The long wait for Progress Women and Economic and Social Equality

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Beverly Goldberg analyzes the substantial gap in wages between men and women, and then measures that gap in the context of women’s educational achievements and the continuing discrimination against women in the workplace, with attention to the impact of the issues of health and child care. pdf

Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family Budgets

Loss of job or Health insurance, serious illness would push many over financial edge.

Based on HSC’s 2007 Health Tracking Household Survey, a nationally representative survey with information on 14,500 people under age 65, the study’s findings are detailed in a new HSC Research Brief—Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family Budgets—available here. The study also included in-depth interviews conducted in September 2008 with 20 survey respondents who reported problems paying medical bills when they took part in the 2007 survey.

Institute of Gerontology

http://www.iog.wayne.edu/

The Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University brings together science and service to advance the cause of aging research. Its multidisciplinary faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and pre-doctoral trainees focus on the social and behavioral aspects of lifespan health and cognitive development. Dedicated to promoting successful aging, the Institute of Gerontology is where research and outreach combine to make life better in Detroit and beyond.

Information on research, education, and outreach on gerontology.  Aging and Health Resources is a great place to check out. http://www.iog.wayne.edu/resources.php

AARP Internet Resources on Aging

http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/

Links to 900+ of the best sites for people over 50+. You can browse by topic and by state. The state resources are very useful.

What”s New On Medline Plus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/whatsnew.html

Stay up to date with the latest Medline Plus hightlights, features and announcements. I use Medline Plus as a first option when I am investigating health information for me or my relatives.

Innovative Healing

http://innovativehealing.libsyn.com/

I discovered Innovative Healing podcast several months ago. The podcast are done by Dr. Liz Lipski with access to health experts. The podcast are about 10 minutes long. Some of the podcast covered include: Essential Information for Strong Bones,  Gaining Optimal Quality of Life with Integrative and Functional Medicine, Weight Management and much more.

Diabetes Today

http://www.diabetes.org/indiabetestoday.jsp?WTLPromo=HOME_diabetestoday&vms=272875162012

My husband was diagnosed in the early winter as prediabetic from our family physican. Since my husbands family has a history of diabetes and heart disease, there was concern. The doctor put my husband on a lowfat low cholestorl diet. And he had to start measuring his blood glucose levels. We also had to change out eating habits. Pizza out, fried food out, smaller portions in. My husband did exceptionally well. When he went back to the doctor in June, his levels were great, he had lost 25 pounds and had energy again. The doctor asked him what motivated him. He replied that his watched his Dad give himself insulin injections when he was young and has watched his sister give herself injections now, and he didn’t want to have to do that. I’m very proud of him. He now walks our two dogs twice a day.

The Health Care Blog

http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/

The Health Care blog subtitled everything you always wanted to know about the healh care systems. But were afraid to ask. Check out the section on the presidential candidates. Its very informative.

First Ever County Level Report on Stroke Hospitalizations

First Ever County Level Report on Stroke Hospitalizations
Provided by teh Center for Disease Control and Prevention

The highest rate of stroke hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries exists among African-Americans and in counties located primarily in the southeastern states, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The report, “Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries,” also reveals that a significant number of Medicare beneficiaries live in counties that have no access to care or inadequate choices for emergency health care when they suffer a stroke.

 

Healthy @ Home

http://www.aarp.org/research/housing-mobility/indliving/healthy_home.html

Older adults and family caregivers are willing to use new technologies (such as telemedicine and telepharmacy) that can allow people to remain independent—and in their own homes—as they age. These December 2007 national surveys of 907 adults age 65+ and 1,023 caregivers age 45-75 conclude that both groups could benefit by knowing more about the range of technological innovations that are available today (and those that are on the horizon). Key findings include the following:

• While older adults have a limited awareness of new technologies that could help them meet their goals, they would be willing to use a wide variety of items to maintain social contact, gather information, be safe at home, and promote their personal health and wellness.
• Three-fourths of older adults support the use of telemedicine to diagnose or monitor health conditions remotely in their home, while more than 9 in 10 support the use of telepharmacy to have their doctor monitor their medications and send prescriptions to the pharmacy.
• Like older adults, caregivers also say that they would be willing to use new technologies to meet their needs in the caregiving role; however, more than 8 in 10 think they will have difficulty persuading the people they care for use these items.
• Both groups are concerned about the costs associated with new technologies.

+ Full Report (PDF; 1.01 MB)