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65 and Holding
The first wave of America’s baby boomers turned 65 last year. The boomers — 78 million people born from 1946 to 1964 — are poised to either overwhelm or overhaul the American health care landscape.
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Prepping for 3 Stages of Retirement
If you don’t think financial fitness is a part of good health, try being poor. Or try planning for retirement without understanding the dynamic changes you could be in for on a fixed income. Sharon Burns tells people to think big picture and long term when planning for their golden years.
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A Different Frame of Mind
It’s a snowy day in February 2011, but for the eight women gathered inside the First Presbyterian Church in Bedford, Ind., the winter weather is far from their minds. Instead, they sink their toes into a sandy beach, feel a cool mist on their faces from a nearby waterfall and breathe in the succulent scent of wildflowers in a forest. They have been transported to a different place, and nursing student John Scherschel (NUR ’11) is the one taking them there.
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A Voice for Parkinson's Patients
A new device developed through a collaborative effort at Purdue soon could help ease the difficulties of people with Parkinson’s disease. A recording of ambient sound, likened to the noisy chatter inside a full restaurant, is helping them to communicate more effectively.
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Faculty, Students Connect Through Chronic Disease Interests
Diseases such as diabetes, Parkinson’s and heart disease provide myriad research questions for scientists. While one researcher is studying how relationships affect a person’s eating habits while trying to manage a disease, another may be looking at the gene expression related to the disease.
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In the Lap of Sustainability
Can sustainability coexist with luxury hotels? You bet. It’s not only friendly to the environment, but it’s a booming sector in the hotel and tourism industry.
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5 All-Americans
We are all looking to age as best we can. College students, especially student athletes, seem to have a healthy head start. Several student-athletes within HHS have combined studies at a top-tier academic institution with the big-time competition of Big Ten sports.
