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• Depressed seniors need to be convinced it’s OK to seek help

  December 11, 2012 in Health on Page C1 Recognizing depression in a relative or friend is one thing. Talking with them about getting treatment is another – especially, suicide prevention advocates say, when the person with depression belongs …

• Rock Doc: Excessive aerobic exercise can take a toll on heart

  December 10, 2012 in Health on Page C1 Medical science increasingly has some evidence of a principle your mother warned you about: There really is too much of a good thing. A few folks throw themselves headlong into … 1

• Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic …

• Aging boomers present transportation challenges

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis of government travel data says baby boomers have had a profound impact on transportation in the U.S. The analysis, released Thursday by AARP, an advocacy …

• Older voters look beyond Medicare, Social Security

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds. Who wins the trust of seniors, a group that …

• Quitting driving: Families key but docs have role

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys — but there’s new evidence that …

• Balance, mobility take center stage

  September 18, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C3 John Freirich broke a number of bones when he played football, but at 79, he’s not eager to repeat the experience. “I realized I wasn’t as comfortable with a lot …

• Older drivers face confusing array of license laws

  September 17, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerry Wiseman notices it’s harder to turn and check his car’s blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his …

• AP IMPACT: Varied license laws for older drivers

  September 17, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerry Wiseman notices it’s harder to turn and check his car’s blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his …

• Testosterone marketing frenzy draws skepticism

  September 9, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — “Are you falling asleep after dinner?” “Do you have a decrease in libido?”

• Boomers retiring to rural areas won’t find doctors

  September 1, 2012 in Health GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Nina Musselman had no trouble finding a family doctor when she retired to rural Oregon nine years ago to be closer to her children. But …

• Report: Too little mental health care for boomers

  July 10, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting older doesn’t just mean a risk for physical ailments like heart disease and bum knees: A new report finds as many as 1 in 5 seniors … 2

• Older workers admit they can’t sit still

    June 17, 2012 in City on Page A1 Kennard Kapstafer, 78 Job description: The Pediatric Associates of Spokane doctor has been a pediatrician since 1962. 1

• Spokane seniors shine at Bring Your Talent competition

  May 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 Gunnar Wold strapped on his accordion in front of a room full of people at Spokane’s Parkway Village senior community Wednesday. He started playing, but then paused.

• Front Porch: It’s useless to resist the mom morph

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When my cousin Susan and I were young girls, we would delight in listening to our mothers talk about their childhoods. Their backgrounds as children of immigrants growing up in …

• Census finds reaching age 90 more likely than ever

  November 17, 2011 in Nation/World Americans are more likely than ever to reach age 90. First-ever census figures on the 90-plus population show it’s nearly tripled in size since 1980, to 1.9 million.

• Front Porch: Aging has its costs, and its benefits

  January 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Last Sunday, 11-year-old Sam and I cuddled on the couch perusing the newspaper. The morning sunlight streamed through the window behind us. Sam sat up, stretched and craned his neck …

• ‘Average’ journey enhanced with exercise

  November 27, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Standing nervously on the narrow platform, a bundle of wires linking me to a wide-eyed and unblinking machine, I stepped gingerly onto the moving belt of the treadmill and the … 1

• Paul Dunham dies at 83

  November 15, 2010 in City, Idaho Paul Dunham, the subject of a Spokesman-Review story Friday on the deeply held desire of many seniors to grow old in their own homes, died Monday. 1

• Geriatric-care managers can help with money matters, decisions

  December 29, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The holidays should be a joyful time of homecoming for families, but sometimes those visits also reveal that elderly parents are more frail or more forgetful than before. Discoveries like …

• Give your parents a safer place to age

  December 20, 2009 in City on Page E2 If your folks have decided to stay in the family home, consider giving them a Christmas present that could ensure their safety while providing you some peace of mind. Give … 1

• The legend of Resveratrol

  July 21, 2009 in Features on Page C1 In August 2003, when scientists revealed the life-extending powers of trans-3,4,’5-trihydroxystilbene – also known as resveratrol – its earthly form had all the allure of an apple in the garden …

• 50-year study on aging a gold mine

  May 26, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Every year hundreds of people travel to Baltimore for an unusual purpose. They are not there to tour the city’s aquarium or sample its fabled blue crabs. Other than free …

• Rock of aged

  September 28, 2008 in Features on Page D1 So there I was a couple of weeks ago, sitting in the office of my editor, when something on his desk caught my eye. It was an ad for the …

• It’s not your grandpa’s aging

  August 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 Today I will tackle the subject of aging in America. That is, just as soon as I locate my reading spectacles. Ah, that’s better.

• Nursing homes need to change culture to feel more like home

  June 11, 2007 in Features on Page B3 The Spring 2007 issue of “Ms” magazine highlights an innovative nursing home in Seattle and applauds its new concept. Providence Mount St. Vincent (“The Mount”) is transforming the culture of …

• As Many Men Age, Sexual Potency Becomes An Issue

  May 7, 1996 in Features on Page D3 About half of American men over 40 have experienced middle-life impotence to varying degrees. Hard statistical evidence reveals for the first time how widespread this phenomenon really is. In 1993, …

• Growing Pains Grip Generation

  January 4, 1996 in Features on Page D3 Are we as old as we feel?

• Get Ready For A Second Adulthood

  July 2, 1995 in Features on Page E1 Sheehy

• Woman Finds Resolution Humor In Turning 50

  June 18, 1995 in Features on Page E7 Years ago, Wendy Reid Crisp started keeping a list of the things she vowed she wouldn’t do as she aged. On the eve of her 50th birthday, she pulled the …

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