An Award Announced for Senior Citizens -The Anjani Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award

"An annual award for Rupees one lakh has been announced for an organization or individual for a prototype for commercialized product, service or business model. This award has been created in memory of Anjani Mashelkar, Dr R. A. Mashelkar´s mother who had brought him up by facing all the odds that a poor widowed uneducated mother, moving to Mumbai with her only child, a six year old boy would face. And this she did with courage and dignity. She was all along concerned about the poor old people and always wanted him to do something about them." The last day for enteries is 5th November, 2011. Kindly go to the link - http://www.ilcindia.org/application-award.aspx. (http://www.ilcindia.org/awards.aspx)

Old age diseases

There are several diseases that come as one gets older. Some of them are:

Alzheimer's Disease
Mental Illnesses
Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Blood Pressure
Heart problems and Heart attack
Stroke
Cancer
Diabetes
Kidney disease
Prostate Enlargement
Osteoporosis (Weak bones)
Tuberculosis
Eyes Diseases
Skin Care
Mosquito bite Diseases
Fall-related injury in old age

(See - http://www.gits4u.com/renew/snrctz_index.htm)

New developments in OLD AGE BENEFITS

Free dialysis for senior citizens soon: Delhi govt (http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/free-dialysis-for-senior-citizens-soon-delhi-govt/843035.html)

Himachal sop for senior citizen tourists (http://in.news.yahoo.com/himachal-sop-senior-citizen-tourists-132238308.html)

Include senior citizens in State-funded health scheme: elders (http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2487015.ece)

All for Senior Folks (http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2487015.ece)

Old Age Security Benefit Rates Increase for October-December 2011 (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/old-age-security-benefit-rates-increase-for-october-december-2011-2011-09-19)

Finally, a shelter over Pune's senior citizens' heads (http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_finally-a-shelter-over-pune-s-senior-citizens-heads_1571934)

Health Ministry flays WHO depression survey (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/health-ministry-flays-who-depression-survey/171641-17.html)