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Canadian boomers feel healthy, but don't act healthy
A global trend is toward more years of life in poorer health, due in large part to the effects of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, according to multiple analyses recently published in The Lancet (ICAA Research Review, 13[1] January 2013).
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Employment grows in assisted living
The employment and salary information provided by 50 assisted living operators reporting on 139 jobs in 1,950 locations showed that, compared to 2011 data, companies experienced a 25% increase in employment, a 25% increase in resident capacity and a 22% increase in revenue. The results represent responses in May 2012.
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Minutes of leisure-time physical activity predict longer life
Spending leisure time in physical activity pays off for those seeking longevity. Using data from the US National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium (657,827 people ages 21-90 years of age), a research team pooled the results of six studies involving people 40 years and older.
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Younger people worry about retirement
It is not surprising that given the impact of the recession, confidence in having enough money to last through the retirement years is lower in 2012 (38% of 2,508 Americans were not too/not at all confident) than it was in 2009 (25% of 2,926 were not too/not at all confident).
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Boomers not as healthy as their parents
In Australia, the preliminary findings of a new report indicated that people ages 53-62 years haves rates of obesity that are more than double that of their parents.
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