Make a Difference: Become an AARP Community Service/Education Volunteer
AARP is more active than ever throughout Missouri, which means exciting volunteer opportunities for you.

Medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit; Issues Approval to Plans Offering Coverage

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - “It’s all coming together”

2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible - February 21, 2007
The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it has achieved a major milestone. The entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have been completed and the sequence data made available in a public database.

NIDA Unveils its First Consumer Publication to Explain the Science of Addiction - February 13, 2007
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction was unveiled today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The 30-page full-color booklet explains in layman s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior. NIDA hopes this new publication will help reduce stigma against addictive disorders.

AARP Arizona and Rio Salado College Team Up on 50+ Workers
AARP Arizona and the Rio Salado College Lifelong Learning Center have announced a joint effort to promote the importance of 50+ workers in the workplace.

The Heart Truth Unveils First Ladies Red Dress Collection - February 15, 2007
The Heart Truth Unveils First Ladies Red Dress Collection Mrs. Laura Bush and six former First Ladies support The Heart Truth campaign s effort to raise awareness that heart disease is the #1 killer of women

Increased Insurance Rates a Red Light For Some Volunteer Drivers
The potential for inflated insurance premiums, similar to those charged to taxi drivers, causes volunteer drivers to steer clear of community-based programs.

Variation in a Gene May Help Protect against Breast Cancer - February 11, 2007
The results are from the second study published by the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), which includes researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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