COA director is leaving amid praise by many; Services to seniors lauded.
Byline: Sandy Meindersma RUTLAND - Board of Selectmen Chairman Joseph R. Becker could not say enough good things about Nancy Burbank as director of the Council on Aging. "She brought the director position to a new level," Mr. Becker said. "The Board of Selectmen and...

Friends pitch in to help seniors; Energy costs are targeted.
Byline: Craig S. Semon STURBRIDGE - The Residential Energy Assistance for Seniors Foundation kicked off a fundraising drive yesterday at the Senior Center to help the elderly with energy bills or help them find ways to save energy. One of the fundraising campaigns - the...

Strive: achievement.
The student chapter of ADHA at New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord, N.H., has much to be proud of, having donated their time and energy to many different types of worthy activities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The student chapter purchased a granite bench in honor of...

Strategies for fighting aging can be complex: resveratrol, low-cal diets don't work the same way.
A substance found in red wine and touted as the chemical equivalent of the fountain of youth probably acts more like a well-spring of health--with warning signs. Resveratrol, as the chemical is known, does a pretty good job mimicking some age-defying effects found in studies of animals...

Advances in oral cancer detection and diagnosis--how you can make a difference and save a life!
In 2008, more than 35,000 new cases of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC) will be diagnosed in the United States, with an estimated 7,590 people (5,210 men and 2,380 women) who will die. (1,2) This is the second consecutive year of an increase in incidence of a condition that...

Andrew Glincher Elected Chair of Hebrew SeniorLife.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-18 September 2008-Andrew Glincher Elected Chair of Hebrew SeniorLife(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Andrew I. Glincher, managing partner of the Boston office of the international law firm Nixon Peabody, has been elected board chair of Hebrew SeniorLife. Glincher has been actively involved...

Anticholinergic drugs linked to decline in cognition.
CHICAGO -- The use of anticholinergic drugs triggered swift cognitive decline in an elderly cohort compared with people not taking such agents, which include medicines for stomach cramps, motion sickness, and urinary incontinence. "Doctors may need to take this into account before prescribing these commonly used drugs,"...

Providing baby boomers with long-term care requires innovation.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Terry Coplin For The Register-Guard At age 58, I've got all the things a successful baby boomer would want: grown kids, a complete Rolling Stones compact disc collection and an adrenaline-fueled performance motorcycle with chrome in just the right places. However,...

New materials developed by US EPA Aging Initiative.
The American Nurses Association was notified of materials developed by the U.S. EPA Aging Initiative. This materials deals with environmental issues and how they affect older adults' health. These fact sheets focus on how to protect this population's health and reduce their exposure from environmental hazards. The fact sheets...

Theater plans to keep Boo at the Bijou.
Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Boo, the Bijou Art Cinema's 22-year-old resident cat, isn't going anywhere. Patrons of the theater grew worried a couple of weeks ago when they noticed a new message among the usual prefilm advertisements, seeking a possible new home for Boo,...