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Palliative Care: It's About Easing Pain, Suffering
   Evidence now suggests that patients who receive palliative care not only enjoy better outcomes and better quality of life, but actually live longer, says Dr. Richard Rosenbluth, chief of the Division of Geriatric Oncology at the John Theurer Cancer Center of Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.
3/25/13 12:34 PM  read complete story

Giving Back to Society by Way of the Corps
   Are you working with talented seniors who are anxious to give something back to society? Perhaps a short stint in the Peace Corps may be of interest.
3/18/13 3:15 PM  read complete story

Website Features November Freebies for Diabetics
   November is National Diabetes Month, but those affected by the chronic disease -- millions of whom are age 55 and older -- have to deal with it all year long. Thankfully, there are many organizations offering free tools and resources to help people better manage diabetes.
11/5/12 1:15 PM  read complete story

New Guide Helps Providers Connect with Senior Patients
   This guide is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, biologists, psychologists, social workers, caregivers, economists, and health policy experts -- anyone who seeks to have the best possible interactions with older patients.
10/15/12 4:17 PM  read complete story

Online Tool Showing Voting Rules for All States Now Available
   The project comes at a time when dozens of states have attempted or enacted measures which appear to suppress voter turnout. The "Let Me Vote" program is intended to ensure that people -- especially students, the elderly and people of color -- know their rights.
9/14/12 06:24 AM  read complete story

Free Guide for Developing 'Master Plan' in Event of Death, Emergency
   This short, 44-page book takes the guesswork out of everyday estate planning and uniquely helps readers pull together everything that's necessary into one single place, thereby creating a "master plan" in the event something should happen.
6/12/12 12:16 PM  read complete story

C-SPAN's 'America By the Numbers' to Highlight Trends in Wages
   This coming Friday (April 20) on C-SPAN at approximately 9 a.m. EDT, Philip Doyle, Assistant Commissioner for Compensation Levels & Trends at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, will discuss trends in American wages.
4/19/12 11:55 AM  read complete story

BREAKING NEWS: CD Publications Now Offers Grantwriting Services
   Now, in response to many customer requests, CD Publications is expanding its services to include custom grant research, needs assessments, application analysis, and federal and foundation grantwriting.
4/10/12 5:06 PM  read complete story

Nearly Half of Senior Drivers Worry About No Longer Driving
   Concerned by a loss of mobility, nearly 90% of senior drivers indicate that the inability to drive would be a problem, with almost half claiming it a serious problem.
4/3/12 1:30 PM  read complete story

NIHSeniorHealth.gov Gets New Look, Enhanced Features
   Presented in an inviting, colorful, and still easy-to-use format, the new NIHSeniorHealth features nearly 60 health topics, more than 150 open-captioned videos, as well as frequently asked questions, quizzes, and web training materials-all especially designed for boomers and their parents.
3/28/12 4:30 PM  read complete story