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Louisiana voters are strong supporters of health care reform and are concerned about rising health care costs, according to this telephone survey conducted in December 2007-January 2008. (28 pages)

This series of surveys examines the transportation use, attitudes toward public transportation, and health and disability status of AARP members in Colorado. Findings show that while the vast majority of members are able to drive, those with multiple health and disability problems are the most likely to be isolated and have few transportation alternatives.

New Mexico residents age 50+ are concerned about affordability and coverage of health care services and are strong proponents of health care reform, according to this October-November 2007 survey. (22 pages)

This fact sheet by Sara E. Rix of AARP?s Public Policy Institute highlights the employment situation of workers aged 55 and older and those under age 55 in 2007, reporting on employment gains and losses, the growth in full-time employment, age discrimination in employment, and labor force projections. (4 pages)

During menopause, lack of oestrogens increases the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases. For her doctoral thesis, University of the Basque Country researcher, Ainhoa Ruiz del Agua, studied the effects of substitute treatments and the genetic factors influencing the response to these therapies.Menopause is a natural period in the ageing process of a woman.

CHICAGO - Adding the cancer drug Erbitux to standard chemotherapy helped advanced lung cancer patients live just a month longer than chemo alone, a study found.

CHICAGO - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is offering a free WebEx session exclusively for retirement plan advisors to discuss "Opportunities in the Nonprofit Market." The WebEx is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4 at 3 p.m. Eastern time and will

AARP has launched a multimillion dollar campaign called "Keep Medicare Fair" to lobby Congress to eliminate Medicare premium increases from a bill proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.), The Politico reports.

The chances of older adults being institutionalized, for instance in a nursing home, go up significantly immediately after the death of a spouse, according to new research from Finland.The study was conducted by Elina Nihtila and Pekka Martikainen, sociology researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland and was published online in the American Journal of Public Health yesterday, May 29th.