Reports magazine.
They surveyed successful dieters to tease out what the newly-slim have in common.

May 6, 2002 cnn Friday May 10, 2002

Heart attack researchers tip their hat to tea It has ancient roots in China and is a daily tradition in the U.K. to this day. Now tea time is taking on a whole new meaning.
Drinking at least two cups of tea a day may dramatically reduce a person's chances of dying following a heart attack, a study suggests. "Even if the true effect of tea is less than what we found, it could still make a sizable difference in heart attack survival."
The heavy tea drinkers in the study -- those who drank two or more cups of tea a day -- had a 44 percent lower death rate following their heart attack, compared with nondrinkers. The study found even a benefit in moderate tea drinkers. Those who drank fewer than 14 cups a week had a 28 percent lower death rate.

Friday May 10, 2002 bbc
Elderly take up net surfing Silver surfing is replacing traditional retirement hobbies as older people flock online.

Friday May 10, 2002
		Longer lifespan Living for a century will soon be "common"

People are set to live increasingly long lives, and reaching 100 will soon be "commonplace", say experts.

Thursday, 13 September, 2001 Old-age 'tsar' promotes sex Regular sex and plenty of money in the bank are the key to a long and healthy life, according to the government's old-age "tsar". ..."Sexually active older people live longer and stay healthier than their celibate counterparts. ..."Sex can help elderly people stay healthy like any exercise, yet it seems that the sexual interest remains particularly strong in elderly women."


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