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Information on aging and Pharma / Health STUDY : UK: ‘Baby gloomers’ unprepared for parents’ retirement care Ageing population putting increasing pressure on family finances HEALTH : The Future of Long-Term Care: What Is Its Place in the Health Reform Debate? - US More than 10 million Americans require long-term care supports and services. Yet the system for delivering and paying for this assistance is deeply flawed. HOUSING - CARE : Co-Housing as a Care Model Co-housing is a care concept in which housing units are built around a common area with a social compact... HEALTH : Number of Americans with disability growing Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, an increase of three million from 1999, and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disability... REPORT : Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. REPORT : Do Health Problems Reduce Consumption at Older Ages? High out-of-pocket health care costs may have serious repercussions for older people and their families... REPORT : The Future of Living : Independently People begin life with no control over their living environment, dependent on their parents’ capacity... REPORT : A New Minimum Benefit for Low Lifetime Earners Despite working hard and playing by the rules over long periods, many workers end up poor in retirement... HEALTH : 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures In the new report, total healthcare costs are calculated as per person payments measured from all sources. HEALTH : First Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome... REPORT : Do Health Problems Reduce Consumption at Older Ages? High out-of-pocket health care costs may have serious repercussions for older people and their families. REPORT : The Wealth of the Baby Boom Cohorts After the Collapse of the Housing Bubble This paper makes projections of wealth for 2009 for the baby boom cohorts... STATISTICS : One in five older people experience functional limitations - Netherlands One in five people agedd 55-80 years in the Netherlands experienced one or more functional limitations in 2007. STATISTICS : One in five older people experience functional limitations - Netherlands One in five people agedd 55-80 years in the Netherlands experienced one or more functional limitations in 2007. SURVEY : Boomer women aging better than men A recent survey of baby boomers revealed that their positive outlook on their own health and that of their spouses' may not sync up with reality. > Next