Friday, 27. February 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed March 9-13 as Older Pennsylvanians’ Nutrition Awareness Week and encouraged people of all ages to consider how simple dietary changes can help to improve their health and enjoyment of life.
Friday, 27. February 2009
Visitors to the Pennsylvania Home Show, which opens Feb. 28 at the Farm Show Complex inHarrisburg, are invited to visit the Department of Aging’s booth.
Friday, 27. February 2009
The following is a statement from Larry Minnix, president CEO American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, on the Proposed FY2010 Budget:
Friday, 27. February 2009
At a time when more and more people are in need, the number of people seeking volunteer opportunities has spiked. To encourage people to get involved in volunteer opportunities, Moose International, the fraternal organization with nearly 1.2 million men
Friday, 27. February 2009
Utah state Sen. Luz Robles (D) and state Rep. Kory Holdaway (R) have introduced similar bills (SB 225 and HB 171) that would eliminate a five-year waiting period for children of documented immigrants to become eligible for CHIP and Medicaid coverage, the
Friday, 27. February 2009
Summaries of news about Medicaid developments in Florida and New York appear below.Florida: Broward County, Fla., commissioners on Tuesday sent the state Legislature a resolution stating that the county wants to end its participation in a Medicaid pilot program that some say has led to delays in access to care, the
Friday, 27. February 2009
Medicare spending varies dramatically by region because individual physicians increase costs based on the quantity of medical services they provide in the area, according to an analysis published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports (Abelson, New York Times, 2/26).
Friday, 27. February 2009
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama declared that his administration would “root out the waste, fraud, and abuse in our Medicare program that doesn’t make our seniors any healthier.” The American Association for Homecare and its members applaud this goal and have developed a legislative solution specifically designed to help solve this growing problem.
Friday, 27. February 2009
A new article in The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences reveals that African American women aged 60 and older who volunteer in elementary schools are not only more physically active than their non-volunteering counterparts, but seem to sustain this physical activity over time. Specifically, those who volunteered burned twice as many calories as those who did not.
Friday, 27. February 2009
A layer of “dark cells” in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time. The ability to see this nearly invisible layer could help doctors identify the onset of many diseases of the eye long before a patient notices symptoms. The findings are reported in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.