Aging and the Elderly
White House: Republican budget 'doesn't add up'
Mar 12, 2013 15:24 EDT
The White House warned Tuesday that a new Republican budget plan did not add up, would hike taxes on the middle class or fail to cut the deficit and would be sure to hurt healthcare for the elderly.
Ancient people had clogged arteries, mummy scans show
Mar 11, 2013 06:12 EDT
Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity, a study said Monday.
Ancient people had clogged arteries, mummy scans show
Mar 10, 2013 21:06 EDT
Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity, a study said Monday.
Pessimists live longer, study shows
Feb 28, 2013 12:48 EST
Older people who look on the darker side of life tend to live longer than optimists, who in turn face an increased risk of illness and mortality, a new study by a German research institute found Thursday.
Canada welcomes surge in foreign students
Feb 26, 2013 16:07 EST
Canadian universities and colleges welcomed a record 100,000 foreign students in 2012, the government said Tuesday, part of a plan to replace retiring baby boomers in the work force.
Japan researchers close in on stem cell trial
Feb 14, 2013 03:51 EST
Researchers in Japan have moved one step closer to clinical trials using adult stem cells in a therapy they hope will prove a cure for common sight problems, an official said Thursday.
Quarter of home care services 'not up to standard'
Feb 13, 2013 05:29 EST
More than a quarter of home care services for the elderly in England are failing to meet basic standards of safety and quality, a watchdog said Wednesday.
Ministers unveil cap on elderly care bills
Feb 12, 2013 03:24 EST
The government has announced a cap on bills for care of the elderly as it tries to stop the "scandal" of people selling their homes to pay for social care.
Ministers unveiling cap on elderly care bills
Feb 11, 2013 12:05 EST
The government will be announcing a cap on bills for care of the elderly Monday as it tries to stop the "scandal" of people selling their homes to pay for social care.
Ministers to unveil cap on elderly care bills
Feb 11, 2013 10:42 EST
The government will be announcing a cap on bills for care of the elderly Monday as it tries to stop the "scandal" of people selling their homes to pay for social care.
High social care cap will 'fail' Britain's elderly
Feb 09, 2013 11:33 EST
Campaigners for the elderly expressed deep concern Saturday that a cap on social care costs for older people, due to be announced Monday, will be much higher than the £35,000 figure suggested by an independent review.
Baby-boom Easy Riders 'most at risk from accidents'
Feb 07, 2013 06:14 EST
Heading for retirement age and itching to buy that motorbike you always promised yourself? A study, published on Thursday in the specialist journal Injury Prevention, may prompt would-be petrolheads to think again.
China's looming worker shortage threatens economy
Jan 30, 2013 03:43 EST
China's demographic timebomb is ticking much louder with the first fall in its labour pool for decades, analysts say, highlighting the risk that the country grows old before it grows rich.
China's looming worker shortage threatens economy
Jan 29, 2013 22:41 EST
China's demographic timebomb is ticking much louder with the first fall in its labour pool for decades, analysts say, highlighting the risk that the country grows old before it grows rich.
Asia urged to prepare for niche travellers
Jan 29, 2013 13:10 EST
Asia's tourism industry must prepare for major changes in the next 20 years, including a projected boom in travel by senior citizens and female business executives, a study said Tuesday.
US flu epidemic worsens, 29 children dead
Jan 18, 2013 16:56 EST
A flu epidemic gripping the United States is more severe than usual, striking the elderly especially hard, health authorities said Friday as they also announced 29 child victims.
India suspends new visa scheme for Pakistanis
Jan 15, 2013 07:49 EST
India's government suspended a new programme to allow Pakistani pensioners to get visas on arrival at the border, citing technical glitches only hours after officials said it had begun Tuesday.
India begins visas on arrival to Pakistan's elderly
Jan 15, 2013 05:48 EST
India on Tuesday began a process to issue visas on arrival to senior citizens from Pakistan, a customs official said, despite heightened tensions over recent deadly clashes in disputed Kashmir.
Government unveils new flat-rate state pension
Jan 14, 2013 07:49 EST
The government on Monday unveiled plans for a major overhaul to the state pension which will bring in a single weekly payment equivalent to £144 a week from 2017.
In Argentina, tango soothes mentally ill
Jan 10, 2013 00:46 EST
As the sound of tango filled the room, the students chose partners, held them close and gingerly launched into the intricate steps of Argentina's famous ballroom dance.
