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By JIM ABRAMSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- About half of employers with defined-benefit pension plans have frozen one or more of those plans, putting the retirement incomes of millions at r...

Thomas M. Menino is turning to Beacon Hill to try to change a law that allows government workers to go out on disability at inflated pay rates. Menino administration officials met behind closed doors...

The already critically stretched NSW Ambulance Service is being used as a taxi service to the local shops by older residents of western Sydney, it has been reported.Older locals use their pensioner en...

Jim Abrams, The Associated Press July 22, 2008 - 7:54 p.m. WASHINGTON - About half of employers with defined-benefit pension plans have frozen one or more of those plans, putting the retirement incom...

The first annual International Congress in Aesthetic, Anti-Aging Medicine & Medical Spa (ICAAM) Middle East is set to take place in Dubai this autumn.

Participants are encouraged to bring a friend as portions of the curriculum use a partner and mothers and daughters make great teams.

By Jackie Best - Most parents hope their children will be better off than they were, and many children think they are smarter than their parents. But who is really better off?

$1.2 million in grants to support organizations and agencies that help strengthen families to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. The grants are made possible through the Children's Trust Fund and will benefit 60 community-based child abuse prevention programs throughout the state.

Washington, July 23 : Retired older adults can play a significant role in environmental conservation by volunteering for programs run by various environmental organizations.

Elderly who volunteer for environmental protection are likely to find the activity physically and mentally stimulating, according to a study.