Baby boomers driving drug rehab programs Australia’s ageing baby boomers are driving demand for drug addiction services, with a doubling of the proportion of over-50s seeking help to get off opioid drugs such as heroin.
Baby boomers more likely to be infected with hepatitis C and should be tested DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently heard that the CDC now recommends baby boomers be tested for hepatitis C. Is that true? If so, why is testing necessary? Wouldn’t I have symptoms if I had the disease? Boomers flooding Florida for low [...]
Amy Hoak’s Home Economics: Never call a baby boomer ‘old’ They’re not “matures” or “seniors,” and they’re definitely not “elders.” In fact, baby boomers would rather not be labeled at all, a notion that marketers know all too well. Boomers can’t deny brush with junk food – Mon, 17 Jun 2013 PST We baby boomers [...]
CDC suggests hepatitis C testing for baby boomers PORTSMOUTH — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 3 million Americans have hepatitis C, and of that population, most are baby boomers or people born from 1945-1965. 3 ways Baby Boomers are redefining retirement The path to retirement is normally considered to be [...]
More Baby Boomers Hitting The Gym Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) More baby boomers are hitting the gym. Health experts say, people are realizing the importance of exercise. Becky creek is a baby boomer and retired, she’s been hitting the gym four to five times a week for more than six years.
Jackson County MGCCC program helps baby boomers update work skills JACKSON COUNTY — Statistics project the percentage of baby boomers in the workforce to grow to 25 percent by 2020, and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is offering them the updated training they need. Grey divorces rising as more baby boomers opt to end marriages [...]
Census: Rural US loses population for first time Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census … Baby Boomers Twice as Likely to Use an Assistive Walking Device Than Previous Generation FORT [...]
Take less, bishop tells baby boomers Baby boomers enjoyed dramatic improvements in living standards but are now “absorbing” more than their fair share of taxpayers’ money, senior Church of England cleric suggests. Mind the Gap: Why Canada’s Baby Boomers need to plan for the period between "healthy" and "average" life expectancy [...]
Del Webb Survey Shows Boomers Looking To Retire Sooner BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The path of economic recovery has made baby boomers more optimistic about their retirement timeline. According to 2013 Del Webb Baby Boomer Survey … 3 ways aging baby boomers will help the economy Conventional wisdom holds that a massive [...]
At the End of Their Hope Baby Boomers Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate. But Why? Mike Murray committed suicide two years ago. (Courtesy of Murray family)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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