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Topic- Economics of aging
Heart disease remains a billion-dollar cost
In a separate report released soon after the federal statistics, the American Heart Association agreed that death from stroke is declining, but that costs for heart disease remain high.
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Money no barrier to obesity
An examination of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008, showed that the prevalence of obesity...
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Cognitive and economic benefits of strength training linger
Earlier this year, ICAA Research Review (10[5] 2010) reported results of the Brain Power Study, which demonstrated that 12 months of once-weekly or twice-weekly progressive strength training improved executive cognitive function and muscular function and increased walking speed in women 65-75 years old. The research team sought to gauge how long the results would last once the intervention ended.
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Older adults a billion-dollar economy in UK
An economic analysis of the 65+ population in the United Kingdom estimated that, in 2008, this age group spent ...
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Current wealth stalls, but future buying power grows
In economics, the term “consumption” refers to the goods and services that people buy, whether a refrigerator or a movie ticket. Consumption is a term often heard in the context of reports on the status of an economy.
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Two views on the cost of long-term care
Two reports on the cost of long-term care were publicized with apparently opposite messages in press release headlines. One headline stated that long-term costs are rising steadily; the other stated that cost increases are slowing. Both reports are from reliable sources and, as it turns out, both reports state the costs increased but compare the increases at different time periods.
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