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6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate

by on June 6, 2013 8:41 pm
t has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic spike in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent… Read more 6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate

6/6/2013 - Senior citizens vulnerable to lottery scams

by on June 6, 2013 6:14 pm
A survey finds that those ages 55 to 74 have the greatest chance of falling victim to fraudulent prize promotions. Read the full article at USA Today.
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6/4/2013 - Pension Plans Beat 401(k) Savers Silly -- Here's Why (Forbes)

by on June 6, 2013 4:43 pm
If you were aiming to save enough money to retire, really retire, and feel secure in your old age, would you be better off in a traditional pension plan? Sure, but not for the reason you think. Read the full article at Forbes.
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6/4/2013 – Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office (Washington Post)

by on June 6, 2013 4:41 pm
With their pay frozen and reduced by furloughs and their credibility at times questioned, you’d think federal employees would dash for the door as soon as they were eligible to retire. Instead, many have pushed for a way to hang around the workplace a little bit longer, to ease into retirement while transferring their skills… Read more 6/4/2013 – Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office (Washington Post)

6/5/2013 - There's proof: Sunscreen reduces skin aging

by on June 5, 2013 8:53 pm
It turns out sunscreen does more than protect you from cancer and painful sunburns — it offers a boost to simple vanity. A new study finds that regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging: the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity caused by exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Read the full article at CNN.

6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office

by on June 5, 2013 8:48 pm
With their pay frozen and reduced by furloughs and their credibility at times questioned, you’d think federal employees would dash for the door as soon as they were eligible to retire. Instead, many have pushed for a way to hang around the workplace a little bit longer, to ease into retirement while transferring their skills… Read more 6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office

6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find

by on June 3, 2013 11:22 pm
People who diligently use sunscreen every day can slow or even prevent for a time the development of wrinkles and sagging skin, a new study found. Although dermatologists have long told people to use sunscreen to prevent aging, this is the first research to show an actual effect on the appearance of skin, researchers said.… Read more 6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find

6/3/2013 - The Home Care Revolution: Robots and Eldercare’s Future

by on June 3, 2013 6:09 pm
If you are 55 years old, you could wake up 30 years from now to the warm, affectionate voice of your personal care robot, asking what you would like for breakfast and why you slept for only 5.8 hours last night instead of your usual 7.3. Read the full article at New American Media.
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6/3/2013 - More firms offer workers phased retirement (The Detroit News)

by on June 3, 2013 5:55 pm
There is an oft-told story about what happens when a worker at the Stanley Consultants engineering firm decides to retire. “They say you have the retirement party one day and you come back to work the next,” said Mary Jo Finchum, spokeswoman for the Muscatine, Iowa-based company. Stanley is among the U.S. employers that have… Read more 6/3/2013 - More firms offer workers phased retirement (The Detroit News)
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6/2/2013 - Trends in Health Coverage for Part-Time Workers (EBRI)

by on June 3, 2013 5:26 pm
The recent recession has already resulted in an increased use of part-time workers: The percentage of workers employed part-time has been rising since 2007, increasing from 16.7 percent to 22.2 percent in 2011Part-time workers have experienced a much larger decline in coverage than full-time workers. Between 2007 and 2011, full-time workers experienced a 2.8 percent… Read more 6/2/2013 - Trends in Health Coverage for Part-Time Workers (EBRI)