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Welcome to the International Longevity Center-USA's press release center. Below, you will find our most recent press releases and media alerts. If you would like to be added to our media list to recieve updates via email, email your complete contact information to: media@ilcusa.org. You may also wish to subscribe to our RSS feed. To view resources prior to 2007, please visit our press release archives.


Experts Urge National Caregiver Training Standards for Older Adults

NEW YORK (May 12, 2008)— The majority of Americans who hire in-home caregivers for their older adults believe they have received formal training, according to a national Harris Interactive survey. The truth: there are no national standards or requirements for professional in-home caregivers. Read More...

ILC-USA and MetLife Foundation Launch Second Year of Community College Caregiver Training Grants

NEW YORK (April 7, 2008)—The critical lack of family and paraprofessional caregivers for older adults in the United States has motivated renewal of the Community College Caregiver Training Initiative for a second year. Read More...

Corporate America Begins to Focus on the Longevity Revolution

NEW YORK (February 26, 2008)—ILC-USA Announces Partnerships with MetLife, Philips, Roche and Takeda. Read More...

Are Professional In-Home Caregivers Receiving Proper Training?

NEW YORK (January 29, 2008)—ILC-USA and UniHealth Foundation Announce Caregiver Training Initiative. Read More...

Three New ILC-USA Issue Briefs Tackle Geriatric Health Concerns: Immunizations, Drug Safety & Avoidable Hospitalizations

NEW YORK (December 20, 2007)—Solutions for urgent health concerns of older adults are outlined in three new issue briefs from the International Longevity Center-USA (ILC-USA). Read More...

Do you want to live forever? The Ethical and Social Implications of Life Extension

NEW YORK (December 5, 2007)—If ground-breaking research to cure diseases and reverse the aging process succeeds, we could live much longer, healthier lives…perhaps even living as “immortals.” Our report, Intimations of Immortality, explores the implications of indefinite life extension. Read More...
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