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Working Zoomers

March 27, 2008

Road to retirement – or NOT? The aging workforce is a force to be reckoned with. The ‘aging of the ...

CARP looking for real solutions in Ontario’s Budget

March 25, 2008

TORONTO, March 25, 2008--CARP, a leading national voice for Canada’s 50-Plus population, will be looking for real ...

A modern epidemic

March 18, 2008

Type 2 diabetes stalks those who overeat and under-exercise. Humans are programmed to be lazy and eat a lot when the ...

Vacation scams: what you need to know

March 18, 2008

Vacation scams and travel-related fraud are on the rise. Here's what you can do to protect your travel ...

CARP demands action in Cancer Case

March 17, 2008

CARP is taking up the case of Sylvia de Vries, the Windsor woman who spent $60,000 in the U.S. for life-saving ovarian ...

CARP applauds decision to add Lucentis to Ontario drug plan

March 13, 2008

Good news in the fight against the leading cause of age-related vision loss: the Ontario government will reimburse the ...

Your voice: CARP Action readers skeptical of politicians

March 7, 2008

Our readers are politically active – but skeptical of ability of politicians to make changes Readers of CARP ...

Poverty Among Seniors

March 6, 2008

Poverty Among Seniors CARP’S POSITION PAPER Submitted by Edgar Williams, Chair, CARP Avalon Chapter National ...

Foods that prevent cancer

March 6, 2008

Scientists believe there is a great deal we can do to reduce our risk of developing the disease – including what ...

Zoomers create a new vision of aging

March 6, 2008

Aging with zip: Media innovator Moses Znaimer creates a new way to understand the "50 plus". In the 70s, 80s, and 90s, ...