Aging and the Elderly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday Democrats will pass President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul and make insurance more affordable for Americans.

US President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul legislation would cut 130 billion dollars from the budget deficit through 2019, according to figures provided by Democratic lawmakers.

President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul legislation would cut 130 billion dollars from the US budget deficit through 2019, according to figures provided by Democratic lawmakers.

Goodnight, John-Boy: Hit by downturn, more multigenerational families living under same roof. Goodnight, John-Boy: Driven partly by job losses, more multigenerational families are choosing to live together as "boomerang kids" flock home and people help care for grandchildren or aging parents.

Goodnight, John-Boy: Driven partly by job losses, more multigenerational families are choosing to live together as "boomerang kids" flock home and people help care for grandchildren or aging parents.

Health Secretary Sebelius says she's confident health care bill will get enough votes to pass. U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that she's confident the House will have the votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care legislation, possibly as early as Friday.

Mo. warns renters seeking tax credit that to qualify their landlords must pay property taxes. Missouri tax officials are warning people who live in rented housing that they do not qualify for a tax break unless their landlords pay property taxes.

When you think about aging, what words and images come to mind? Wrinkled, forgetful, maybe feeble? You might want to rethink those, and try spry, wise, and distinguished, because our negative perceptions of our elders may have adverse effects on our own long-term health, according to a growing body of research. Scientists are increasingly linking negative stereotypes about older adults to a number of health problems, from memory impairments to increased risk of heart disease and even a shortened life span. With elders often portrayed as the dentures, wrinkle cream, and incontinence segment of our youth-obsessed society, negative messages about aging can be pernicious and long-lasting, specialists say. One recent study, by Yale University psychologist Becca Levy, tracked a group of 440 adults, from 1968 until 2007. It found that those who expressed gloomy views about elders when they were younger were much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiac problem 30 years l

A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

US President Barack Obama joked on Wednesday that half of the 40,000 letters that pour into the White House each day brand him an "idiot."

NH woman verified as oldest person in US dies at 114, Mich. woman at 113; Iowan assumes mantle. Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.

A lmost until the end, Mary Josephine Ray would take song requests, crooning traditional Acadian tunes from her childhood and Tin Pan Alley standards. From her New Hampshire nursing home, she played cribbage with a youthful zeal, tallying every point herself. At 106, she shrugged off hip replacement surgery like she had skinned her knee. She said the rosary, watched her soaps, and cheered on her beloved Red Sox. Hershey's Kisses were always close at hand. Sometimes, so was a dainty snifter of port. Ray, who died in her sleep Sunday at the age of 114, had been widely acknowledged as the oldest person in the United States and the second-oldest person in the world. As she climbed the ranks of the world's most aged, she would say she owed her longevity to God alone. But another reason, her family believes, was that she welcomed each day with gratitude and wonder. ``She always lived in the present, every day,'' said her granddaughter, Kathy Ray. ``She took each day as it came. She lived in

Rising property taxes, failing eyesight and even a tumble that cracked her tailbone haven't forced 89-year-old Angeline DiBeneditto from the home she's had for more than six decades.

Seniors who want to avoid nursing homes worry over new charges for home care, meals, nurses. Rising property taxes, failing eyesight and even a tumble that cracked her tailbone haven't forced 89-year-old Angeline DiBeneditto from the home she's had for more than six decades.

Clarification: Poverty story. In a March 2 story, The Associated Press reported in a headline that the government adopted a formula that would double the number of older people classified as living in poverty. It should have said that the number may double. As the AP story below the headline noted, final numbers won't be released until September 2011. The new poverty figure could change from early estimates, in part because the government formula will be tweaked to take into account whether a person is more likely to own a home without a mortgage and other factors.

Clarification: Poverty story. In a March 2 story, The Associated Press reported in a headline that the government adopted a formula that would double the number of older people classified as living in poverty. It should have said that the number may double. As the AP story below the headline noted, final numbers won't be released until September 2011. The new poverty figure could change from early estimates, in part because the government formula will be tweaked to take into account whether a person is more likely to own a home without a mortgage and other factors.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure to give some 57 million elderly people, veterans and persons with disabilities a $250 check was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday, a setback for the powerful seniors' lobby.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure to give some 57 million elderly people, veterans and persons with disabilities a $250 check was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday, a setback for the powerful seniors' lobby.

Mary the elephant, 63, dies at central Fla. zoo from age-related illness. A 63-year-old elephant has died at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Orlando.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Want to be an actor, but you are beyond your 20s. Perhaps a career as a screenwriter, but you heard about age discrimination. Try directing, filmmakers are having all the luck these days -- at any age.