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Alzheimers Symptoms
Learn the most common signs and symptoms of the onset of Alzheimer Disease. We also discuss symptoms of dementia so you can know when to seek help.
Back Pain Causes and Risk Factors
Click here to learn about the most common causes of back pain, and things that increase your risk of backache. We cover lower back pain and upper back pain.
High cholesterol symptoms
High levels of bad cholesterol in the blood can increase your risk of heart disease. So how do you know if you're experiencing high cholesterol, or not?
Cold Causes and Risk Factors
How do you get a cold? And what causes the cold? Learn more about causes of the cold, and risk factors that you can avoid to prevent this illness.
Fibromyalgia Causes and Risk Factors
Are people diagnosed with fibromyalgia born with a lower tolerance for pain? Are you at more or less risk of fibromyalgia? More info and causes and risk here.
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EPF wish list: Raise retirement age to 60
PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) hopes the Government will consider raising the retirement age to 60 from 55 currently because long retirement period is one of the factors that contribute to inadequacy of retirement savings.
For older women, year following hip fracture can be especially deadly
Women age 65 and older who fracture a hip are much more likely to die from any cause during the following year than they would be if they had avoided injury, a new study suggests.
16. MEF: Increasing retirement age from 55 to 60 is ideal
PETALING JAYA: Increasing the retirement age of workers in the private sector from 55 to 60 is ideal, the Malaysian Employers' Federation (MEF) said.
Median age of Canadians rises to 39.9
OTTAWA, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The median age for Canadians this year has edged up to 39.9 years, a gain of 0.2 years in the past 12 months, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
At What Age Should You Collect Social Security?
By Janet L. Critchley With the Social Security Administration pushing back the age of retirement, some of us will not be able to collect full Social Security benefits until age 67. There is also current talk in Washington about pushing...