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Baby Boomers are being dragged kicking and screaming through middle age. Some are even, gulp, into their 60s. Paul Briand is a Baby Boomer who has been writing about their fun, foibles and flab for more than 20 years. E-mail him at pbriand@broadcovemedia.com.

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Can Baby Boomers control cost of dying?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The "60 Minutes" program on Sunday night raised a provocative issue about dying ... and the cost thereof....
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Boomer women weigh new mammogram guidelines

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 · 1 comment

Older Baby Boomer women have pretty much followed the long-held advice to get a mammogram every year. According to a Centers for Disease...
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Baby Boomers too fat for their own good

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 2 comments

It looks like Baby Boomers -- the "Me Generation" -- haven't been taking care of me very well. As a whole, we're too fat and...
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Baby Boomers face doctor shortage

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Regardless of what happens with health care reform, one thing is certain: Baby Boomers will flood the health care system. A consequence of the...
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JAMA casts doubt on H1N1 effect on older Americans

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been saying all along that the H1N1 is a virus that most...
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CDC says Baby Boomers are losing sleep

In a given 30-day period, almost half of Baby Boomers say they aren't getting enough sleep for between one and 13 nights. The U.S. Centers...
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Wait your turn, Baby Boomers

I hate it when people cut in line. That's the sense I get when I see long lines of people waiting to get H1N1 flu vaccines and some of...
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'Bridge' job is good for Baby Boomer health

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A lot of research these days focuses on the health -- physical and mental -- of the vast Baby Boomer generation. The healthier we are as a group,...
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Prescription drugs show a depressing state of health

As a society, our blood pressure is too high and we're way too depressed. We're also in a lot of pain and our cholesterol is too high. That's...
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General Mills looks to connect with Baby Boomers

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At least one mainstream manufacturer is trying to get the attention of Baby Boomers ... General Mills, maker of a variety of products from Cheerios to...
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