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• Feature Article
  The Eyes Have It
  
  Fall 2007
  Related topics: Vision Loss  
  
  

  Every day, our eyes enable us to respond to the smiles on our children’s faces, perform our daily tasks at work, watch our paths for obstacles, and even drive wherever we need to go.

  Unfortunately, for many of us aging can make these everyday moments more difficult. Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts can gradually rob us of a precious way that we interact with the world. As seeing becomes more of a strain, we can become less productive and independent, less safe, and increasingly out-of-touch with the world around us.

• Fact Sheet
  The Facts About Afib
  
  August 2011 | AFib Optimal Treatment Task Force
  Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease  Health  
  
  
  The most common type of arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm—atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a disorder of the heart’s electrical system that affects an estimated 2.3 to 5.6 million people in the US. During AFib episodes the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) beat irregularly and out of sync with the heart’s lower chambers (the ventricles). In some people these episodes come and go. In others they are chronic and occur regularly. In both cases, the arrhythmia itself isn’t generally serious; however, abnormal blood flow and strain to the heart can lead to serious medical conditions.
  
  Download to learn more about what it means to have AFib, risk factors, treatment options, and making the right treatment decision for you.
• Feature Article
  The Family Healthcare CEO
  
  Summer 2005
  Related topics: Health  Women's Health  
  
  
  Having a healthy family is so important to women, they give their family’s health more priority than their own.
• Get Mad Column
  The High Cost of Eye Disease
  
  Fall 2007
  Related topics: Vision Loss  
  
  
  As our population ages, the impact of eye disease on our economy will continue to grow, yet new research and treatments hold great promise to blunt the cost and improve patients’ lives.
• Alliance Views
  The Importance of Aging Research
  
  Fall 2004
  
  Consider this: In the year 1902, if it had been somehow possible to gather together everyone in America who had reached the age of 85 or older, that population would have scarcely made up a single Zip Code in today's Sun Belt. Today, the numbers of people age 85 and above, about 5 million Americans, will increase four-fold with the aging of the Baby Boom. People aged 100 or more - currently some 70,000 - will increase 10 times before we are halfway through this century. This demographic tsunami will affect every institution and every community, and will touch all of us personally.