AGE, the European Older People’s Platform, warmly welcomes the debate that was launched by Commissioner Špidla today with the long-awaited Green Paper ‘Facing demographic changes, a new intergenerational solidarity’. Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE stressed that “The response to demographic changes must be approached realistically and without the implicit alarmism that is contained in over-used phrases about “time bombs” and[Lire…]

L’espérance de vie des Américains pourrait diminuer de manière considérable au cours des prochaines années à cause de l’obésité de la population, un phénomène qui marquerait une rupture radicale dans la tendance à l’allongement de la durée de vie constatée depuis deux siècles, selon une étude publiée aux Etats-Unis. D’ici une cinquantaine d’années, l’obésité pourrait réduire de deux à cinq[Lire…]

A team of researchers led by University of Illinois at Chicago professor S Jay Olshansky is predicting a decline in life expectancy in the United States later this century. That prediction, which is based on the dramatic rise in obesity, especially among young people and minorities, is from a special report appearing in the March 17 issue in the New[Lire…]

Solving the problem of power bills for the elderly requires more innovative solutions than Winston Peters’ suggestion of regulating power prices, the Green Party says. “If Winston really wanted to help senior citizens, who are paying too much of their income for power, he should have offered to help them better insulate and damp-proof their homes,” Green Co-Leader and Energy[Lire…]

At a forum entitled « Golden years of pride: making the invisible visible, » the Senior Pride Network launched a new poster that celebrates the contributions and the diversity of older gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people across Toronto. The poster sends the message that « We’re here! We’re everywhere. » These full-colour posters, which depict older GLBT persons with a wide variety[Lire…]

Während der ersten drei Monate dieses Jahres wurden bereits fünf weitere Hotels mit dem Gütesiegel ausgezeichnet. 50plus Hotels Deutschland mit Sitz in München ist ein Zusammenschluss ausgewählter Hotels, die sich mit vielen verschiedenen Zusatzleistungen auf die Zielgruppe des Reisenden in der zweiten Lebenshälfte eingestellt haben – zum Beispiel durch individuelle Gästebetreuung, einen kontaktfreudigen „Freundschaftsstammtisch“ für Alleinreisende oder auch ein besonders[Lire…]

All major industrial countries will experience significant population aging over the next several decades. In both academic circles and the business press it is widely believed that population aging will have important effects on financial markets because of its expected impact on saving rates and the demand for investment funds. This paper reviews the literature on the macroeconomic and asset[Lire…]

The health-care system must begin preparing now for an explosion in demand for intensive-care services as Canada’s population ages over the next 20 years, an Ontario study warns. Researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences estimate that by 2026, almost 35,000 Ontario adults could require mechanical ventilation – an 80 per cent increase from 2000. The findings are based[Lire…]