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    Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. California woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR

    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation.
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation. The harrowing 7-...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Mariko Yamada, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Nursing, Medical Specialization

    2. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life

    The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a culture of constant communication and change.
    The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Elections, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth II, Cuba

    3. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients

    Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues.
    Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...

    Tags: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Loyola University Health System, Dialysis, Diseases and Illnesses, Health

    4. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Researchers find 10 best technologies for older drivers

    Move over teens, old people need their technology too.
    Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...

    Tags: Porsche, Passenger Cars, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Chevrolet, Vehicles

    5. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Best technologies for older drivers

    Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...

    Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation

    6. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. David A. Peterson dies at 75; directed USC school of gerontology

    David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75.
    David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75. Peterson died Oct. 4 of advanced Parkinson's disease at a nursing facility in...

    Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, California State University, Fullerton, Social Sciences

    7. Jul 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. More older adults developing prescription drug dependency

    Whether accurate or not, most people have a mental picture of what a drug abuser might look like —that image is rarely their grandma or grandpa. According to research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the percentage of Americans age...

    Tags: Rush University Medical Center, Substance Abuse, Heroin, General Practitioners, Health

    8. Jun 3, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Business People - June 3

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Craig, Friedly, Potter and Moore Insurance Agency</strong></span>
    Craig, Friedly, Potter and Moore Insurance Agency WAYNESBORO, Pa. — After 45 years in insurance, Karole Devlin retired at the end of April from Craig, Friedly, Potter and Moore Insurance Agency in Waynesboro. Devlin began her insurance career in...

    Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Health, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)

    9. May 27, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Business People - May 27

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>West Virginia University Hospitals-East</strong></span>
    West Virginia University Hospitals-East MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. Babak Barmar, board-certified nephrologist, recently joined the medical staffs at West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital....

    Tags: Homes, Realty, Medical Specialization, University of Pittsburgh, Abusive Behavior

    10. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. As India's old ways change, senior-care homes are on the rise

    TRIVANDRUM, India &mdash; R. Padmanathan Nair sits on a plastic chair in the entryway of the Heritage senior home talking about the fellow residents who treat him like family, which is helpful seeing as his own rarely visits.
    TRIVANDRUM, India — R. Padmanathan Nair sits on a plastic chair in the entryway of the Heritage senior home talking about the fellow residents who treat him like family, which is helpful seeing as his own rarely visits. His wife tried to abscond...

    Tags: Personal Service, Mumbai (India), New Delhi (India), Arts and Culture, Abusive Behavior

    11. May 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Pollution can put minds in a fog

    Those unpleasant air pollutants that can cause breathing problems and heart and blood vessel troubles could pose an additional health risk, according to a recent study on the cognitive effects of air pollution. Researchers recently found that older women...

    Tags: Rush University Medical Center, Alzheimer's Disease, Northwestern University, Medical Specialization, University of Illinois at Chicago

    12. Feb 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Why is it a struggle to help seniors with health care?

    If you've ever talked to an aging parent or friend about their health care and heard comments such as I can live with it, it's not that bad, it ain't broke don't fix it, or all I do is go to doctor appointments, it can be frustrating and even...

    Tags: Hearing Impairment, Knee Replacement, Rush University Medical Center, Physical Conditions, Heart Attack

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