To reduce the gap between past and current ex-servicemen pensioners, the Central Government has accepted all the recommendations of the committee under the Cabinet Secretary to look into the issue of disparity in pensions and other related...

British Defence Minister Kevan Jones came under fire after accusing Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley of "deathly silence" over the allegations that war veterans hoping to settle in UK are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds for legal advice in...

The former chief investment officer of New York state’s pension system pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he participated in a pay-to-play kickback scheme. David Loglisci pleaded guilty to...

A former New York state investment officer has admitted helping channel hundreds of millions of dollars in public pension fund money to politically connected investment firms in a "pay-to-play"...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Batsman Raqibul Hasan threw the Bangladesh team into disarray on Wednesday after announcing his international retirement just two days before the start of the first...

Andy Burnham , the health secretary, announced today he is considering three options to pay for a new "national care service" including a progressive estate levy.But the first cross-party debate on...

(JCEM), older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer...

MirugaiLife® is a new nutritional supplement that the Fujisawa Bristol Corporation research development team believes has the potential to help curb the effects of aging and increase longevity in...

Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said today. He was...

Boston Red Sox . The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then announced he's ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN. A...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the "gold-plated" pension plan for members of Parliament is worthy of its "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the advocacy group's annual awards for wasteful...

March 10 (Bloomberg) -- David Loglisci, former chief investment officer of the New York state pension fund under former comptroller Alan Hevesi, pleaded guilty in connection with corruption at the...

The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died aged 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office has confirmed.A spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Providence St Joseph...

— Managing the young generation of workers -- sometimes called GenY, GenMe, or Millennials -- is a hot topic, covered in the popular press and discussed in numerous books and seminars. However,...

on Wednesday. Further details weren't immediately available. Cuomo's office has alleged that Henry "Hank" Morris, a one-time top aide to former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi, and David J....

We're all getting older, and that applies to organ donors and recipients as well. Demand for organs far exceeds supply. According to data from the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation...

Germany approved the requisite legislation back in 2002, but many of those who worked in Jewish ghettos during World War II are still waiting for their pensions. Indeed, up to 90 percent of...

The massive $300 wages gap between aged care and public hospital nurses is set to become an election year issue with the launch of a national advertising campaign by the Australian Nursing ...

A nurse, who looked after an 83-year-old ailing woman living alone in Kottayam district near Kochi, allegedly used to drug her with sleeping pills for nearly two years and looted cash and gold...

RCMP Constable Janine Peter talks to the media Sunday March 7 near the acreage where an elderly man's body was found Saturday. The death has been ruled a...

Canadian-born Haim became a teenage heartthrob with the 1986 film "Lucas" and 1987's The Lost Boys.His first role was in the 1984 hit Firstborn, in which he played a young child caught up in a family...

A care home manager accused of murdering two residents said today that she had regarded the elderly people she looked after as "my family" and had always tried to make sure they were "loved".Rachel...

An elderly woman died about four hours after the car she was riding in was hit by three other vehicles Tuesday afternoon on the Far Northwest Side. About 3 p.m. the woman was in a car driven by...

Switzerland should look towards the Netherlands if it wants to improve the efficiency of its occupational pension system, a pensions expert tells...

Politicians must work together to find long-term solutions on care reform, says Age Concern and Help the Aged, as new figures reveal six out of ten1 think politicians are not doing enough to work...

Cairo/Riyadh - Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of Cairo's al-Azhar and one of the leading authorities of Sunni Islam, died Wednesday in Saudi Arabia aged 81, the Egyptian embassy in...

Biogen Idec pulled the plug on a late-stage rheumatoid arthritis treatment program after a review panel found sometimes-fatal infections. The move is the second hit for ocrelizumab, a drug that the...

A Greensboro retirement facility is planning a $1 million solar panel project that is designed to reduce its fossil fuel costs by about $30,000 per year. Wilson Sheldon, CEO of Friends Homes Inc.,...

Judge William Shulman ruled on Tuesday that the pensions don't qualify as administrative obligations for the city. The judge also gave Prichard until May 19 to file a reorganization plan.Prichard's...

used hearing aids to Help the Children Hear, a Rotary International Foundation project established, designed, and created by Rotarians, through a Rotary International matching grant, to provide...

BATU PAHAT: Police arrested three members of a robbery gang that targeted senior citizens in Rengit and Senggarang following a raid on a house in Parit Daing Machening in Rengit on Saturday...

The elderly are among the first targets of scam artists. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is using National Consumer Protection Week this week to offer guides on how to avoid becoming a victim....

I was recently diagnosed as lactose-intolerant. It's very easy to find lactose-free milk, but is there such a thing as lactose-free cheese or any other food items? If so, are there any local stores...

In a display of rare courage, 80-year-old Rama Vyas fought of a youthful chain snatcher and has become the toast of her locality. She is going to be feted by the local Annapurna police station whose...

Egypt's foremost Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died, aged 81, while on a trip to Saudi Arabia.Sheikh Tantawi was the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar mosque and head of the al-Azhar...

Kinross-based textile company Dawson International has reported its pension liabilities have almost trebled in the past year to £19.3m.In a statement, Dawson said that the increase in...

Cairo/Riyadh - The head of al-Azhar, Egypt's leading religious authority and one of its largest universities, has died following a heart attack in Saudi Arabia, media reports said Wednesday. Egypt's...

By Caryn Dolley Betty Hasler, 78, was expecting to spend a relaxing hour in front of her television on Sunday evening, but instead found herself being dragged from her bed at gunpoint and tied up...

March 10, 2010 Jesus Luz has always dated older women. The 23-year-old Brazilian model, who is the current toy boy lover of 51-year-old pop superstar Madonna, claims he has never been able to...

Health spokesmen from the three main political parties will attend talks today on the future of funding for elderly care The political parties traded blows over the vexed issue of how to pay for...