http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:40:13 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:18:20 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Boomer-women-weigh-new-mammogram-guidelines?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner Older Baby Boomer women have pretty much followed the long-held advice to get a mammogram every year. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey cited in an Associated Press story, 71.8 percent of women aged 50 to 64 reg... Baby Boomers health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:18:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Boomer-women-weigh-new-mammogram-guidelines?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Middleaged-men-suddenly-hip?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner At first it was the ads for the new television show "Men of a Certain Age." Then it was the ads for the new movie, "Old Dogs." And you get the sense that middle-aged Baby Boomer type men are hip. Now, whether they&#39... Baby Boomers culture entertainment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:44:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Middleaged-men-suddenly-hip?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Baby-Boomers-too-fat-for-their-own-good?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner It looks like Baby Boomers -- the "Me Generation" -- haven't been taking care of me very well. As a whole, we're too fat and all those ailments associated with obesity will carry us forward into old age more hobbled as a gen... Baby Boomers health aging fitness Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:32:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Baby-Boomers-too-fat-for-their-own-good?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d13-A-wannabe-hippie-and-her-VW-bus--44-years-later?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner Here's a good story to ease you into the weekend. It comes from the Wall Street Journal and is a tale about a 58-year-old woman, who describes herself as a "wannabe hippie" back in the 1970s. Her 1965 VW Microbus was stolen from... Baby Boomers culture Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:57:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d13-A-wannabe-hippie-and-her-VW-bus--44-years-later?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Ready-for-last-call?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner Jackson Browne sang, "In the end there is one dance you'll do alone ..." So, are Baby Boomers spiritually ready for that last dance, the last call, death? Seems relevant given yesterday's post on the Census Bureau data ... Baby Boomers Spirituality aging Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Ready-for-last-call?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Baby-Boomer-men-dying-at-faster-rate-than-women?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner The writing is on the wall, at least according to the Census Bureau: Baby Boomer men are dying at a faster rate than Baby Boomer women. This battle of the sexes, at least when it comes to longevity, was actually decided by 2000 and only gets ... Baby Boomers culture aging Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Baby-Boomer-men-dying-at-faster-rate-than-women?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Baby-Boomers-need-to-reengineer-job-expectations?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner When it comes to finding a new job, Baby Boomers "have to realize that wishful thinking is not a job search method." That is one of the conclusions of the MetLife Mature Market Institute in a new study -- "Buddy, Can You Spare ... Baby Boomers employment economy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:15:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Baby-Boomers-need-to-reengineer-job-expectations?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-AARP-steps-up-to-Baby-Boomer-leadership-role?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner AARP has been around for 50 years, but it is only now showing Baby Boomers the weight of its influence. For most Baby Boomers, turning 50 years old and getting that membership invitation to join AARP was like getting a mean-spirited birthday ... Baby Boomers health care AARP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:06:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-AARP-steps-up-to-Baby-Boomer-leadership-role?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d8-AARP-backing-key-to-health-care-vote?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner AARP's support was one of four key elements that helped push last night passage of the historic health care reform measure in the U.S. House. The House last night voted 220-215 to approve the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3... Baby Boomers health care AARP Congress Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:19:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d8-AARP-backing-key-to-health-care-vote?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Baby-Boomers-face-doctor-shortage?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner Regardless of what happens with health care reform, one thing is certain: Baby Boomers will flood the health care system. A consequence of the coming tsunami is the expected lack of enough physicians to deal with the sheer number of Baby Boom... Baby Boomers health aging health care Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:20:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Baby-Boomers-face-doctor-shortage?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-AARP-gets-behind-health-care-bills--will-members?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner AARP announced today it will put its full weight behind two health care reform bills currently in the U.S. House. It will use the power of its lobbying strength -- through publications, paid advertising, calls and e-mails -- to get the bills ... Baby Boomers health care AARP Congress Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-AARP-gets-behind-health-care-bills--will-members?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Time-to-adjust-Social-Security-COLA?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner There is no cost of living adjustment coming next year for Social Security recipients. How the COLA is determined is important, not only for current recipients, but for the millions of Baby Boomers who are signing up for the Social Security b... Baby Boomers Social Security Congress Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:29:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Time-to-adjust-Social-Security-COLA?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d4-JAMA-casts-doubt-on-H1N1-effect-on-older-Americans?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been saying all along that the H1N1 is a virus that most affects young children, teens and pregnant women. As a result, as vaccines for the virus become available, the CDC has been disco... Baby Boomers health H1N1 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:59:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d4-JAMA-casts-doubt-on-H1N1-effect-on-older-Americans?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Third-of-Baby-Boomers-prefer-to-bank-online?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner While half of Millennials bank online, only a third of Baby Boomers do. Microsoft would like to help both sides of the generation gap with their banking needs. It is introducing technology that it says will bridge the generations when it... Baby Boomers technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:32:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Third-of-Baby-Boomers-prefer-to-bank-online?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d3-CDC-says-Baby-Boomers-are-losing-sleep?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner In a given 30-day period, almost half of Baby Boomers say they aren't getting enough sleep for between one and 13 nights. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at sleep in America -- or, more to the point, sleeplessne... Baby Boomers health sleep Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:39:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d3-CDC-says-Baby-Boomers-are-losing-sleep?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Baby-Boomers-primed-for-ereader-options?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner Baby Boomers -- given their numbers, their buying power and their continued interest in reading -- are perfectly positioned as a prime target for the new e-readers that are coming on the market. Will they respond? Anecdotal evidence sugg... Baby Boomers culture technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:41:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Baby-Boomers-primed-for-ereader-options?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Wait-your-turn-Baby-Boomers?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner I hate it when people cut in line. That's the sense I get when I see long lines of people waiting to get H1N1 flu vaccines and some of those people in line are older folks. They shouldn't be in line to begin with, at least not ye... Baby Boomers health aging H1N1 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:25:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Wait-your-turn-Baby-Boomers?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Retirement-readiness-on-decline?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner The National Retirement Risk Index is to retirements what the Doomsday Clock is to nuclear annihilation. Whereas the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists uses the Doomsday Clock to measure how close the world is to catastrophic nuclear war destructi... Baby Boomers finances retirement economy Housing Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:35:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Retirement-readiness-on-decline?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Theres-a-Purpose-for-Baby-Boomers?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner There are business entrepreneurs, but there are also social entrepreneurs -- people who have a good idea to better the society in which they live. It is the latter that the Purpose Award is given to older Baby Boomers and seniors (those 60 an... Baby Boomers culture Volunteering Entrepreneurship Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:25:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Theres-a-Purpose-for-Baby-Boomers?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Bridge-job-is-good-for-Baby-Boomer-health?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner A lot of research these days focuses on the health -- physical and mental -- of the vast Baby Boomer generation. The healthier we are as a group, given the size of about 78 million, the less of a financial strain we'll be when it comes to futu... Baby Boomers health employment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:53:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-654-Baby-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Bridge-job-is-good-for-Baby-Boomer-health?cid=exrss-Baby-Boomer-Examiner