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The Daily Show: Baruch Obama »
Posted by: gamebittk 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Wyatt Cenac travels to South Florida to find out if Barack Obama can win the elderly Jewish vote.
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Love in Unexpected Places »
Posted by: hurr1 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Family
Once upon a time, I thought the most unforgivable thing I could do as a daughter was to put my mother in a nursing home ...
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Elderly Woman Banned From Photographing Empty Pool For Pedophilia Fears »
Posted by: Jordan 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
An amateur photographer was told she could not take snaps of an empty paddling pool because she might be a paedophile. Betty Robinson was ordered ...
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Economy hitting the elderly especially hard »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Food prices and medical costs are still rising, tarnishing what are supposed to be the golden years for the elderly, perhaps the hardest-hit victims of ...
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Ritalin may help elderly avoid falls: study »
Posted by: scarlett426 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The medication Ritalin (methylphenidate), often prescribed to treat hyperactive children, may also be used to prevent elderly people from falling, according to a study in ...
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Ritalin may help prevent falls in elderly »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 1 week ago in News
The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, finds older people who take Ritalin, or methylphenidate, may improve their cognitive abilities and ...
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Alzheimer’s Patients React Poorly to ‘Elderspeak’ »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Alzheimer’s patients may often become upset and even act out when nurses or other caregivers use “baby talk” to converse with them, a new ...
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Denver Elderly Home | Colorado 24 Hr Elder Care | Denver Senior Assisted Living »
Posted by: GoldenOrchard 2 months, 1 week ago in Family
Golden Orchard where your loved one can be cared for in a small home environment. We provide constant companionship and medication management. We provide a ...
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MDs urged to end prostate screening in elderly men »
Posted by: williamtech 2 months, 1 week ago in Family
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force , which made the recommendation Monday, reported finding evidence that the benefits of treatment based on routine screening of ...
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Prostate test advice for elderly won't stop debate »
Posted by: hypergate 2 months, 1 week ago in Family
"It stokes the debate, I think," said Dr. Charles Ryan, a prostate cancer specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Senior Parents Living Alone »
Posted by: mindblogger 2 months ago in Family
Whether you are a senior looking to prolong your own independence, or you are a caregiver searching for ways to alleviate your worries about leaving ...
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Aging population making more visits to the doctor's »
Posted by: ameliog 2 months ago in News
The aging of the U.S. population is translating into many more visits to doctors' offices and hospitals, a reality that is taxing weak spots ...
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Remembering! (for those 40 and over) »
Posted by: dlaprade 2 months ago in Humor
bring back some memories
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Health Blog »
Posted by: jodiac 2 months ago in Family
The story talks about sexual problems of the aged.
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Nursing Home Negligence »
Posted by: dragonz472 2 months ago in News
Due to an ever-increasing ratio of elderly people to caregivers, today elderly abuse in America has been reported in one out of three nursing homes ...
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