Almost 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, an illness in which blood sugar levels are above normal. In Type 1 diabetes, the body does not make insulin, a hormone needed to turn sugar, starches and other foods into energy. In Type 2, the most common form, either the body does not make the [...]
ABC World News (8/25, story 7, 2:00, Stephanopoulos) reported, “Tonight, sobering new numbers on America’s struggle with obesity.” A new series on obesity published in “the medical journal Lancet says if trends continue, half of all American men will be obese by 2030.” Bloomberg News (8/26, Gerlin) reports, “US health-care spending will rise by as [...]
The Los Angeles Times (7/31, Zavis) reported that cuts to California’s health and social services programs are “sharply scaling back the safety net for California’s most vulnerable residents: the elderly, the disabled and the poor.” Notably, since “mid-2008, more than $3 billion has been sliced” from CalWorks, which serves “nearly 600,000 families with children,” according [...]
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Based on a real story, a group of 5 Taiwan 81-year-old men decide to revisit their motorcycling youth after one of their own passes away. http://www.flixxy.com/dream-rangers-tc-bank-taiwan.htm
“Remember, you can be young without money, but you can´t be old without it!” Current statistics state that of 100 men who retire at age 65: 1 will be wealthy 4 will be financially independent 15 will have some savings 80 will retire poor, flat broke living only on a pension, social security and charity. [...]
After receiving this I thought I should share it with everyone on my e-mail list in case you know someone who is undergoing chemo. There is a link on the website about the companies that do this in each city. Cleaning for a Reason If you know any woman currently undergoing chemotherapy, please pass the [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health 2010-07-22 16:55:21 -0400 ) – Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, a new study suggests. Whether a fishy diet itself is the reason for the benefit is not [...]
One in 14 men is a victim and three women die as a result of an abusive relationship every day in the United States alone. You may already know someone who has experienced this type of abuse. Whether you call it domestic violence, intimate partner abuse or teen dating violence, the bottom line is this [...]
Older men who shack up with much younger women keep the Grim Reaper at bay for the human population and extend our species’ lifespan, new research claims. A man’s chances of dying early are cut by a fifth if their bride is between 15 and 17 years their junior. The risk of premature death is [...]