Many would 'want to live to 100'
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Many Britons would give up sex, their favourite food and alcohol to reach 100 years of age, a poll suggests.
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MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Among Americans living to the ripe old age of 100 and counting, it is the ability to delay the onset of disability, and not the onset of disease, that seems to secure a long life.
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A 50-year study of breast cancer was launched yesterday to find new ways to prevent one of the major killers of women. Researchers aim to recruit 100,000 British women aged from 18 to 79
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Chancellor Alistair Darling says he is looking at ways of guaranteeing people's savings of up to Â£100,000.
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A group of researchers has set up a foundation based in Pittsburgh to study the members of a rare and exclusive club: people who live to be older than 110.
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Researchers have launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.
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The number of Japanese who have lived 100 years or more surged to a record-high 23,038 in 2004 in the world&#39;s longest-living country, the government said Tuesday.
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The number of Japanese who have lived 100 years or more surged to a record-high 23,038 in 2004 in the world's longest-living country, the government said Tuesday.
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Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
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Think about your golden years before this year ends.
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You're never too old to reap the benefits of a healthful lifestyle, according to researchers who found that doing things like exercising and not smoking at age 70 greatly raises one's chances of living to age 90.
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Keeping old people in good shape is one of the biggest challenges facing the health sector with the number of people aged 60 and above expected to top one billion by 2025, the World Health Organisation warned.
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Life expectancy is no longer a business concern merely for insurance companies and undertakers. A telecommunications company has more than a passing interest now that it offers a lifetime of unlimited calls over the Internet for &#36;999.
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A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides more support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.
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Localities are tailoring services to help aging populations live longer in their own homes.
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The cost of providing long-term care for the elderly could soar by the middle of this century, experts warn.
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More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025 and, as populations age, the burden of chronic diseases will increase.