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New Telephone Reassurance Program (Village of Niles, IL)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2016
The Telephone Reassurance Program provides a daily safety check phone call to an older adult or adult with disabilities to offer a sense of security and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness ... the family and friends of that person....

Study Finds Differences in Older Adults Who Fall Indoors Versus Outdoors (NYU - New York University)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2016
Falling can have serious consequences for older adults, including a loss of function and increased risk of institutionalization ... They studied a total of 712 people, including patients aged 55 years or older who fell either indoors or outdoors before coming to the hospital ... The researchers conclude that their results can help to inform targeted initiatives for older adults that lower their risk of falls....

'Sugar daddies' and 'blessers': A threat to AIDS fight

Edit Deccan Chronicle 21 Jul 2016
The danger of the "blessers" has been in the spotlight at the International AIDS Conference in Durban this week ... "Over three out of every five young women -- teenagers and women in their very early 20s --  acquired HIV from a man around his thirties, about eight to 10 years older," Abdool Karim told AFP....

North Miami - NMB

Edit The Miami Herald 21 Jul 2016
Opening of the Boca Juniors soccer clinic ... Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star gets wall with barbed wire ... Coach K on relying on older players to bring along young talent to Team USA ... Opening of the Boca Juniors soccer clinic ... Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star gets wall with barbed wire ... A group of South Florida seafood lovers decided that a possibly 110-year-old lobster shouldn't be eaten, but saved....

Adoptable Pets of the Week - July 20, 2016 (Sonoma County, CA)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2016
Zorro is a neutered male, 11-year old, black and white, domestic medium-hair cat ... Zorro is Western Farm Center's Cat of the Week ... He gave lots of kisses, tail wags and body wiggles to each and every person he met! While here with us, Gordie has enjoyed being with other dogs and could live with a dog-savvy cat ... Thousands of animals are available each year for adoption, foster, and support at shelters and rescues throughout Sonoma County....

Two Guys, One Cup

Edit Slate 21 Jul 2016
The majority of our family is not subtle or tactful and we have a lot of very conservative older relatives ... We want a lot of the same things and before this I was thinking that maybe I had finally found the right person ... If she’s truly upset that her sister laid out some basic truths of what it life was like for her older sister, the person who owes the younger sister an apology and explanation is her father....

Echo Park man struck with West Nile virus is first in LA County, sparking warnings

Edit LA Daily News 21 Jul 2016
A man from Echo Park is the first person to be infected with West Nile virus this year in Los Angeles County and public health officials warned Wednesday this could be an active season for the mosquito borne-virus ... “Elderly persons and other people with weak immune systems are at highest risk of developing severe illness.”....

The guitar school for street children in Afghanistan

Edit BBC News 21 Jul 2016
Mursal was just seven when she went with her siblings to sell handkerchiefs, shawls and crafts near the compound of international troops in Kabul ... "I never ever thought of coming to Afghanistan, but two years ago I came here to meet the family of Parwana and Khorshid," Cordola told me ... It's a big ambition for the girls, many of whom have lived through personal tragedy....

Falls A Focus After Serious Injury Study (Premier of Victoria)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2016
The Victorian State Trauma System & Registry annual report 2014/15 found that 459 people - mainly aged over 64 - died from falls from a height of less than a metre over the year, compared with 301 in transport-related accidents. The number of falls deaths have been higher than fatal transport accidents for the past five years ... After 15 years of ......

New US Zika Case May Be First in US Caused by Mosquito

Edit Voa News 21 Jul 2016
Health officials in Florida are analyzing a new Zika infection in the Miami area that they think may be the nation's first transmission of Zika from a mosquito bite ... Centers for Disease Control and Florida's Department of Health said this week that the Zika case had been confirmed, but that there were no links to transmission through travel....

Is the Trump family America’s next political dynasty?

Edit BBC News 21 Jul 2016
Waiting in the wings were a host of family members willing to get on stage ... Her son has been a close friend of Donald Jr for 15 years, and she says the rise of the father of five, who is executive vice-president of The Trump Organization, came as no surprise ... Initial reaction on social media was not so favourable, with commentators pointing to the lack of personal experiences and insights....

Couples who get drunk together stay together, study says

Edit Atlanta Journal 21 Jul 2016
In a study published by The Journals of Gerontology Series B. Psychological Series, researchers found that older married couples who drink alcohol together tend to be ......

One of Natalie’s Dates Reveals He’s Been Shot & More In These Dating Naked Bloopers

Edit VH1 21 Jul 2016
Speaking of men way older than Natalie, Bob, the only person in the house eligible for the senior citizen discount at Denny’s, lets it slip the group that he ......
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