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Social
Security column
Reflecting on 78 years of Social Security
By
Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security
BALTIMORE -- There are special moments
when people look back and evaluate a life or an era: birthdays,
class reunions, holidays, anniversaries. Time is, after all, simply
the stringing together of a number of events, some small, others
significant. These events can speed by quickly, but each one can
have an effect on the greater whole. A lifetime of seemingly mundane
events can pass in what seems like the blink of an eye until
one looks back to examine them and realizes just how much has filled
the space.
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Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk
WASHINGTON (AP)
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Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease
-- by keeping glucose at a healthy level.
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Why everyone needs an 'incapacity plan'
3 experts
share tips for protecting yourself & your assets
Dementia has become the No. 1
cause of disability globally, according to the World Health
Organization. (Click
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Ready to make the jump? Now's the time for a heartfelt encore
Mother of reinvention shares tips for
finding work that feeds the soul
They're called second acts,
encore careers or reinventing yourself -- they're the completely new
and different jobs people take in midlife or later. (Click
here for the rest of the story.)
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Archived
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Illinois Dept. on Aging seeking nominations for Senior Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is Aug. 19; winners
announced later this year
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois
Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is urging people
to nominate older adults for the 2013 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
awards. The annual awards, established in 1994 by the General
Assembly, recognize residents of the state who are age 65 and older
and excel in the categories of community service, education,
performance or graphic arts, and the labor force. Since its start,
87 people have been inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. (Click
here for the rest of the story.)
Scammers play on health care law confusion
OAK PARK -- The Affordable Care
Act has attracted a lot of media attention and many misconceptions
about what it does and does not do. Anytime there is a big change or
public confusion, scammers will jump on that confusion, says a
recent "Fraud Alert" from
AgeOptions, a nonprofit organization. Scammers are calling
people and saying that they must sign up for health insurance
because of the ACA, the announcement says. It warns that these
scammers are trying to get your personal information. Do not give it
to them. (Click
here for the rest of the story.)
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