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AARP: Price hikes doubled average drug price over 7 years
The average cost for a year's supply of a prescription drug doubled in just seven years to more than $11,000 — about three-quarters of the average annual Social Security benefit. That's according to the latest study of price trends for widely-used drugs conducted by AARP, the senior citizens advocacy group. It finds prices for existing drugs, driven entirely by manufacturer price hikes, have been rising more quickly since 2007 and likely will continue to do so.
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The Fierce Courage of Nina Simone
Simone’s courage was undeniable, but it was also a shield, even a mask, designed to protect her from hostile forces, real and imagined. White supremacy was not the only hellhound on her trail. By Adam Shatz.
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Scientists make significant anti-aging breakthrough
A breakthrough in understanding human skin cells offers a pathway for new anti-ageing treatments. For the first time, scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have identified that the activity of a key metabolic enzyme found in the batteries of human skin cells declines with age. A study, published online in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, has found that the activity of mitochondrial complex II significantly decreases in older skin.
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Michael Jackson’s Pet Chimp, Bubbles, Is Living Out His Twilight Years in Florida
Bubbles plows a big blue bucket along the border of his enclosure, tracing an invisible line. His fleshy feet thud against the concrete path. "He's just letting us know he's here," one of his caretakers says. By Dyllan Furness. (Feb. 2)
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The Big Sleep
Scientists Pat and Peter Shaw died recently in a suicide pact. Their daughters tell the story of their plan - and their remarkable lives. By Julia Medew.
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The Speed of Life
Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?
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Clearing the Body’s Retired Cells Slows Aging and Extends Life
A series of experiments in mice has led to what some are calling “one of the more important aging discoveries ever.” By Ed Yong.
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What happens to your vagina as you age?
Get the low down on how vaginas change with age and how sex can help keep your vagina healthy.
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How the homeless population is changing: it’s older and sicker
Field research in Oakland [California] highlights a major issue that Americans have yet to face up to: how to deal with growing numbers of homeless older people in our streets. By Margot Kushel.
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Too poor to retire and too young to die
At the wise age of 79, Dolores Westfall knows food shopping on an empty stomach is a fool’s errand... By John M. Glionna. Photos By Francine Orr.
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More Americans are Living Past Their 100th Birthdays
Older Americans are living longer than ever, but is quality of life keeping up?
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New Mayo Clinic poll shows that as we age, the health problems we talk about change.
In your 20s: it's all about healthy eating; in your 30s: it's your parents’ health;i n your 40s: it's your kids’ health; and when you're over the hill: it's your health.
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World's oldest man dies at age 112
The world's oldest man, from Japan, has died at the age of 112, two months short of his 113th birthday. Yasutaro Koide was born on March 13, 1903, and said his secret to a long life was not to overdo it, or drink or smoke.
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Robot cat companion for the elderly
Hasbro has released a robotic cat which is designed to be a companion pet for the elderly.
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The End of the Story
Diana Athill, Roger Angell, and Ann Burack-Weiss on old age. By Laura Miller.
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We Test Drove A Bionic Exoskeleton That Will Make You Rethink Aging
R70i looks like the blue, robotic love child of C-3PO and Iron Man. Glowing lights line the bionic exoskeleton’s joints, which bend only at odd angles, and a chest plate gives the entire outfit a Superman vibe. But far from bestowing its wearers with superpowers, this bionic exoskeleton mimics the aging process, to help raise awareness and empathy for the elderly. When I strapped into Genworth’s R70i Aging Experience at CES 2016, an enormous consumer technology conference in Las Vegas...
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How being lonely is bad for your health...
University of North Carolina scientists found that lonely people are more likely to develop health problems.
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On menopause
There are a few things science doesn’t know about the menopause: what it’s for, how it works and how best to treat it. Approaching her second – yes, second – menopause, Rose George finds herself with more questions than answers.
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Why time seems to speed up as we get older
There's very little scientific evidence to suggest our perception of time changes as we age. And yet, we consistently report that the past felt longer — that time is flying by faster as we age. What's going on? By Brian Resnick.
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The keyboard and the spade
In the overdeveloped West, technology is making us forget what it truly means to be human. by Paul Kingsnorth.
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