At Sea, Care for Aged
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For elderly people who need a little help, a new study suggests that taking a cruise may be a legitimate alternative to assisted living.
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By STEVEN STANEK TEL AVIV, Israel - On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola's spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he is standing on a small, wooden dinghy gliding downstream, navigating between the islands of a tropical paradise.
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Standing in the hangar bay of this mammoth aircraft carrier, Seaman Joviena Kay looks across the waves toward the devastated coast of Sumatra, remembering a time 13 years ago when she huddled on the same deck with evacuees from another great Asian disaster.
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Wound dressings made of ground shellfish exoskeletons save lives by stopping extreme bleeding in emergency situations. By Aaron Rowe.
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Rights at work for those who care for relatives who are elderly or have disabilities, could be strengthened later.
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The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer.
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An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.
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Richard D. Fain, chief of Royal Caribbean Cruises, says that todayâs cruise lines are going after a younger and more active clientÃ¨le.
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Caroline Wyatt reports on France's care for the elderly - and the cost of providing for a comfortable old age.
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Fine wine isn't the only  thing that gets better with age.
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By STAFF  As the country's senior population grows, local services and agencies are dealing with an influx of calls from those caring for seniors who can no longer care for themselves.
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Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be "no take" -- off-limits to fishing, drilling and other habitat-disturbing activities -- but less than half a percent are fully protected.
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A service to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War is held on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
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Wang Zhushu rarely sleeps at night. Instead, the 61-year-old retiree paces, listening to the drone of passing ships that shake the walls of her house on the banks of the Yangtze River.
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Most people have no plans to put money aside to pay for the extra care they will need in old age, a survey suggests.
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By Kathleen Merryman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 11--Tacoma's Sea Scouts will have their new Sea Base.   Better yet, they'll share it with other programs and services aimed at getting people, young and not so, back on the water.
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The U.S. Navy's oldest ship in full active service embarks on its last major maneuvers