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Need for long-term care to double in Canada
Canada may need to build 43,000 new long-term care beds in the next five years to meet the requirements of an aging population without changes to how health care for older adults is being delivered, according to a new Conference Board of Canada report, "Sizing Up the Challenge: Meeting the Demand for Long-Term Care in Canada."
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Stats: About 11% of older adults eat enough fruit and vegetables
Overall, just one in 10 US adults ate the recommended 1.5 to 2 cups per day of fruit and 2 to 3 cups per day of vegetables in 2015, the latest data available, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published on November 16.
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TechTalk: Brain-training audiogame helps those with hearing loss
Older adults with hearing loss can triple their understanding of words in noisy situations by training on a specially designed audiogame, according to researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston.
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Does mindfulness really work?
Mindfulness has gone from being a "fringe topic" to being an occasional replacement for psychotherapy, a tool for corporate well-being, a widely implemented educational practice, and 'key to building more resilient soldiers,'" according to a team of international researchers.
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Learning, staying in shape key to longer life
Individuals who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogram (2.2 pounds) of weight they carry, according to an analysis of genetic data from more than 600,000 people..
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Supervisor support critical to employee wellbeing, workforce readiness
Employees who lack supervisor support for career development are more likely to distrust their employer and plan on leaving within the next year, according to a Harris Poll conducted for the American Psychological Association among 1,076 US adults who are employed full or part time.
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