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Fed Health Official: Cannabis Industry Borrowing Marketing Tactics From Tobacco, Alcohol Industries
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:27pm | 471Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has raised concerns over the cannabis industry’s marketing strategies, drawing parallels with tactics used by the alcohol and tobacco industries. In a blog post published last week, Volkow highlighted that older adults...
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Nintendo's Heartfelt Mission: Gaming For All Ages In Senior Centers
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 2:34pm | 375In a bid to introduce people of all age groups to the joys of gaming, Nintendo ADR (OTC: NTDOY) has unveiled a heartwarming initiative that involves placing their popular Switch consoles within senior centers in Japan. As first reported by Siliconera, the initiative will provide senior residents...
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The Unbelievable Story Of The 'Pokémon Go Grandpa,' The 74-Year-Old Cycling Around With 64 Devices Attached To His Bicycle
Monday, January 30, 2023 - 11:54am | 738When one thinks of an average gamer, the image that comes to mind is not usually that of an elderly person. Nor is it a person who plays with 64 devices at the same time. See also: From Bingo To Video Games: 85% Of Grandparents Now Play Games Weekly And, least of all, someone who uses all those...
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From Bingo To Video Games: 85% Of Grandparents Now Play Games Weekly
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 5:42pm | 521New research from Samsung Electronics Co. (OTC: SSNLF) suggests that older adults are getting more and more into gaming. The study shows that a significant proportion of older adults in the UK are embracing the world of video gaming, with over 85% of grandparents playing at least once a week. Good-...
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Think Silver: Top Stocks Catering to Seniors
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 5:43pm | 667The fact that people are living longer now than at any other time in history means there is an unusually high number of senior citizens alive in the United States. The Baby Boomer generation has begun entering retirement age, and a number of companies now catering to seniors may be smart stock...