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Scientists may soon discover why older women are more likely to produce abnormal...


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DiNapoli tells state workers how to game pension system
ALBANY – Even while telling New Yorkers to pony up $1.3 billion more next year to cover soaring pension costs, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is advertising on his official Website how government...
Self Care's Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Campaign Wins Top Award
arthritis campaign. The Australian Journal of Pharmacy Award for the Best Health Promotion of the Year was last night presented to the Self Care campaign. Self Care's Health campaigns are designed...
Furniture Brands contributes 4.1M shares to pension plan
Furniture Brands International contributed about 4.1 million shares of its common stock, worth about $20 million, to the company's pension plan, the company said Thursday. The contribution was...
DiNapoli hikes employers’ contributions to retirement fund
New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned municipalities on Thursday that they’ll soon have to make even larger pension payments for their workers. Plus, DiNapoli also lowered the...
Ex-MP Sir Cyril Smith dies aged 82
Sep 3 2010 Veteran politician Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82. Sir Cyril served as the Liberal and later Liberal Democrat MP for Rochdale from 1972 until retiring in 1992. He became one of his...
Americans Saving More For Health Care In Retirement, First Command Reports
Concerned about rising medical expenses, middle-class Americans are bumping up their monthly retirement savings to cover future health care costs. The First Command Financial Behaviors Index®...
Murderesses Row: guns, gams, and glamour in 1920s Chicago
The pretty and prim Maurine Watkins became a star crime reporter in 1920s Chicago and turned her reporting on an infamous murder into the satirical play...
World’s Top Players Set for 2010 Lawn Bowls U.S. Open
"Tournament participation is up this year, largely due to a national and international effort to recruit and engage new competitive players." - Mert Isaacman, U.S. Open...
Philippine police chief seeks early retirement amid hostage tragedy
Manila - The head of the Philippine police was planning to retire from service within the month, a spokesman said Friday.Director General Jesus Verzosa had sought the permission of the president to...
Imposed salary, pension cuts leads to police union suit against Miami
MIAMI — Miami's police union, acting rapidly after city-imposed salary and pension cuts earlier this week, has filed suit in state court charging that the cuts were unwarranted and calling for...
Will Your Money Last Throughout Retirement?
Many baby boomers wonder whether they will outlast their retirement savings. On one hand, who doesn't want to live longer? But on the other, who actually has enough money to live forever?...
McManus confirms political retirement
Labour TD Liz McManus has confirmed she is quitting politics at the next General Election. The 63-year-old has been a TD for Wicklow since 1992 when she was elected for Democratic Left. Ms McManus...
DiNapoli issues 'red' alert on pension fund
ALBANY -- Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned yesterday that the state's massive pension fund could soon slip into the red for the first time in seven years, despite a $1.3 billion hike in fees to...
China approaches at least one Canadian pension manager on Potash bid
Chinese and other investors approached Alberta Investment Management Corp about a possible bid for Potash Corp, the public sector pension fund manager...
Pension scheme liabilities soar to a record high
Sep 3 2010 Western Mail THE liabilities faced by defined benefit pension schemes soared to a record high during August as market conditions continued to deteriorate, research indicated yesterday. ...
Retirement center looking to raise $200,000 for remodeling and wellness center
The Stilwell Retirement Residence in Waco is pursuing $200,000 in charitable gifts to continue remodeling the facility at 5400 Laurel Lake and add a wellness center.“We don’t yet have a...
LIC launches new pension plan to mark 54 years of service
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Sep 2 : Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which is celebrating 54 years of dedicated customer service, today introduced a unique Unit Linked LIC Pension Plus plan,...
Pension fund approached on Potash bid
The head of a major Canadian pension fund says a Chinese sovereign wealth fund is interested in making a joint-bid with a Canadian pension fund for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan...
Con man bilking seniors sought in Vancouver
Vancouver police are seeking the public's help in finding an Ontario man they say might be bilking seniors in the Lower Mainland. Richard Earl Rupert is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant issued by...
Realty Q&A: Don't tap retirement fund to pay off mortgage
Realty Q&A is a weekly column in which Lew Sichelman, a nationally syndicated columnist who has been covering the housing market for more than 35 years, responds to readers' questions on real...
Older brother charged with child endangerment after young boy fatally shot
Dolton boy who may have been playing with a gun when he was shot and killed this week has been charged with felony child endangerment in the death, the Cook County state's attorney's office...
Career con artist who bilks seniors now in Vancouver: Police
Vancouver police are on the hunt for a career con artist they believe has landed in the Lower Mainland following a cross-country crime spree that left a handful of tearful senior citizens in its...
Pension liabilities hit a record high
The liabilities faced by defined benefit pension schemes soared to a record high during August as market conditions continued to deteriorate, according to Aon Consulting. The consultants have...
Japan Public Pension Fund to Sell $48 Billion as Nation Ages
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s public pension fund, the world’s largest, will sell about 4 trillion yen ($48 billion) in assets this fiscal year to fund rising payouts as the...
Scientists find what causes older mothers to have babies with Down's
SCIENTISTS made a major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of conditions such as Down's syndrome, it was announced...
NM pension chief resigns after loan is disclosed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The chairman of New Mexico's educational pension fund resigned after it was disclosed he borrowed $350,000 from a man whose son shared in millions of dollars in finder's...
Workers Fear Savings Won’t Last in Retirement
Most workers are worried that their retirement savings won’t last the rest of their life. Only 40 percent of current workers say they will have enough money to finance a 25-year of retirement,...
Monitor breakfast with AFL-CIO President Trumka -- public pension cuts
When you hear about public employees who retire before 60 on full salaries, it's hard to work up sympathy for unions defending those pensions before state budget cutters. AFL-CIO President Richard...
New Mexico Pension Head Quits After Loan Disclosure
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The chairman of New Mexico’s $8.2 billion pension fund for teachers resigned after a disclosure that he borrowed $350,000 from the father of a man who shared in as much...
Research helps explain infertility in older women
Scientists have made a major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's...
Fertility study on mice eggs raise hope for older mothers
Test on mice eggs indicate that Cohesins, proteins which act as binding agents to hold chromosomes together, decline with age. Photograph: Robert F...
NYS lowers pension fund's rate of return to 7.5%
NEW YORK: New York state's pension fund lowered its annual rate of return for investments by half a per centage point to 7.5 per cent, one of several steps to cope with market volatility,...
Allegheny Medical's PeopleCare Team Offers Complimentary Osteoporosis...
http://www.alleghenymedical.com/ )], one of Pittsburgh's premiere health care facilities, is an organization of physicians and health care professionals whose mission is to build better health for...
Auburn provides netbooks to Loachapoka seniors
Seniors at Loachapoka High School in east Alabama have received HP netbooks equipped with wireless Internet access cards courtesy of Auburn...