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In this issue: Health Medicine Mind Personal Finance Retirement Social Security Caregiving Technology End of Life Xtra!		Health: Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure: Study found a small but significant reduction in deaths; parallel study on cholesterol-lowering statin found no beneficial effect. HealthDay, August 31. Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration: Study also uncovers risks associated with treating 'wet' form of the eye disease. HealthDay, August 27. Four Online Interactive Tools Added by AARP to Website's Health Section: Guides help users find disease from symptoms, check safety of drugs, find doctors and hospitals, look up health information. Senior Journal, August 27. Living Longer, in Good Health to the End: Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer. New York Times, August 25. In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number: A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive. New York Times, August 25. Medicine: Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk: And patients with dementia face a more than 3-fold danger, study finds. HealthDay, August 28. Study finds toxins in some herbal medicines: Traditional herbal supplements used by thousands of Americans may contain dangerously high levels of lead and other toxins, a study shows. USA Today, August 27. Heart Attack Patients Who Stop Taking Statins Are More Likely to Die Within a Year: Those who used statins before an AMI and continued were 16% less likely to die over the next year than those who never used them. Senior Journal, August 27. Mind: Early-stage Alzheimer's patients 'don't want to be stigmatized': Being treated with dignity is a universal human need, and perhaps even more so if you have early Alzheimer's disease, a new report indicates. USA Today, August 25. Personal Finance: How to Retire Without Saving Millions: If you want your retirement nest egg to last as long as you do, the general rule of thumb is that you should withdraw 4% of the initial value of your diversified portfolio, adjusted each year for inflation. With that rate, you can be fairly confident that you won't run out of cash before you leave this world. Motley Fool, August 27. Retirement: Health Care Costs, Economy Pushing Senior Citizens to Bankruptcy and Poverty in the U.S.: Declining economy, increasing healthcare costs and lack of retirement preparedness puts older Americans at risk. Senior Journal, August 28. America's Most Affordable Places to Retire: A significant number of Americans will soon retire, but many won't be looking so much for a place to settle down as to live it up. Forbes, August 27. Some early retirees have second thoughts: The oldest Baby Boomers are turning 62 this year, making them eligible for Social Security. About half of this year 's group — some 1.6 million — are expected to file for Social Security as soon as they qualify, even though that means receiving reduced benefits for the rest of their lives. USA Today, August 27. Many factor siblings into retirement plans, poll finds: Few people are saving enough for their own retirement, yet many say they are concerned they'll have to help support siblings as well as aging parents in the coming years, a study shows. Baltimore Sun, August 24. Social Security: Social Security fixes aren't election fodder: One of the most important issues of this presidential election is hardly talked about - Social Security. Baltimore Sun, August 31. 4 Ways to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits: While the idea of receiving any sizable Social Security benefits come retirement will likely be a pipe dream for current 20-somethings, it's still a stark reality for those looking to retire in the next decade or so. SmartMoney, August 26. Caregiving: Cost of Caring for Aging Parents is Looming Financial Crisis for Many Adult Children: 63% of survey respondents don't have a plan to pay for their aging parents' care. Senior Journal, August 26. Technology: For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology: Today, those boomers are trying to figure out how to stay at home, even if they are past the age when their parents made the passage to senior living. The New York Times, August 27. End of Life: End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair: Study shows family wishes, doctor preferences often enter into decisions. HealthDay, August 29. Xtra! 13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated: Abuse is verbal, financial and physical, especially for the impaired, study says. HealthDay, August 28. Not for naught: Strategies to take now to make sure your heirs don't forget you or your values. MarketWatch, August 27.
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