Ageing Population

Older adults are a growing market

“Yoga keeps you young,” says Suzette Scholtes, director of the Yoga School of Therapeutics in Overland Park. And that simple premise has provided her business with a clear target audience: The aging. “These are people who are...

Aus public hospitals 'unsafe'

Sydney - The Australian Medical Association (AMA) report said not one public hospital was operating at a safe international occupancy level and the hospital network risked "systematic breakdown". The AMA called on the national...

China To Be Fourth Largest Western Drug Consumer By 2012

China is expected to become the world’s fourth largest western drug consumer by 2012 as aging population is growing in the country and people are increasingly opting western drugs.RNCOS have recently released a new research...

Too many patients, too few doctors

Seniors are the health-care system's biggest customer and a disproportionate drain on services. Canada's health-care system has just 216 geriatricians, one-fifth of those needed to treat an aging population Be the first to...

Playing the Baby-Boomer Trade: JPM's Aging Population Index (at Seeking Alpha)

by: FP Trading Desk November 07, 2008 | about stocks: FP Trading Desk About this author: Baby Boomers may be a little further from retirement now that the stock market has tumbled, but they are still getting older. In the...

George Magnus: the man who predicted the subprime crisis would lead to recession

George Magnus does not look like a prophet. Rather than indulge in a bit of 'I told you so', Magnus gives a startling insight into the infinitely complex banking hierarchy, which arguably led to or, at the very least,...

Candidates' health care plans vague on major concern in Rochester — treating the elderly

In an election season chock full of debate over health care reform, one of the biggest concerns for the Rochester area — treating a growing population of ailing seniors — has largely gone missing from the speeches of both...

Beware the grey revolution

THE percentage of Australians aged over 65 is set to soar, ushering in a weird new world. By 2056 Australia's population is projected to increase to between 31 and 43 million people, with around 24 per cent 65 years or older....

Age and America's election: Age shall not wither them

The elderly are America’s most reliable voters; the young are newly enthused this year. We discuss the impact both groups are having, starting with the oldA RECENT morning in Florida offered a glimpse of the future. A...

Hot jobs: Here's where demand is high

By ERIC ADLER McClatchy Newspapers KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s often said that someone makes money even in a bad economy. That’s the annual salary that Bass — who is still a semester away from receiving his bachelor’s degree from...