“Middle market will be the growth engine for the future,” said Thomas M. Marra, president and CEO, Symetra Financial…

Reuters – The first new U.S. diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease released in 27 years paint the disorder as a disease that occurs gradually over many years, starting with changes in the brain, then mild memory problems and finally progressing to full-blown dementia.

AP – The first new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 30 years establish earlier stages of the mind-robbing disease, paving the way for spotting and possibly treating these conditions much sooner than they are now.

HealthDay – MONDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalization of seniors may cause temporary memory loss and difficulty understanding discharge instructions, but many return to normal within a month, a new study says.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) — Seniors living in neighborhoods where they have a lot of interaction with their neighbors stand a much better chance of surviving a stroke, a new study suggests.

Reuters – Brain scans of healthy people showed signs that the brain was shrinking in Alzheimer’s-affected areas nearly a decade before the disease was diagnosed, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) — The brains of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease start shrinking up to a decade before symptoms appear, a new study finds.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) — Starting this year, Medicare Part D’s widely despised “donut hole” — the gap in drug cost coverage enrollees encounter when they reach a certain spending threshold — will start to disappear, one result of the health care reform package enacted last year, experts say.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) — People with Parkinson’s disease appear to be at increased risk for melanoma and prostate cancer, and this greater risk may extend to their close and distant relatives, a new study suggests.

The decision to purchase insurance for long term care is a personal choice. Many people feel the cost of long term care insurance outweighs the benefit of having. Other people feel the benefits of long term care insurance outweigh the cost. Like most other insurance products it is up to you to decide. Long term [...]