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Topic- Economics of aging
Billion dollar price tag for undiagnosed diabetes.
For a two-year economic analysis, individuals with “undiagnosed” diabetes mellitus were defined as not knowing that they had an elevated blood glucose level that met the criteria for diabetes.
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Grandparents become an economic force
In 2000, there were 600 million people ages 60 and over; there will be 1.2 billion by 2025, estimates the World Health Organization. There are likely a large number of grandparents in the older ages—people whose children have had children.
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Older adults hold on tight to remaining retirement savings
Reports are flying fast and furious about the downturn in the economy and the losses suffered by many who invested their retirement savings in the stock and bond markets. How are Americans responding?
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Financial abuse costs billions
Based on a review of 110 articles from journals and magazines, researchers estimated that each year, ...
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Costs of Alzheimer's are high today; will skyrocket tomorrow
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that is becoming more prevalent as the global population ages. Using multiple epidemiological surveys and mathematical models, biostatisticians at the Johns Hopkins University estimated that in 2006 the worldwide prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease was 26.6 million. They predicted that by 2050, prevalence would quadruple and 43% of prevalent cases would need a high level of care equivalent to that of a nursing home.
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Higher food prices might lower rates of obesity
Obesity is a current and growing challenge to public health. Lifestyles that feature high-calorie/low-nutrition foods and little physical activity are causes of overweight and obesity, points out the World Health Organization, which predicts that by 2015, approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese. A special issue of The Milbank Quarterly is devoted to research that could influence how public policy might impact the rates of obesity.
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