Tag Archives for life expectancy
Live Long and Prosper?
Living longer is, as Martha Stewart would say, “A good thing.” Living longer and maintaining a high quality of life through those later years is a really good thing and a recent report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related…
Tags: economic status, housing, illness, income, life expectancy, physical activity, prescription, retirement, seniors
Life expectancy rises, Alzheimer’s deaths mount
~ By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. life expectancy hit a record high of 78.1 years in 2006 while Alzheimer’s disease crept up a notch to No. 6 on the list of leading causes of death, U.S. health officials…
Tags: Aging, Alzheimers/Dementia, cancer, CDC, dementia, heart disease, life expectancy, Medical News