Redistribute, AND Roll Back Government
From Bruce Bartlett, author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, here’s “GOP must adapt to welfare state”: Even without the election of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in Congress, conservatives were going to have to reassess much of their philosophy on the key issues of taxing and spending. The financial crisis has already led to a vast expansion of spending, and even if John McCain had won, there was going to be a lot more to come. The aging o
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January 31st, 2009 Posted by martaPosted by MartaElle McPherson caught my eye, as she was obviously supposed to, in an ad for Revlon Age Defying Spa Foundation ($13.99). Spa is the latest in a recent flurry of anti-aging cosmetics that going after the baby boomer market. Most of them are the same old same old with some vitamin E thrown in. So I was curious to see if Elle had put her name to something deserving of the claim ‘age defying’.On balance, I would say that Revlon Age Defying Spa Foundat
Thank you! (Plus, find new health, mom and baby-boomer blogs)
by Leigh Ann Hubbard, managing editorIn our new monthly feature, we’re thanking bloggers and other Web sites that mention us. Hopefully you can find a few new ones to read in the process. Here we go, in no particular order …HEALTH BLOGS:The Fight for Fitness: “Good Stuff to Read” (linked to Dr. Hubbard’s sleep and immunity post)HomeFitnessBody.com: “Other Blogs of Note This Week” (linked to blog post about colonoscopy study)Living Healthy in the Real World: “Life Lessons: Photo Food Diary” (link
Chairman and Ranking Member of Aging Committee Discuss 111th Agenda (WMBB TV Panama City)
U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today met with the Chairman of the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging
Is the aging population of the baby boomers a major reason for increases in health care cost?
Perplexed Bob asked:
I am a baby boomer, and I remember quite well the overcrowding in the schools when I attended, the congession in the roads when we started driving, and the number of other problems brought on an infrastructure built for a smaller population. The increase in demand by the boomers also attributed to [...]
Baby Boomers Reconfigure the World of Geriatric Care Management
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Baby Boomers Reconfigure the World of Geriatric Care Management
Aging process and plastic surgery to be discussed (Miami Herald)
TUESDAY, JAN. 27 NEVER TOO YOUNG FOR SKIN-CARE Wellness Lecture Series: Dr. Jacob D. Steiger, a specialist in facial plastic surgery, talks about the aging process and the changes that occur decade-by-decade; 11:30 a.m., Peter Blum Family YMCA, 6631 Palmetto Circle S., Boca Raton; free, lunch will be provided. 561-237-0936.
Permanent Vision Loss or Eye Health Is A Top Health Concern For A Majority of Baby Boomers
Permanent Vision Loss or Eye Health Is A Top Health Concern For A Majority of Baby Boomers. According to recent surveys, Baby Boomers are more concerned about losing their vision than they are about losing their memory, physical mobility and other attributes of personal independence as they mature.They fear a loss or decline in vision, far more than losing their teeth. Yet even though the survey showed that it was a Baby Boomer Top concern, only a little over a third of those surveyed felt that
Body Rolling uses plastic balls to ease aches, pain (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Aching baby boomers, injured athletes and sore dancers are among those seeking relief by rubbing soccer-sized plastic globes into the places where it hurts.
New Sales Strategies to Reach Baby Boomers at What’s Next Boomer Summit (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Business leaders and marketers seeking baby boomer customers will discover new strategies, tactics and markets to reach the 78 million baby boomers at the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit March 19, Bally’s, Las Vegas. New research, online strategies to reach boomers, ways to reach caregivers, creating online baby boomer communities and entrepreneurship.
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