From the Medical News Today website
By 2050, 13.5 million people in the United States will live with Alzheimer’s disease unless early diagnosis and treatment can delay the onset of the disease. Current treatment centers around slowing the progression of the disease.
By 2050, 13.5 million people in the United States will live with Alzheimer’s disease unless early diagnosis and treatment can delay the onset of the disease. Current treatment centers around slowing the progression of the disease.
In the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, scientists revealed this week that circulating microscopic nucleotides — assembled amino acids that bind directly to messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) — can identify cellular imbalance in the brain. These nucleotides, called microRNAs, are easily measured blood proteins that may identify the early risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page
On Sunday, October 17, 2021, the Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, hosted the Change of Command of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard. The virtual ceremony was held at the HIARNG’s Kalaeloa facilities.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Logan assumed command of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard. General Logan remains the Deputy Adjutant General (DAG). The former commander, Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi will continue to serve as Director of the Hawai‘i National Guard Joint Staff.
Few seniors know it but they have a special layer of defense against fraud: employees of financial services firms who are trained to spot and report suspected financial abuse of customers over age 65.
Although frontline employees have been asked to flag suspicious behavior to authorities for years, the Senior Safe Act of 2018 made it easier for financial institutions to work with prosecutors. “Elder fraud is a complex issue,” says Sam Kunjukunju, senior director of bank community engagement with the American Bankers Association Foundation. “The whole purpose of [the law] is to encourage a collaborative effort.”
The National Council on Aging estimates that financial exploitation costs older adults between $2.6 billion and $36.5 billion each year. Many victims never come forward. The National Adult Protective Services Association estimates that only 1 in every 44 cases of financial abuse is even reported.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1972 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th USAF Dispensary conduct mass TB and flu immunization at the Waimano Training Center
* 199th Fighter Squadron News: Michael Tice, Clinton Churchill
* Maj. Franklin Fukui, former 199th Fighter Squadron pilot passes in California. His brother, Richard Fukui served in AC&W Squadron and later became a HIANG recruiter
Your trusty cloth masks have gotten you through more than a year of pandemic. Heading into the winter, you might want an upgrade.
That’s because some disposable masks — like surgical masks and KN95 masks — just plain work better, experts say. And plenty of them are available now, a turnaround from the beginning of the pandemic when the highest-quality masks needed to be reserved for healthcare professionals.
In an August study, currently under peer review, a group of researchers from universities including Yale and Stanford found that surgical masks are 95% effective at filtering out virus particles — compared to just 37% for cloth masks.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
The day shift might be wrapping up, but the Alert Mission never sleeps!
Standby maintenance teams and aircrews remain at their posts 24/7 to ensure that stealth fighters are ready to scramble at a moment’s notice.
The Hawaiian Raptors fly at night to expose aviators to flying conditions in all scenarios, giving pilots the experience needed to patrol the skies in the darkest hours.
From a Hawaiian Telcom email to consumers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline starting July 16, 2022. All telecommunications carriers and VoIP service providers are required to take part in the initiative.
In order for 988 to work, all service providers must implement mandatory 10-digit local dialing. Therefore, starting October 24, 2021 local calls, including those on the same island, will require that you dial area code 808 + telephone number.
What will be the new dialing procedure? To complete a local call, starting October 24, 2021 you will need to dial area code 808 + telephone number. This applies to all local calls within your area code that are currently dialed with seven digits.
Who will be affected? Anyone with an area code 808 telephone number will need to make a change from 7-digit local dialing to 10-digit local dialing.
When will the change begin? Beginning October 24, 2021, you must dial 808 + telephone number for all local calls. On and after that date, local calls dialed with only 7 digits may not be completed, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. You must hang up and dial 808 + telephone number. Until July 16, 2022 customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline. Beginning July 16, 2022 dialing “988” will automatically route your call to the Lifeline.
What will remain the same?
– Your telephone number, including current area code, will remain the same.
– The price of a call, coverage area, and other rates and services will remain the same.
– What is a local call now will remain a local call regardless of the number of digits dialed.
– You will continue to dial 1 + area code + telephone number for all long distance calls.
– You can continue to dial just three digits to reach 711 (relay services) and 911 (emergency services).
– Any 211, 311, 411, 511, 611 or 811 services available in your community can still be reached by dialing its three-digit code.
– The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can still be reached by dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Who can you contact with questions? If you have any questions regarding information provided in this notice, please visit hawaiiantel.com/dial808 for more information. You can also visit the FCC website at fcc.gov/suicide-prevention-hotline.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1980 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Composite Group receives NGUAS Awards
* Second C-7 Caribou arrives
* CAM Sq. News and Views: lots of familiar names
* 154th Resource Management Squadron news
* New pay rates
* Sports News
From the Everyday Health website
Adults age 60 and older who are at risk of heart disease should not start taking a daily low dose of aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke, according to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of 16 independent experts appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The recommendation, not yet finalized, is based on evidence that has accumulated over the past few years showing that the risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding caused by regular aspirin use may be greater than the preventive benefits.
“This update will bring the USPSTF recommendations more in line with the current recommendations of other national organizations, such as the American Heart Association (AHA),” says John Wilkins, MD, a cardiologist and an associate professor of medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. “It’s good to review evidence and update recommendations accordingly — that’s the nature of science,” he says.
On October 13, 2000 at Edwards AFB, California. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor No. 1 complete its final test flight. On November 1, 2020, it was ferried to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where it would complete its career as a life-fire testbed.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1988 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* General Merrril McPeak, the new Pacific Air Forces commander
* Brig. Gen Phillip Killey, the new Air National Guard Director
* CAM Sq. News & Views
* HIANG units receive USAF Safety Awards
* Sports News
Think you won’t qualify for life insurance in retirement? Guess again.
“It’s easier to qualify than in the past as underwriting has gotten better,” says Rafael Rubio, president of Stable Retirement Planners in Huntingdon Woods, Mich. “There are options available in your later years,” says Paul LaPiana, a financial planner and head of MassMutual’s U.S. products.
You may wonder why you should care. After all, hasn’t life insurance outlived its usefulness once the kids are grown, the mortgage is paid off and the policyholder is retired? Not necessarilly. These days, life expectancies are longer, the cost of long-term care is higher, and that mortgage isn’t always retired when you are. A life insurance policy can ease the burden of an outstanding mortgage for your survivors and provide other estate-planning benefits.
How can you feel younger in your retirement years? This is a big question and one I am just starting to get a handle on, I think.
I am almost 67, quite healthy and am fortunate enough to not have serious financial worries. Both my wife and I are psychologists and still working about one to two days per week — just enough so we don’t have to dip into our savings. We are lucky to have flexible careers that we still love doing.
I also love playing hockey, all year-round, as well as golf and biking. These activities help me to feel younger, but not totally. They don’t fully answer a bigger dilemma: What am I going to do with the rest of my life?
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Retirement: CMSgt Alvin Fritz is retiring at the end of the month. His retirement ceremony is on Friday, October 29, 2021, starting at 1400. The virtual ceremony will be on Facebook. This is the link to RSVP and to see the ceremony live.
Reminder – 2021 Retiree Seminar: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam will host its annual retiree seminar on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Again this year, the ongoing pandemic has caused the seminar to be a virtual event.
On November 6, visit the JBPHH Retired Activities Office Facebook page – www.facebook.com/RAO.JBPHH. Click on the “2021 Annual Retiree Seminar” event.