Category Archives: Aging

What Factors Lead to Death?

We often think biologically about such questions. Sometimes it is a breakdown within the human body; a heart that has given out or cancer that has overcome. Sometimes it is an external event that happens to the body which brings … Continue reading

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Perspectives on Hospice Care

Forbes had an excellent article on quality hospice care.  Check it out at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2014/08/01/nuts-and-bolts-of-end-of-life-care/ But, for every positive there is a negative – or so it would seem.  Check out the way the Washington Post perspective hospice care: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/21/end-of-life-care-an-industry-with-soaring-profits-funded-by-taxpayers/

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Surprising Shoplifter Demographic in Japan

Japan Today reported that the those 65 years of age and older have now beat out teenagers as shoplifters.  They are often described as lonely, without family, without employment and hungry. Japan legalized abortion in 1948 by means of the … Continue reading

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