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The pcaCares.org News Bulletin provides a headline service, five days a week, of news and information on health and aging from publications across the country. The Aging Network News, Events and Action Items include information targeted to Philadelphia's aging network.

Aging Network News

Week of June 16, 2013

Free HIV Testing at Local Walgreens for National HIV Testing Day (Walgreens)

Walgreens drugstores and Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of public and private sector partners, have partnered with health departments and AIDS organizations to support National HIV Testing Day on June 27. Free HIV tests will be available on June 27 and 28 from 3 to 7 p.m. and June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Walgreens locations in Philadelphia are participating: 4201 N. Broad St., 1809 E. Allegheny Ave., 300 N. 63rd St., 1101 Locust St., and 1800 South St. For more information, including a full list of testing sites, Click Here>>

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Top Headlines

Lots of Americans Want Health Care Via Their Smartphone (HealthDay)
Facebook Raises The Status Of Organ Donation, Study Shows (Kaiser Health News)
Costs of Alzheimer's disease could bankrupt Medicare (WBCV.com)
Concussion Damage Looks Much Like Early Alzheimer's: Study (HealthDay)
Outside Review of Clinical Data Finds a Spinal Treatment’s Benefit Overstated (New York Times)
Finding Answers About Health Coverage (Kaiser Health News)
Health, Not Age, Affects Benefits of Implanted Heart Device: Study (HealthDay)
Home Health Agencies Use Technology to Fight Fraud (Home Health Care News)
Scans Uncover Dangerous Hardening of Abdominal Aorta (HealthDay)
Home Health Copays Pose Risk to Financially Vulnerable Seniors: Report (Home Health Care News)
PwC: Slowdown In Health Care Costs May Be Turning Into A Trend (Kaiser Health News)
Red Meat Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
Grassroots Tactics Being Used In Health Law's Roll-Out (Kaiser Health News)
Xbox Gaming Carries Potential for Home Health Care (Home Health Care News)
States Push Life Insurance as Senior Care Payment Source (Senior Housing News)
Obesity Not a Disease, AMA Council Says (MedPage Today)
New risk score could lead to earlier prevention of type 2 diabetes in African Americans (Endocrine Society)
Statins Plus Certain Antibiotics May Set Off Toxic Reaction: Study (HealthDay)
Diet Affects Alzheimer-Linked Brain Proteins (MedPage Today)
Tight timeline forces LTC commission to narrow its ambitions, member says (McKnight's)
Observation of Prostate Cancer Safe, Saves $$$ (MedPage Today)

Quote of the Day

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Blaise Pascal, mathematician, physicist and theologian, was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Aging Network News

Community Locations Sought to Host Free Rain Barrel Workshops in Philadelphia(The Energy Coordinating Agency – ECA)

ECA has received funds from the Philadelphia Water Department to install rain barrels at Philadelphia homes and seeks locations to host public workshops in June. Rain barrels are used to collect rain from downspouts, which helps the environment by decreasing storm water runoff into streams and minimizes sewer backups. The collected water can be used by the homeowner for watering plants and cleaning. The workshops will be free and open to the public. ECA will install supply and install rain barrels at homes at no cost. Community agencies or groups with access to a public space, such as a library, school, church or center, are encouraged to select a date and time for an upcoming workshop. Site hosts will outreach to neighbors and constituents to obtain a minimum of 15 participants per workshop. If interested, contact Colette Davis at 215-609-1046 or coletted@ecasavesenergy.org.

Top Headlines

The New Old Age: A Family Ritual Gains New Life (New York Times)
Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S. (HealthDay)
Florida’s Win: Feds Grant Medicaid Managed Care Waiver (Kaiser Health News)
HUD Issues New Guidance for Housing Providers to Assist Individuals in Moving from Institutions to Community Settings (HUD)
Testosterone Tx May Ease Pain Perception (MedPage Today)
At 89, Astor’s Son Wouldn’t Be the Oldest in Prison (New York Times)
Government dedicates $30 million to senior fall prevention study (McKnight's)
What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare (New York Times)
Some GOP Lawmakers See Health Law As Means To Stall Immigration Reform Efforts (Kaiser Health News)
NSAID Use Raises Heart Risk in Arthritis (MedPage Today)
Analgesics account for most nursing home medication errors, researchers find (McKnight's)
Report Examines Medicare Spending Issues, Geographic Disparities And Hospital Payments (Kaiser Health News)
Is true retirement an outdated concept? (USA Today)
Overview of the Access Pass (U.S. Geological Survey)
Women at Greater Risk of COPD (American Lung Association)
Skip Breakfast, Fuel Insulin Resistance (MedPage Today)
Artificial Sweetener a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease (Tel Aviv University)
Study: Telehealth Use More Prevalent Among Urban, Wealthy Patients (iHealthBeat)
NIH launches Dietary Supplement Label Database (NIH)
Smartphones Help Bridge Gaps In Electronic Medical Records (NPR)
Why Men Die Younger Than Women: The 'Guys Are Fragile' Thesis (NPR)

Quote of the Day

“There’s a growing recognition that the way we’ve outsourced death to the medical profession and to funeral directors hasn’t done us any favors.”
Jon Underwood. See " Death Be Not Decaffeinated: Over Cup, Groups Face Taboo " in "The New Old Age" blog of the New York Times (6/16/13).

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Aging Network News

PCA Releases New State of the Agency Report to Highlight its 40-Year History & Plans for the Future(Philadelphia Corporation for Aging – PCA)

PCA’s latest State of the Agency Report presents an in-depth look back at the evolution of aging services and the agency’s history from 1973 to 2013. Congregate and home-delivered meals; senior community centers; care in the home; home repairs and modifications are just a few of the programs that have been created and expanded over the past 40 years. The report also provides a record of PCA’s programs, services and accomplishments for fiscal year 2012. In addition, it details the challenges faced by the aging network to serve an elderly population that’s growing in both frailty and numbers with steadily diminishing funding resources. To read or download the full report, Click Here>>

Top Headlines

Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes (New York Times)
Early, Severe Flu Season Caused Big Rise in Child Deaths: CDC (HealthDay)
Britain’s National Health Service Visits D.C. For Some Pointers (Kaiser Health News)
Home Care Providers Test Telehealth Tech on Congress Members (Home Health Care News)
5 lessons long-term care providers can learn from Joan Lunden (Senior Housing News)
Reinventing Old Age: The Good We Do When We Work Forever (PBS Newshour)
NASL praises bipartisan effort to delay Medicare competitive bidding program (McKnight's)
Despite Billions Of Dollars Saved, Congress Tries To Thwart Medicare's Competitive Bidding (Forbes)
A Positive Retirement Solution for Public and Private Workers (Georgetown Public Policy Review)
Census estimate says Pa. passes 2M people 65 and older for first time (Central Penn Business Journal)
Elderly Americans Living With Children Are More Unhappy. (Wall Street Journal)
Significant Off-Label Use of Chemo in Elderly Cancer Patients (Medscape)
Culprit implicated in neurodegenerative diseases also critical for normal cells (Cell Press)
Age-related smelling loss significantly worse in African-Americans (University of Chicago Medical Center)
Exercise Improves Metabolic Syndrome Post-Menopause (Physician's Briefing)
An Olive Oil Compound That Makes Your Throat Itch May Prevent Alzheimer's (Scientific American)
Google Appears To Have Pulled Videos, Ads on Getting Illegal Rx Drugs (iHealthBeat)
Steroid Injections for Back Pain Linked to Spinal Fracture Risk (HealthDay)
Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures, study finds (St. Michael's Hospital)
Business wants Medicare to keep automatic, mail-order drug refills (The Hill)
The New Old Age: Price Reductions for Diabetes Care Supplies (New York Times)
For Belgium's Tormented Souls, Euthanasia-Made-Easy Beckons (Wall Street Journal)

Quote of the Day

“People age really quickly the minute they stop doing things they are really interested in.“
Martha Stewart, 71.. See " Retirement, illness: Which causes which?" (MarketWatch, 6/12/13).

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Action Items

Advocacy Alert: Join PCA in Support of Adequate Funding for Senior Services from the PA Lottery Surplus PCA urges support of the Governor’s proposal to use $50 million in Lottery funds for home- and community-based services (HCBS). Contact your state legislators today to urge their support. To find your state legislator, go to www.legis.state.pa.us or call the Committee of Seventy at 215-557-3600. Find out more>>

NCOA & Illuminage Webinar: Living with Chronic Conditions: Why Self-Management Works in Community and Online - June 20, 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Register>>

Benevon: Free Introductory Seminar: Creating Sustainable Funding for Your Nonprofit - June 25, 10 am - 12 pm, Parkway Central Library, Montgomery Auditorium, 1901 Vine St, Ground Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Register>>

NCOA Webinar: Evidence-based Arthritis Programs - June 27, 3 - 4:30 pm ET. Register>>

Job Opening in Aging Network: Senior Center Director at Lutheran Settlement House. Details>>

NCOA "I Believe" Photo Contest. Vote for your favorite on Facebook by June 28>>