Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings--April 13, 2006
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US NATIONAL NEWS:
1. "Pension Rule May Wipe Out Equity," by Albert B. Crenshaw
(_Washington Post_, April 13, 2006). Note: _WP_ requires free registration before providing articles.
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2. "US pensions move set to hit big companies' net worth," by Richard Beales
(_Financial Times_ [London], April 13, 2006).
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3. "The Trojan Pension Bill," (_New York Times_, April 13, 2006).
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4. "U.S. pensions still struggle to recover," by Vineeta Anand
(Bloomberg News via _Arizona Republic_ [Pheonix, AZ], April 13, 2006).
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5. "Democrats press Bush to pay states for Medicare," by Susan Heavey
(Reuters Health, April 12, 2006).
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6. "Medicare Campaign Makes Pitch to Immigrants in Va.," by Lisa Rein
(_Washington Post_, April 13, 2006). Note: _WP_ requires free registration before providing articles.
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7. "The CEO Health Plan," by Ellen E. Schultz and Theo Francis
(_Wall St. Journal_, April 13, 2006, P. B1).
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8. "Have a plan for dividing pension," by Shari Burnum
(_Huntsville [AL] Times_, April 13, 2006).
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US STATE NEWS:
9. CALIFORNIA NEWS: "Stroll the street of death,"
(_Sacramento Bee_, April 13, 2006). Note: This article is an editorial.
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10. DELAWARE NEWS: "Nursing home abuse claims spark oversight changes," by Molly Albertson
(_Cape Gazette_ [Lewes, DE], April 13, 2006).
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11. NEW YORK NEWS: "Squeeze on NY's senior services," by Ellen Yan
(_Newsday_ [Long Island, NY], April 13, 2006).
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
12. CANADA NEWS: "Retiring judge calls for pension legislation overhaul," by Tara Perkins
(_National Post_ [Don Mills, Ontario], April 13, 2006).
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13. JAMAICA NEWS: "New pension regulations will ensure best practices," by Allen Lewis
(_Jamaica Gleanor_ [Kingston], April 13, 2006). Note: This article is a commentary piece.
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14. JAPAN NEWS: "Japan's pensioners embark on 'grey crime' wave," by David McNeill
(_The Independent_ [London], April 13, 2006).
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15. JAPAN NEWS: "Japan state pension fund will not buy domestic shares," by Hideyuki Sano and Hiroshi Hashimoto
(_Reuters_, April 13, 2006).
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16. UK NEWS: "Older workers take most new jobs," by Andrew Taylor
(_Financial Times_ [London], April 12, 2006).
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17. UK NEWS: "Strike halted as unions agree to talks on pensions," by Miranda Green
(_Financial Times_ [London], April 13, 2006).
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18. UK NEWS: "Public services strike called off to allow talks on pension deal," by Tania Branigan
(_The Guardian_ [London], April 13, 2006).
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19. UK NEWS: "Pension reform sees 75-year-olds shun annuities," by Robert Budden
(_Financial Times_ [London], April 13, 2006).
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MEDICAL/SCIENCE NEWS:
20. "Early obesity raises risk of hip replacement later,"
(Reuters Health, April 12, 2006).
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21. "Older donor hearts just as good, University of Alberta study shows,"
(Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], April 13, 2006).
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Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings--April 10, 2006
CAAR E-Clippings are produced and distributed free of charge by the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information about the CAAR service, which also includes a weekly email report, please see: www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/pubs/caar.html
US NATIONAL NEWS:
1. "Medicare Drug Plan Helping Some Seniors," by Kevin Freking (Associated Press via _Newsday_ [Long Island, NY], April 9, 2006).
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2. "AARP: Drug prices shot past inflation," by Julie Appleby (_USA Today_, April 10, 2006).
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3. "Drug prices for US elderly up 6 pct in 2005: study," (_Reuters_, April 10, 2006).
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4. "Employees to work longer for retirement as safety nets erode," by Mary Deibel (Scripps Howard News Service via _Fort Wayne [IN] Journal-Gazette_, April 10, 2006).
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5. "Who'll pay the pension piper?" by Neal Peirce (_Seattle Times_, April 10, 2006).
Note: This article is an op-ed piece.
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6. "Hospice care evolves into for-profit business," by Kim Dixon (Reuters Health, April 10, 2006).
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7. "What loved one can, can't do should determine what you do," by Liz Taylor (_Seattle Times_, April 10, 2006).
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US STATE NEWS:
8. MINNESOTA NEWS: "Many mine workers ready for retirement," (Associated Press via _St. Paul [MN] Pioneer Press_, April 10, 2006).
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9. NEW YORK NEWS: "When promises exceed assets," by Randi F. Marshall (_Newsday_ [Long Island, NY], April 10, 2006).
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10. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS: "Builders home in on senior trend," by David Bracken (_News and Observer_ [Raleigh, NC], April 10, 2006).
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
11. AUSTRALIA NEWS: "New checks designed to target aged care abuses," by Mark Metherell (_Sydney Morning Herald_, April 11, 2006).
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12. AUSTRALIA NEWS: "Owners to notify aged home abuse," by Annabel Stafford (_The Age_ [Melbourne], April 11, 2006).
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13. GERMAN NEWS: "German MPs call for civil service pension fund," by Jan Wagner (_Investment & Pensions Europe_ [London], April 10, 2006)
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14. GREEK NEWS: "Pension funds to merge," (_Kathimerini_ [Athens], April 10, 2006).
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15. INDIA NEWS: "State Bank back in action from today as pension hiked," (_Economic Times_ [New Dehli], April 10, 2006).
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16. JAMAICA NEWS: "Secure your pensions, PM appeals to self-employed," by Taneisha Davidson (_Jamaica Observer_ [Kingston], April 10, 2006).
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17. JAPAN NEWS: "Brain training takes aging Japan by storm," by George Nishiyama (Reuters Health, April 10, 2006).
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18. UK NEWS: "UK pension fund money floods into commodities," by Kate Burgess (_Financial Times_ [London], April 10, 2006).
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19. UK NEWS: "Pension Protection Fund seeks solvency advice," by Meagan Rees (_Investment & Pensions Europe_ [London], April 10, 2006)
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20. UK NEWS: "New 'credit rating' on firms will set pension scheme fee," by Christine Seib (_The Times_ [London]_ April 10, 2006).
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21. UK NEWS: "Pension crisis squeezes pay," by Edmund Conway (_Daily Telegraph_ [London], April 10, 2006).
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22. WORLD NEWS: "OECD releases pension investment survey," by Daniel Brooksbank (_Investment & Pensions Europe_ [London], April 10, 2006)
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MEDICAL/SCIENCE NEWS:
23. "Vitamins plus ibuprofen may ward off Alzheimer's," by Karla Gale (Reuters Health, April 7, 2006).
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24. "Spirited study aims to help older Australians," (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], April 10, 2006).
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