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Area seniors attend Van Buren Township Health and Wellness Expo (WITH VIDEO)

Rick Glover — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:55:41 +0000

Area seniors attend Van Buren Township Health and Wellness Expo (WITH VIDEO)
Seniors from far and wide attended the third-annual Health and Wellness Expo held at Van Buren Township’s September Days on Aug. 6.

Health Reform Law Offers No-Cost Mammograms, Other Preventive Services For Seniors

Rick Glover — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:01:05 +0000

Health Reform Law Offers No-Cost Mammograms, Other Preventive Services For Seniors
Starting in January, seniors enrolled in Medicare will be able to receive no-cost preventive services — including breast cancer screening — under a provision of the federal health reform law (PL 111-148), the Washington Post/Kaiser Health News reports. The provision applies to annual wellness visits — which assess a person’s health risks and examine functional and cognitive abilities — as …

$1M grant targets health of seniors in Central Texas

Rick Glover — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:58 +0000

$1M grant targets health of seniors in Central Texas
A $995,000 National Institutes of Health grant will help develop the Community Research Center for Senior Health, a local effort charged with finding solutions to issues facing senior adults.

Guest Essay: Health Care Council puts out its own heat advisory for seniors

Rick Glover — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:44:24 +0000

Guest Essay: Health Care Council puts out its own heat advisory for seniors
When temperatures and humidity rise, Illinois nursing homes go on alert.

Andy Griffith Pitching Obama’s Health Care Law to Seniors

Rick Glover — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:48:50 +0000

Andy Griffith Pitching Obama’s Health Care Law to Seniors
Polls show that seniors are more skeptical of the health care law than are younger people because Medicare cuts provide much of the financing to expand coverage for the uninsured.

Health care industry and professionals respond to seniors’ growing health needs

Rick Glover — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:04:20 +0000

Health care industry and professionals respond to seniors’ growing health needs
The explosive growth of the USA’s older population is fueling a grass-roots ‘village’ movement in neighborhoods across the country to help people age in their own homes. More than 50 villages in a neighbor-helping-neighbor system have sprouted in the past decade from California and Colorado to Nebraska and Massachusetts.

Obama, seniors talk health care

Rick Glover — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:05 +0000

Obama, seniors talk health care
WHEATON, Md. – President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to sell the health overhaul law to skeptical seniors, including those in Amherst, Mass., launching a defense of his presidency’s biggest accomplishment as the election season gets under way and the Gulf oil spill dominates news.

Obama renews health care bill pitch to seniors

Rick Glover — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:54:06 +0000

Obama renews health care bill pitch to seniors
WHEATON, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama turned his attention back to health care Tuesday with a pitch to skeptical seniors as the White House moved to boost public acceptance of the overhaul ahead of crucial midterm elections.

Classic Residence by Hyatt Salutes Super Seniors on National Senior Health & Fitness Day on May 26

Rick Glover — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:43:57 +0000

Classic Residence by Hyatt Salutes Super Seniors on National Senior Health & Fitness Day on May 26
On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Classic Residence by Hyatt residents and employees will join approximately 100,000 older adults to celebrate the nation’s largest senior health event, the 17th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day.

Seniors focus on health with conference at Heritage Center

Rick Glover — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:42:27 +0000

Seniors focus on health with conference at Heritage Center
CEDAR CITY – Seniors who want to improve their health and well-being will gather for the 8th Annual Senior Conference on the upper floor of the Heritage Center, Friday beginning at 9 a.m.