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Living longer on less: The new economic (in)security of seniors in Massachusetts

The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Housewife Remedy for Scurvy Preceded Medical Discovery

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 100-page handwritten book by Mrs. Ebot Mitchell written in 1707 on household remedies contains among other things a recipe to treat scurvy. The recipe containing extracts from plants, orange ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 3 weblog

Chaotic Households Contribute to Mothers' Obesity

Putting food on the table, struggling with unemployment and meeting the relentless needs of young children all contribute to household stress. Now, a new study finds that these pressures also increase the possibility that ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

American seniors living longer on less, study

Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0