 | Can They Discharge Dad Because He Can't Pay? THE ORLANDO SENTINEL Question: My mother's last illness -- she died two years ago -- left my father almost destitute. Aside from Social Security and a small pension (totaling less than $800 per month), he has his house and little more. Early this year, at age 83, he... Read more | | CHICAGO TRIBUNE By Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune
Oct. 5--These retired factory workers thought they could manage on about $3,000 a month in retirement income. But bills are mounting as Faustino Reyna pursues... Read more | THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR Oct. 5--The two dominant national dialysis companies are positioning themselves to profit from the growing market in Southern Arizona. The prevalence of kidney disease, which can eventually lead... Read more | MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL Oct. 4--An alert pharmacist helped authorities bust up a large-scale prescription forgery ring, which for a time was run by an inmate at the Milwaukee County House of Correction, police said. The... Read more | | | | | | | INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE The Iranian police detained 10 student activists on Sunday after they gathered in front of Parliament to protest being banned from enrolling at universities, the semi-official Fars news agency... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE Hair loss is partly genetic and partly linked to age, but professional stylists say there are ways to slow down the process -- or at least to look less bald: * Dry gently. After washing your hair,... Read more | THE WASHINGTON POST Surviving on fixed incomes, pinched by rising prices and worried about their financial assets, many seniors in the Washington area are being forced to scale back already modest lifestyles or are... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE They are splitting pills or deciding not to refill prescriptions. They're missing doctors' appointments, skipping needed dental work, canceling home-care services. As the economy founders,... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE By Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune
Oct. 5--For 15 years, Laurann Williams has survived on Social Security disability payments. But these days her $988 monthly check barely covers... Read more | THE MIAMI HERALD By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald
Oct. 4--Leave a scalpel in a body during surgery? Medicare paid to get it out. Get an infection from a catheter? Medicare paid to treat it. Same with problems... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE Ah, college: a time to learn, make lifelong friends and stumble onto the set of a TV show or movie. Just look at all the campus hijinks to hit the big screen -- and small screen -- recently. The... Read more | | |
