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Nearly 25 percent of older adults have experienced a silent stroke, according to a new study.
Older adults with higher levels of certain vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids in their blood scored better on mental quickness tests than those whose diets were high in junk food and trans-fats. // A new study conducted by New York's Syracuse University found obese older adults were between 12 and 50 percent more likely to suffer a fall than normal-weight peers.
Beginning in 2012, a new $1-per-person fee on health insurance plans will be used to pay for medical effectiveness research. A health reform loophole means you could still end up paying for some preventative care services. And retirement and aging policy experts say what questions they would pose in a presidential debate.
Retirement savers, take heed"”these developments may not have made major headlines in 2011, but they're still important to your retirement planning efforts. And while a diet high in sodium does increase heart disease risk, even more important is the ratio of sodium to potassium in your diet.
One in six patients who has a stent inserted to open up blocked arteries ends up back in the hospital within a month of the procedure, according to a new study. And a dietitian explains why failing to adjust your eating habits as you age can be risky.
Americans' retirement assets lost a total value of $1.4 trillion last quarter, the first decline since the depths of the recession three years ago, according to a new report ... After initially rejecting the measure, House Republican leaders yesterday agreed to a two-month payroll tax cut extension"”and, with it, an extension of federal unemployment benefits and a temporary 'doc fix' ... And Bernice Bates, 91, has been named the world's oldest yoga teacher by Guinness World Records.
If Congress doesn't pass an extension bill by Jan. 1, payroll taxes will go up for 160 million workers, almost 2 million people could lose unemployment benefits and doctors could see a 27.4 percent pay cut from Medicare. But with the end of 2011 fast approaching"”and lawmakers already having left Washington for the holidays"”that's looking like less and less of a possibility.
Forget young at heart"”eating less could keep you young of mind, and Italian scientists now think they know why. And are the children of boomers"”members of Generations X and Y"”better at saving for retirement than their parents?
Last Friday, the Obama administration announced that it would leave defining the "essential health benefits" that must be provided by insurance plans under the new health care law up to the states, instead of specifying some national standard of benefits. And the mothers-to-be of the 1950s could be at the root of today's obesity epidemic, according to fitness and nutrition expert Melinda Sothern.
Future Beneficiaries Could Choose Private Plans: Liberal Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have teamed up to come up with a political compromise on Medicare spending.