It’s still all theory, but UC Davis researchers think that the reason senior citizens over age 65 aren’t catching the H1N1 flu at least for now is that specific shared molecular sites called epitopes result in some type of immunity to the novel flu. It seems people over age 65 have been exposed to various […]
Why The Failing Economy Is Causing Big Problems For America’s Senior Citizens
No matter how well an individual plans for retirement, there are always some minor considerations that escape notice. Usually these are not great cause for concern, and corrections can be applied without undue stress to the retiree or major alterations to lifestyle or plans. In the case of the current global recession, the financial downfall […]
Senior Citizens : Lonely at Autumn
A couple of days ago, I opened up the newspaper to read that an elderly couple living in an upper middle class locality had committed suicide suddenly. There was no ostensible reason for this, but the newspaper reported that they were desperately lonely and a point came when they felt that they could not endure […]
General Election 2009 wake up call for Senior Citizens
Election for Indian Parliament are April 2009 ,but still after more then 62 yrs. of Independence , there are segments of people who are not treated at par with others, there is injustice and discrimination towards them. One of the most neglected and ignored segment is of Senior Citizens. They are not considered as […]
Senior citizens in Bengaluru suffering from Dementia lost their way home
It is unfortunate to note that the senior citizens are not battling with property disputes and physical torture but a lot of senior citizens in Bengaluru are struggling with memory loss. There is nothing to get astonished or shocked that the Elder’s Helpline (1090) is seeing a number of cases of missing senior citizens. Sadly, […]
Senior Citizens : Between a Rock and a Hard Place
India’s elderly population are literally caught between the devil and the deep sea. The government might have provided adequate incentives in the budget for children to buy medical insurance for their ageing parents; but it is not working well. For in the entirely money-driven economy that we live in today, the elderly are not insurable […]
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