Hospital-at-home care might be a practical alternative to traditional hospital inpatient care for elderly patients with suddenly worsening chronic heart failure, says a report in a recent issue of a journal called the Archives of Internal Medicine.

A new study published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that impaired kidney function is a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age. The study, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, found that poor a

For the more than 4 million uninsured adults in the U.S. nearing retirement age, a serious illness often spells financial disaster, a recent study has found."We found that for a typical household this costs—in lost savings—between and

The owner of a new for-profit adult day-care center in Mead says she hopes the venture will become an option for people who are looking for care, community involvement, and activities for their elderly parents, while also giving caregivers here a a

David Gergen, senior political analyst and former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, has predicted higher taxes, saying, "There's going to be upward pressure on corporate taxes. There's going to be upward pressure on taxes and

In their rock anthem "My Generation," The Who sang, "I hope I die before I get old."Nearly a half-century later, that could be the theme song for aging Who fans determined to live a long time without conforming to previous generations' notions a

Planet Beach day spa to open at Wandermere Marie Rosenthal says she has leased a 1,900-square-foot space in the Wandermere Village Shopping Center, on the east side of U.S. 395 in the Wandermere area, and plans to open a day spa named

The city of Spokane has awarded a $500,000 contract to an Oregon company to repaint, both inside and out, the big Shadle Park water tower in northwest Spokane.S&K Painting Inc., of Clackamas, Ore., won the job after the original low bidder, bid