Friday, October 2, 2009

This Generation May Live Past 100


A recent study published in The Lancet journal showed that since the 1950s, the number of people living over the age of 80 has doubled in developed countries. There are predictions that as much as half of the new generation of the UK and United States will live past the age of 100, with less disabilities than previous generations in their later years.
For the full story, see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8284574.stm

-bexchada
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