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The Wealthier You Are, the Longer You’re Likely to Live

Posted on 03/12/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & SavingsThe more money you have, the longer you just might live. What’s more, there seems to be a widening gap between the life expectancy of Americans at the upper end of the income spectrum and those at the lower end, according to research from the University of Washington and published by the Washington Post. While life expectancy has risen for the nation — it was  78.5 years in 2009 — research shows that this progress has eluded lower-wage earners. To illustrate that point, the …

AARP Comments on Washington Post Rehashed Attack

Posted on 12/4/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

PoliticsAARP advocates on behalf of its members and all older Americans with the sole mission of helping those 50 and older to live their best lives. Advocating for older Americans in Congress and state legislatures, AARP fights for legislation that protects the interests of Americans age 50-plus. AARP also advocates for older Americans in the marketplace, encouraging products and services that better serve their needs. AARP did its best to work with The Washington Post in reporting today’s story. The …

One App for All Your Political News

Posted on 09/28/2012 by | Technology | Comments

Politics | TechnologyPolitical junkies and regular voters from both parties can cross the great aisle of division, and unite around an iPad app that dishes up politics evenly. Just download the free Washington Post Politics App and leap into the campaign season with gusto. The app, launched earlier this year, offers terrific photos, graphics, and animation of everything political.  It features news and analysis, interactive maps with state-by-state polls, historical election results, campaign ads and candidate issues at-a-glance. It also contains, my …

Grieving for Pets and Humans: Which Hurts More?

Posted on 03/29/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThe day after my mother died, an acquaintance earnestly told me, “I know just how you feel. My beloved dog passed away last month.” I admit I was insulted. I know she was trying to be empathetic, but really, how can grief over a pet be the same as grief over a parent? But perhaps I was wrong. Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan wrote a moving story this week about his grief over the death of his dog, Red, compared to …

PSA Tests: Controversial Study Says They Don’t Save Lives

Posted on 01/9/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthWhen the blood test for prostate cancer was introduced 26 years ago, it was seen as a way to save lives. But research since then has questioned this conclusion and a large new study, published last week, adds more doubt to the issue. The  long-term study of 76,000 men ages 55 to 74 found that routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing did not prevent deaths from prostate cancer. However, some prostate cancer experts immediately criticized the study, and even one of the …

Caregiving in the News

Posted on 05/17/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Your LifeAccording to this very personal article from Michelle Singletary at the Washington Post, “by 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. And when they need that care, they will realize that they and the caregivers they will have to lean on are woefully unprepared for the cost.” We already know caregiving is an increasingly widespread extra job for Americans, with the Caregiving in the U.S. 2009 study revealing that 29 percent of the U.S. adult population, or 65.7 …