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NEWS ABOUT: middle age

middle age stories: 11 news summaries

(AP) - Some Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled from 2002-2007, from 5.1% to 9.4%, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported... More »

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baby boomer • drug use • marijuana • 1960s • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • middle age • illegal drugs

A Quarter of Middle-Aged
Men Binge Drink

Excessive alcohol consumption isn't just for college kids

Aug 17, 09 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Binge drinking is generally thought to be a college-age phenomenon, but middle-aged people—especially men—live it up as well, the New York Daily News reports. A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that 23% of men and 9% of women between 50 and 64 years old... More »

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baby boomer • alcohol • binge drinking • college • middle age • American Journal of Psychiatry

(Newser) - Porn might be the best way for older men to boost their testosterone levels, but don’t tell that to a drug company that peddles a cure for “low T,” Newsweek reports. Solvay Pharmaceuticals makes a “testosterone foam” that claims to combat such maladies as “lost... More »

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steroids • men • drug companies • pornography • testosterone • aging • prescription drugs • middle age • AndroGel

Suicide Rate Soars for Middle-Aged

Scientists baffled
by 16% spike
for Boomers

Oct 21, 08 5:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A sharp rise in the number of middle-aged white people taking their own lives has driven up the US suicide rate by nearly 5% since 1999, the Los Angeles Times reports. Experts are baffled by the nearly 16% hike in this group, but speculate that prescription drug abuse, a drop... More »

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suicide • baby boomer • depression • middle age • suicide rate

 Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age

Sex and the City writer has new book coming out

Aug 27, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the... More »

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New York City • Sex and the City • aging • book • middle age • Candace Bushnell • celebrity interview

 Madge Makes 50 Look Good 

Madonna becomes poster child for fans at half century mark

Aug 16, 08 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Material Girl may be adding a new role in her career: poster child for the 50-and-fabulous, the AP reports. She's athletic, ambitious, kicking off a world tour next month—what more does an aging fan need? "I just think she's awesome," a 55-year-old mom said. "Here's... More »

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birthday • Madonna • inspiration • middle age

OPINION

Age Is Just a Number; for Guys, It's 31

If it's really all in your head, show your head your birth certificate

Aug 5, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most men have two ages, theorizes author Douglas Coupland of Generation X fame: "the age we really are, and the age we are in our heads," which he pegs at "about 31 or 32." Coupland explains in in Best Life magazine: "When middle-aged men look... More »

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age • aging • psychology • Generation X • middle age • Douglas Coupland

OPINION

Save the Spurmo: Straight, Single Men Face Extinction

Marriage threatens herds of single men

May 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are you a straight, proud, unmarried man over 30? Then you're part of a dying breed, writes Tad Safran in the Times UK. Dubbed "Spurmos," these endangered bachelors drink in increasing isolation as friends succumb to marriage, wine racks and child-rearing. Having roamed in great herds in... More »

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marriage • culture • drinking • lifestyle • middle age • bachelors • opinion

Women's Stroke Rates Triple

Alarming rise linked to wider waistlines

Feb 21, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Strokes have tripled among middle-aged American women in an alarming development experts attribute to obesity. Despite the increased use of blood pressure and cholesterol medication, 2% of women aged 35 to 54 suffered a stroke between 1999 and 2004. That's a three-fold increase over earlier studies. More »

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obesity • women's health • women • diet • cholesterol • blood pressure • junk food • blood sugar • stroke • middle age • federal health survey • body mass index • International Stroke Conference • belly fat • stroke risk

Suicides
Spike Among Middle-Aged

Sudden rise in demographic
baffles experts

Feb 19, 08 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have spiked dramatically in recent years, in contrast to flat or declining rates in younger and older demographics, mystifying experts, reports the New York Times. For people 45 to 54, the rate jumped 20% between 1999 and 2004;  for women, the increase was 31%.... More »

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suicide • depression • hormone replacement therapy • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • prescription drugs • middle age • midlife crisis • suicide rate • support networks

Midlife Crisis
Is Real—and International

Depression peaks in 40s around the globe, huge study reveals

Jan 29, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Just being middle-aged may lead to depression, with sufferers most vulnerable at age 44, USA Today reports. Studying more than 2 million people over 35 years led British and American economists to conclude that middle age is the nadir of lifetime happiness. "If you are finding life tough in... More »

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depression • mental health • middle age • midlife crisis

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