Although the government’s stimulus program will provide tax relief in 2009, older taxpayers won’t get any breaks on their 2008 returns. And after a year of wrenching losses on investments and falling home prices, the memory of 2008 may be particularly bitter at tax time. Still, the goal remains to pay as little tax as possible, so U.S. News asked H&R Block tax expert Gil Charney, principal tax researcher at the company’s Tax Institute, some of this Read the rest of this entry »
The survey found 59% of respondents ages 18 to 34 are focused more intently on achieving fiscal fitness rather than physical fitness in 2009 (41%). In contrast, 61% of adults age 55 and older said physical fitness was a high priority for 2009, and 39% selected fiscal fitness.
In addition, fewer older adults (38% of those age 55 and older) expressed interest in ways to save automatically than Americans age 18 to 34 (46%), which Union Bank said may Read the rest of this entry »
reports.
For the study, researcher Nicole Wright of the
and colleagues studied 146,494 women participating in the
— an ongoing study of healthy postmenopausal women. Forty-four percent of the women had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Researchers found that the risk for developing osteoarthritis was slightly higher for American Indian and black women compared with white women. Asian women had the lowest risk. Women in their 70s had the highest Read the rest of this entry »
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — Antidepressants that treat multiple brain receptors may be better at treating depression in people with Parkinson’s disease than medications that block only the serotonin receptor, a new study says.
The report, published in the Dec. 17 online issue of
, found that Parkinson’s patients on the tricyclic nortriptyline were almost five times more likely to have their symptoms of depression improve than were those Read the rest of this entry »
A Pacifica man was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of attempting to murder his older brother, according to the police.
Police responded to a home in the 100 block of Eastridge Circle at about 1:30 a.m. and found a 28-year-old man suffering from several wounds, according to police. The man claimed he was stabbed by his brother.
The victim’s brother, Chinedu Okobi, 26, was in the same house and immediately taken into custody, according Read the rest of this entry »
Reported September 8, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — People over the age of 65 can benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs following a stroke or mini-stroke, according to a new study. However, researchers found seniors are less likely to be prescribed these medications.
Researchers from Wayne State University looked at about 4,700 stroke patients, dividing them into two age groups. Younger patients were all under age 65 while the older patients Read the rest of this entry »
Editor’s note: This article originally was published November 2007.
At their best, alpine skiing, teleing and snowboarding are exhilarating, freeing and fun sports. At their worst, they can be painful.
Particularly for skiers and snowboarders ages 50 or older, a bad injury can be enough to end their season or even cause them to give up their sports for good.
Maintaining good overall fitness, however, as well as brushing up on skills and Read the rest of this entry »
gives new meaning to the adage “You’re only as old as you think.” A researcher there finds that younger people who have strong negative images about the elderly are more likely to have strokes and heart problems when they grow old, according to a university press release.
More than 400 people, age 18 to 49, were surveyed on their age stereotypes. Thirty years later, 25% of those with more negative age stereotypes – such as the belief that the elderly Read the rest of this entry »
Dingman — Local adults 18 and older are invited to Pike Physical Therapy and Fitness Center for an Open House showcasing the newly-added Healthways SilverSneakers Fitness Program, the nation’s leading exercise program designed exclusively for older adults. Open houses will be on Friday Oct. 17th & Saturday Oct.18, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. More info
Instructors will give demonstrations of the SilverSneakers Muscular Strength & Range of Movement Read the rest of this entry »
Obesity Likely Contributing To Older, Minority Women’s Increased Risk For Arthritis, Study Finds
Older minority women are more likely than their white counterparts to develop osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, likely because of risk factors such as obesity, according to a study published last month in the
,
reports.
For the study, researcher Nicole Wright of the
and colleagues studied 146,494 women participating in the Read the rest of this entry »