As I was talking recently with the founder of a large American corporation, the conversation turned (inevitably) to health care reform. His employees in their 20s, on average, cost the company about $1,500 a year in health bills. Those in their 50s cost at least 10 times more. The effect of proposed health care reform - which limits the ability of insurers to charge higher premiums for older adults - would be, he said, a large shift of America's health care burden to the younger generation. ...more

November 4, 2009

At age 93, Dorothy Johnson believes she is never too old to learn. Her daughter recently sent Johnson a notebook computer so she could stay in touch with family by e-mail. Johnson knew nothing about computers and had never learned to type. ...more

October 28, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is having elective back surgery at George Washington University Hospital. ...more

September 17, 2009

A small amount of alcohol may help lower the risk of dementia in older adults, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study, however, also found that for older adults who have mild cognitive issues, any amount of alcohol consumption "was associated with faster rates of cognitive decline." ...more

July 15, 2009

Older men using a popular drug to treat urinary problems are more than twice as likely as those who do not to suffer serious complications after cataract surgery, also a common treatment among older adults, a study has found. ...more

May 21, 2009

If you're wrinkling your nose at the strong smell of smoke in northwest Hillsborough County, you're not alone. ...more

May 4, 2009

Too much weight around the middle has been shown to make heart disease more likely. But does it also affect the chance of having a stroke among the elderly? Two-thirds of all strokes occur in people older than 65. ...more

April 4, 2009

Fred Zerla stands in a classroom at Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church discussing the history of mathematics. ...more

March 18, 2009

At 86, Janet Olewine was getting along in her Kings Point home of 22 years, cooking, cleaning and taking care of herself. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Rev. Dean R. Pfeffer of Hope Lutheran Church is a big fan of parish nurse Joyce Schirmer VanMatre. ...more

January 14, 2009