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07/24/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Rate of suicide among the elderly is up, mainly due to disease: Here are 4 tips to help those at risk
Suicide rates among older Americans have reached a disturbing peak. According to Drs. Namkee G. Choi and Diana M. DiNitto, both social work professors at The University of Texas at Austin, more people aged 50 and above have died by suicide than young people. Speaking in a press release, Choi remarked: “Many people may not […]
12/07/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Being polite to the elderly is bad for their health; they need to stand up, walk further, carry their own packages, expert claims
Are you doing senior citizens more harm than good by offering them your seat on the bus? According to one Oxford professor, you most definitely are. Instead of giving a seat to the elderly, you should be encouraging them to stand up and become more physically active, claimed Sir Muir Gray, clinical adviser to Public […]
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