5 centenarians offer secret to long life
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Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians get asked all the time: "How did you live to be 100?"
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It's said to be the closest thing to being buried alive -- his body can't move, but he still can feel and think. That's how 24-year-old Erik Ramsey has spent the last eight years of his life. He suffered a brain stem stroke after a car wreck leaving him with "locked-in" syndrome. New research may give Erik a miracle. A scientist has invented an device that detects signals in the speech area of Erik's brain.
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WASHINGTON -- Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.
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Retirees face a whopping medical bill in their golden years.
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JUDITH Murray, 91, was oldest in computer class at Tiverton, Devon, until sister Joyce, 93, joined.  (c) 2007 People, The; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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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.
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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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People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Retiring? Celebrate by jumping on the nearest treadmill. There's still time to save your body -- and mind -- from the ravages of old age.
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LONDON - Another year, another heir. The matriarch of five generations of a British family had reason to keep count when the latest addition to her brood arrived this week.  The birth of a great-great-grandchild took Kathleen Harvey's descendants to 93 - matching her age.
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NEW YORK -- Life begins at 50? Why not, if you're Martina Navratilova, and you hit the half-century mark running on Oct. 18?
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Pension schemes may be forced to use more realistic assumptions about their members' longevity.
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A spoonful of bee pollen and another of honey every day, a short walk and a bit of gardening. Those were the secrets behind the long life of Fred Hale, the world&#39;s oldest man, who has died in New York state just short of his 114th birthday.
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The number of people living beyond 100 years has reached a record high in England and Wales, official figures show.
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"My terror is that we will reach old age abandoned"  As a police officer, Luigi Marzano was used to being in command. He still walks ramrod straight, but at 97 and deep into retirement, his memory is weakening and he has turned over command of his household to a virtual stranger half his age.Rita Duda, who left Ukraine in search of work, lays out caffe latte and cookies each day for Marzano's breakfast, shops for him, and, every afternoon after his nap accompanies him to a bench on the corner, which he shares with ladies and gentlemen in their 70s and 80s while their caretakers _ Ukrainians, Moldavians, Poles and Romanians _ catch up on gossip. Read more
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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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CAHORS, France For her 100th birthday party last October, HÃÂ©lÃÂ¨ne Vialard indulged in her favorite meal -- coq au vin. She adores the local Cahors red wines, occasionally eats a sliver of foie gras, another regional specialty, and says she has no secret for reaching the century mark: "It just came on its own. I never thought I would live this long." ...