Age 35 May Be Best Start for Screening Mammography in BRCA-Mutation Carriers

Goodbye, Spry Codgers. So Long Feisty Crones

Jane Gross, author of The New York Times blog The New Old Age, Caring and Coping, has tackled the testy subject of what to call those of us who are over 50 but who certainly do not consider ourselves "elderly" and resent being referred to as such. It seems that the topic is not a new one, and Ms. Gross...

Our Parents, Ourselves

Jane Gross, a journalist with The New York Times, writes a blog under the heading The New Old Age, Caring and Coping (http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/ ). Based on her and her brother's experience in caring for their elderly mother between 2002 and 2003, Ms. Gross asks and tries to provide answers to questions that few of us are prepared for when our...

Tips for Older Taxpayers

Philip Moeller, who writes The Best Life blog for U.S. News and World Report (usnews.com), on February 13, 2009, devoted his space to questions and answers regarding taxation for those of us who are considered "older." U.S. News consulted H&R Block tax expert Gil Charney, principal tax researcher at the company's Tax Institute, where were some of the most commonly...

Donating Bone Marrow Can Save a Life

Caregiving

This is the start of a new series of articles on caregiving. New pages will be added as new articles are written. An overview of caregiving is presented here. More specific information will be presented on further pages.

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