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SPECIAL SECTION: Senior living - January

A monthly collection of stories and images focused on seniors.


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Financial abuse of the elderly reaching crisis, researcher says

Mark Lachs says an epidemic of thefts and fraud targeting the elderly _ by lawyers, financial advisers, family members, and others _ is fast becoming a national crisis. He should know.

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Oxygen chamber joins fight against cancer

Some cancers are so aggressive, the diagnosis becomes a death sentence for those suffering from the malignancy.

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Baby boomers and older lovers not immune to sexually transmitted diseases

People who came of age in the 1960s and '70s did so in an era of free love. Stephen Stills' first solo hit in 1970 may have put it best: "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with."

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Baby Boomers Protection from STDs

prevent nasty diseases.

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Aging baby boomers boost divorce rate among older adults

Lucie Elmer's life follows the familiar trajectory of her generation: marriage at a young age, divorce and remarriage.

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Aging baby boomers boost divorce rate among older adults

ORLANDO, Fla. "Even though I was a very independent person, when it came to being divorced at this age, now it's just you," said Elmer, 54, of Orlando, Fla.

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Cathy Gendreau, 51, divorced last year after 26 years of marriage, poses for portrait, December 15, 2011, in Apopka, Florida.

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Doctors should tell patients the realities of aging

Dr. Alexander K. Smith hopes to provoke a national discussion about being frank with the very elderly about their individual medical prognosis.

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New heart valve procedure saves lives of elderly

MIAMI _ As recently as 2005, U.S. Air Force retiree Merle Hargis, then 78, would routinely ride his motorcycle to the airport so he could fly one of the ultralight airplanes he had built. He needed a new valve.

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Alzheimer's advocate gives a boost to caregivers

People are afraid of Alzheimer's Disease and with good reason, says Leeza Gibbons. "The fear _ of losing the ability to think _ well, it's more fearful to most people than cancer," she says.

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Truly successful people are those who help others

"To do more for the world than the world does for you _ that is success." Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, made that comment. I wish he were speaking for everyone.

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Learning to help the elderly handle illness, live better

LOS ANGELES _ At first it was easy enough to escort her mother to doctors' appointments, make sure her fridge was stocked and help her buy clothes. By the end, the chores stretched from morning until night.

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Man reading paper in tub

Man reading paper in tub

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Portrait of a happy senior couple calculating their expenses after shopping at the kitchen

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Closeup of an elderly man looking away in deep thought , depression

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Hiring a caregiver requires research

When my father was diagnosed with lung cancer 12 years ago, I was faced with the prospect of hiring a caregiver for him. The task was made even more daunting because he lived halfway across the country in California.

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Less intense care-giving can help seniors stay sharp

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Loretha Loggins, a vivacious longtime volunteer who lives in Elk Grove, Calif., made her way from table to table, chatting. "I love the little seniors," said Loggins, a retired nursing assistant.

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New sibling rivalry: caring for parents

MINNEAPOLIS _ Three times a month, Laurie Efron makes the two-plus-hour drive from Golden Valley, Minn., to Winnebago, Minn., to see her dad in a nursing home and mom in an adjoining assisted-living facility.

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