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NoHo Senior Arts Colony: Call for Artists
CALLING ALL ARTISTS—DISPLAY YOUR ART AT THE INAUGURAL NOHO SENIOR ARTS COLONY ART SHOW! “RE-IMAGINING LIFE” The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, a brand new Los Angeles senior apartment community centered around the arts, will hold its inaugural art … Continue reading
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Drug and Food Interactions
EngAGE Programs Director Amanda Talbot shared an important post from the BBC News Health about the danger of eating grapefruit while taking certain drugs: “The fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Mimic Effects of Aging
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 12/7/11: A recent article in the New York Times explains the importance of … Continue reading
Holiday Gifts for Seniors
Many older people aren’t interested in receiving “stuff” as gifts. Maybe they’re downsizing, or they’re aware that they have everything they want, or maybe they’re struggling in this difficult economy and would prefer to receive something useful. Elder blogger Ronni Bennett … Continue reading
Using Technology to Follow the Aging Process
Oregon Health & Science University is conducting an interesting study using simple motion detectors to track seniors’ movements in their homes. From OregonLive: “In the future, a doctor or family member with access to the data may be able to notice … Continue reading
On December 5th: National Call-In Day to Prevent Cuts to Social Security & Medicare
From The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare website: “Our goal is to flood Congress with calls reminding them that Americans of all ages and political parties do not support cutting middle-class benefits to pay for deficit reduction.” … Continue reading
Dr. Rita Levi Montalcini at 103
We’ve marveled for years at the brilliant Nobel Prize winner, neuroscientist Rita Levi Montalcini and she continues to amaze. In good health at 103, she commented: “I can say my mental capacity is greater today than when I was 20, since … Continue reading
