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The desire for sexual intimacy can survive after other brain functions fail. How can you balance patients' needs with ethics, safety concerns? (By Douglas Kirkland - Corbis)
Guide to Web Resources
Web Links• Resources: A guide to clearinghouses, federal agencies and support services.
• Electroland: Healthy Web Sites for Seniors
• Pamphlet: Staying Healthy After Age 50
Health Talk Transcript
• Health Talk: Abigail Trafford and her guest, Becca Levy, tackled the health issues of ageism.
Love Endures 
The desire for sexual intimacy can survive after mental abilities decline. How to balance patients' needs with ethics, safety concerns?
Wisdom Queens
At the annual Ms. Senior America Contest, there is a new definition of life after middle age.
Independent Living's Real Costs
Increasingly, people with severe disabilities are pursuing ways to avoid institutional care or the constant presence of a human caretaker.
Age Lines
A digest of recent senior's news on aging and health.


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