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The popular perception is that old people are usually deaf. And, in fact, it’s true that many older folk are hard of hearing. But just how common is the problem? …

In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about …

THE few months in the early 1980s that Paul Bennett spent working in Saga Holidays’ public relations department changed the course of his life. It opened his eyes to the …

The government is considering to establish five senior citizens centres – one each at Federal and Provincial headquarters to provide them (aged persons) special facilities. Besides, a project management unit …

Our work environment today is more diverse than ever. In addition to incorporating military, civilians and contractors, we are now confronted with the task of forming an efficient team from …

Europe’s pensions and healthcare systems could collapse and the region’s economic growth will falter unless governments, businesses and citizens take action to address the challenge of population ageing, according to …

A legal framework and support systems are prerequisites to resolving the problem of elderly people being abused by relatives, according to the findings of a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry …

A new drug that appears to improve learning and memory in animals and may reduce the accumulation of destructive plaque that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease is under study …

Professor Thomas Perls of Harvard Medical School is the founder of the New England Centenarian Study (NECS); this study reports on the heath of some of the United States’ oldest …