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		<title>Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don’t yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed. The most ambitious attempt: An international study announced Tuesday will track [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds start clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6309</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON — The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease. The Obama administration is finalizing the landmark national strategy today, laying out numerous steps the government and private partners can take over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6290</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Tossing out President Barack Obama’s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other service providers, the administration has quietly informed the courts. Although the law made significant cuts to providers and improved prescription and preventive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheney’s heart transplant is about personal freedom</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6268</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Just My Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shapiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sondra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was taken aback by my less than enthusiastic reaction upon learning that former Vice President Dick Cheney had had a heart transplant.]]></description>
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		<title>An Amazon riverboat journey</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6263</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In ways, Railson resembles many 17-year-old boys. He likes to fish, helps with household chores and enjoys hanging out with his friends. But there are differences.]]></description>
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		<title>Spa therapies blending high-tech with tradition</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6258</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hyperlocal ingredients, a blend of technology and tradition, and treatments focusing not just on beauty but also on remedying stress and pain are some of the trends turning up at spas nationwide.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandwich caregivers balance dual responsibilities</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6247</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[generation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sun was barely up when Evelyn Volk, bleary-eyed with toothbrush in hand, tossed a pile of clothes into the washing machine, the first of several loads of the day. She glanced at the wall clock that was deliberately set 10 minutes fast.]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling optimistic this spring? Might be the decor</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6242</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decorating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Start with the palette. “Saturated” is a word being used a lot; it means ripe plum hues, intense tangerines, rich indigos, verdant greens, zingy turquoises, hot reds and peppy yellows.]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement: How much can I live on?</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6236</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The days of being able to count on averaging 10 percent annual returns from the stock market are over. So,  it is important for retirees to know just how much they can take out of their portfolios every year without drawing them down too fast.]]></description>
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		<title>Make your voice heard about Medicare and Social Security</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/6227</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AARP & You]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda F. Fitzgerald It’s no secret: For the last year, Congress has been debat- ing cuts to Medicare and Social Security as part of a deal to reduce the federal deficit. But, what Washington hasn’t been discussing is how to make sure Medicare and Social Security can continue to provide the health and economic security [...]]]></description>
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