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Senior Health Blog with Apply Now February 2004 Archive

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Medicare Drug Law

Friday February 27, 2004
A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows seniors are confused about the prescription drug law. This is a complex law and I hope that the population impacted by it will ... Read More

Long Term Care News

Wednesday February 25, 2004
Do you have long term care insurance? If you think Medicare will cover all the cots associated with future health problems you may be unpleasantly surprised. Your health care costs ... Read More

Lowering Cholesterol Absorption

Sunday February 22, 2004
A drug produced by Schering-Plough Corporation Zetia lowers the colesterol in the body, but up to this point no one knew how it worked. According to a report in ... Read More

Drug Discount Card

Wednesday February 18, 2004
The Medicare Modernization act that was signed into law in 2003 is a very large piece of legislation with sweeping changes. The discount drug cards that are to be introduced ... Read More

Senior Fitness

Tuesday February 17, 2004
A study reported in Medical News Today shows that the more physically fit you are as you age, the better your mental abilities will be. In fact they say that ... Read More

Don't Take It With You

Friday February 13, 2004
Besides being Valentines Day February 14 is also National Donor Day. This proclamation from the Federal Government brings to the forefront the importance of filling out your donor card and ... Read More

Medicare Drug Plan

Tuesday February 10, 2004
Are you as confused as most by the details of this 1000 page bill? Most seniors just want to know how it will help them. The Kaiser Family Foundation has ... Read More

Tax Relief for Caregivers

Saturday February 7, 2004
Anyone caring for an ill or disabled loved one can tell you how costly it is. This Tuesday Feb 10th, U.S. Senator Larry Craig, chairman of the U.S. Senate Special ... Read More

Wear Red Friday

Tuesday February 3, 2004
The American Heart Association is asking all women to wear red on Friday Feb 6, 2004 to help make public their campaign to educate women of their risk of heart ... Read More

Namenda

Tuesday February 3, 2004
The newest drug in the fight against Alzheimer's disease has been found to work best when used with an older drug. While not a cure this new treatment is giving ... Read More

Budget Health Information

Tuesday February 3, 2004
You can watch a free webcast on Tuesday Feb 3 at 2pm eastern -a panel discussion on the health programs in President Bush's budget, which will have just reached Capitol ... Read More
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