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Aug , 2010 |
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Senior Citizen Longevity & Statistics
A Battle for Love in Younger Years Appears to Shorten the Life of Male Senior Citizens
 Harvard study finds men who mature where women far out number men, making mating less competitive, live longer than others
Aug. 9, 2010 – Senior citizens seem to always be interested in studies about longevity. Who is not curious about how long they will live? There is a new factor for senior citizen men to calculate – men who matured in an environment where men far outnumber women live, on average, three months less than those who matured among more females and less competition for a mate. Read more...
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Medicare News
Solvency of Medicare Extended 12 Years by Health Reform Says Report by Trustees
 Big savings from belt tightening in Affordable Care Act Helping to extend life of Medicare Trust Fund
Aug. 6, 2010 – The solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund has been extended to 2029 - 12 years longer than projected last year – by the health care reform bill, now known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report made yesterday by the Trustees. Read more...
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Health & Medicine for Senior Citizens
Low-Carb Diet Beats Low-Fat for Best HDL-Cholesterol Improvement After Two Years
Both groups had lost a clinically significant amount of weight (about 7% of body weight) in the two years
 Aug. 3, 2010 – Millions of senior citizens battling obesity and the associated health detriments have considered the dieting choices – low-carb or low-fat. The effectiveness of each for weight loss has been frequently debated. An answers comes from a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine: both diets produce identical weight loss when coupled with comprehensive behavior treatment, but a low-carbohydrate diet may help improve cardiovascular risk factors.
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