July 2011 Archive Posts

Science of aging

July 29, 2011

Originally published in The Globe and Mail on August 13th, 2011. To go to the Globe and Mail website please click ...

Debate over Canada’s aging population set to heat up

July 29, 2011

Originally published in The Globe and Mail on August 12th, 2011. To go to the Globe and Mail website please click ...

Canada group seeks tax benefits for retirees

July 29, 2011

Originally published in the Korea Herald on August 14th, 2011. To go to the Korea Herald website please click ...

Environment Poll Report

July 29, 2011

July 29, 2011 Key Findings Members agree that global warming exists and is manmade and they are willing to do what ...

Ask the Doctor: A Ghost Arm

July 29, 2011

When Helena (a patient of mine) showed me her photo taken 2 years before, she seemed tall, slim, with beautiful dark ...

We Need Senior Friendly Hospitals for our Age-Friendly Communities

July 29, 2011

Article By: Cal Martell, Vice President, Council on Aging of Ottawa, Age Friendly Ottawa Steering ...

Learn the Adult Disability Dependency Ratio, because bad measures of ageing can lead to bad policies!

July 29, 2011

Article By: Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov In 1957, the life expectancy of a 65 year old Canadian was 14.6 ...

Pitfalls with Parents: Financial Power of Attorney

July 29, 2011

Article By: Jasmine Sweatman, Partner, Sweatman Law FIrm Disclaimer: This article is not meant to be taken as a ...

Study: Grandma is a safer driver than mom

July 29, 2011

Originally published by the Associated Press July 17th, 2011. To go to the website please click here  CHICAGO - Kids ...

Capital Health raises cost of driver medical clearance test

July 29, 2011

Originally published by CBC News on July 19th , 2011. To go to the CBC News website please click here Nova Scotians ...