AALS Aging and the Law Listserv 5/13/2011

1.       April Death With Dignity Recap (DWD Acts, Advance Directives, WA): http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/722297/22767e4ec9/282235903/770e7945fa/

2.       Boomers Will Redefine Notions of Age: http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/05/09/baby.boomers.retirement.legacy/index.html?hpt=C1

3.       Alan Simpson Attacks AARP, Says Social Security is ‘Not A Retirement Program’: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/alan-simpson-aarp-social-security-retirement-program_n_858738.html

4.    Alzheimer’s Risk – New Scientific Review Evaluates Lifestyle Factors: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/09/alzheimers-risk_n_859618.html

5.       Video – Lab Shows What it Feels Like to Age: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/05/10/feyerick.mit.age.lab.cnn?hpt=C2

6.       Antipsychotic Drugs Called Hazardous for the Elderly: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/health/policy/10drug.html?_r=1

7.       How Could They Break Up? Faced With Increasing Longevity, Long-Term Couples Aren’t Afraid to Divorce and Start Over: http://www.aarp.org/relationships/love-sex/info-06-2010/naked-truth-long-term-marriages-end.html

8.       Appellate Court Rules Poor VA Mental Health Care for Vets is Unconstitutional: http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/05/10/appellate-court-rules-poor-va-mental-health-care-for-vets-is-unconstitutional/

9.       Great-Grandma’s Fertility May Hold Clues to How Long You Will Live: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/11/great-grandmas-fertility-may-hold-clues-to-how-long-you-will-live/

10.   You Really Are Paying A Lot More for Healthcare: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/11/136213104/you-really-are-paying-a-lot-more-for-health-care#more

11. Social Security and Medicare to “run dry earlier than expected” according to Report from the Programs’ Trustees: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/13/news/economy/social_security_medicare_trustees_report/index.htm?hpt=T2