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Prostate Screening: Older Men Don’t Need It, But Still Get It

Posted on 04/26/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthWhen 81-year-old billionaire investor Warren Buffett recently revealed he had been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer after a routine screening blood test, many health experts wondered why a man of his age was even being tested for prostate cancer. Federal guidelines, issued in 2008, strongly advised against testing in men age 75 and older, saying it had little to no value. Yet a new study finds that the number of older men receiving the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test has …

The Takeaway: Weekend Edition

Posted on 08/19/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsAging is for the birds.  A growing number of people over 50 just refuse to let it happen. Sure, they’ll celebrate the milestone birthday, but they’ll do their best not to look their age.  Or feel it. Or even act it.  (See Ernestine Shepherd. You now have no excuse for not working out.)

The Takeaway: Warren Buffett; Back to College; Seniors in the City

Posted on 08/16/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsWarren Buffett’s op-ed piece in the New York Times sparked a fury on the Internet yesterday. If you missed it, here’s the takeaway in his own words: “My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.” What do you think? From earlier this year: Warren Buffett on “value investing.” … Back to school.  An interesting report highlights how the economy and the growing number of …