AALS Aging and the Law Listserv July 21, 2011
MEMBER NEWS: Do the Elderly get the Legal Advice they Need? Professor Katherine Pearson (Penn State Law) works with researchers from the UK (Professor Duffy (Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland and Professor Basu, University of Leeds, England)) to get answers. The pilot project is supported by a grant from the Worldwide Universities Network, see information at: http://law.psu.edu/news/_draft_elder_law_research
1. Study – Surprising Factors That Could Up Alzheimer’s Risk: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/discovered-surprising-fac_n_897584.html
2. Eye Test May Give Clues To Alzheimer’s Disease: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/17/eye-test-alzheimers-disease_n_900858.html
3. Falls May Indicate Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/17/falls-may-indicate-earliest-stages-of-alzheimer’s/?hpt=he_c2
4. No Deduction for $1.2m Claim for Services by Tax Attorney Son for Infirm Parents: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2011/07/court-.html
5. Is My Family Responsible for My Debts? http://www.aarp.org/money/credit-loans-debt/info-07-2011/family-responsible-debt.1.html
6. Two Words to Live By: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/two-words-to-live-by/
7. Over-the-Counter Genetic Tests: Buyer Beware: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-07-2011/over-the-counter-genetic-testing.1.html
8. Access to Primary Care Doctors Lowers Death Rates for Seniors: http://www.aarp.org/health/doctors-hospitals/info-07-2011/primary-care-linked-to-longevity-health-discovery.html
9. Medicare Payment Board Draws Brickbats: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/07/12/137774959/medicare-payment-board-draws-brickbats?ps=sh_sthdl
10. So Far Away – Twenty Questions and Answers About Long-Distance Caregiving: http://www.nia.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/5D1DCFC1-4E53-4788-B35F-02ADB61DF2F9/0/SoFarAway.pdf
Ann Murphy
Associate Professor
Gonzaga University School of Law
(509) 313-3735
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