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Is the doctor too old?
Here's a dilemma: The doctor is 83 years old and still seeing patients. There've been no complaints - so far - about the quality of his care, yet hospital leaders sense it's only a matter of time befo...
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At least I'm not 30.
I turned 27 this week. I know. 27. Wow. Before every elder reading this sighs and goes back to drinking their Metamucil, let me explain that I actually am starting to feel a little aged. It hit me a...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 4:00 AM
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Columnist Tammy Swift humorously reflects on arm size
Forum columnist Tammy Swift writes: "I was speeding down the highway the other day with one arm stuck out the window. "As I reveled in the blue skies and summertime breeze blowing through my...
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The First Grey Hair
I went for a swim at the YMCA today, and while I was fixing my hair afterward, I spied an unusually glossy hair. Upon closer examination, I discovered the hair wasn't just unusually glossy. Nope. It w...
Posted on 12/31/09 at 12:00 AM
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Committee on aging to meet on Friday

The Governor’s Committee on Aging will meet Friday in Jamestown to discuss issues affecting older adults and the services and programs that help them.

June 13, 2013

Educational forum in Oakes May 16

The Region VI Council of the Governor’s Committee on Aging is hosting an educational health and wellness forum from 8:45 a.m. to noon May 16 in the Ottertail Community Room, 103 S. Fifth St., in Oakes, N.D.

May 09, 2013

Scooter ads face scrutiny from gov't., doctors

WASHINGTON (AP) — TV ads show smiling seniors enjoying an "active" lifestyle on a motorized scooter, taking in the sights at the Grand Canyon, fishing on a pier and high-fiving their grandchildren at a baseball game.

By Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer , March 28, 2013

US winery experiments with aging wine in ocean

US winery experiments with aging wine in ocean An experiment in the age-old art of winemaking began on Wednesday as a California winery submerged four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon in Charleston Harbor to see how the ocean affects the aging of the wine.

February 20, 2013

Older drivers give families a tough choice

Dealing with a relative or friend who wants to continue to drive — but shouldn’t — is a dilemma many people would rather not face, but more and more do.

By By Pamela Knudson, Forum News Service , February 19, 2013

N.D. nursing homes have lowest deficiency rate

FARGO — Inspections of North Dakota nursing homes resulted in the lowest number of serious deficiencies in a review of reports for all 50 states.

By Patrick Springer, Forum News Service , January 14, 2013

ND, SD rank 1-2 in independent nursing home study

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A study by an independent news organization shows that North Dakota and South Dakota have the lowest number of serious deficiencies in its nursing homes.

By Associated Press , January 13, 2013

Grim limbo for NYC's nursing home evacuees

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of elderly and disabled New Yorkers who were hurriedly evacuated from seaside nursing homes and assisted living residences after Superstorm Sandy are still in a grim limbo two months later, sleeping on cots in temporary quarters without such comforts as private bathrooms or even regular changes of clothes.

By David B. Caruso, Associated Press , December 26, 2012

Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since.

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press , November 08, 2012

Alzheimer drug shows some promise in mild disease

BOSTON (AP) — Combined results from two studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug suggest it might modestly slow mental decline, especially in patients with mild disease.

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer , October 08, 2012

Older voters look beyond Medicare, Social Security

WASHINGTON (AP) — Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds.

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press , September 27, 2012

Varied license laws for older drivers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerry Wiseman notices it's harder to turn and check his car's blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50.

By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer , September 17, 2012

Group seeks to reopen North Dakota nursing home

OSNABROCK, N.D. (AP) — A community group is trying to raise money to reopen a shuttered nursing home in northeastern North Dakota.

By Associated Press , September 14, 2012

Transitions topic of planned conference

The 2012 Northern Plains Conference on Aging and Disability, “Transitions Throughout the Lifespan,” will be held Sept. 25-27 at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo. This annual event features experts on aging, behavioral and mental health and well-being, and disability-related issues.

August 22, 2012

My ‘Golden Years’ turned out to be brass

“Adapt” was the advice I got from District Judge Joel Medd, a friend and former student, when we commiserated about the problems of aging.

By Lloyd Omdahl, Columnist , April 23, 2012

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