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Healthy Life Expectancy : Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.
Between Zeus and the Salmon : Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.
Book review: Beyond the 120 Year Diet - Dr. Walford : Discusses Calorie Restriction (CRAN / CRON) - how it works and how to safely implement it. (Eds note: not much evidence exists in humans for this strategy, but it does have evidence from rodent model...
GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts : Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension".
Genetics of Longevity : Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".
Innovita Research Institute : Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.
Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Peoples (Australia : Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.
Office of Population Studies, United Nations : Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.
Premature Death in the New Independent States : Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.
Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging : Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future wihout fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requi...


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Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford University researchers have linked two previously thought-to-be-separate pathways tied to aging, at least in mice, leading to more thought that physically getting older is an orderly and deliberate genetic occurrence.

First Americans Arrived on 2 Separate Paths (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic evidence suggests that two different waves of people migrated from what is now Siberia at about the same time to become the first settlers in the Americas, a new report says.

Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a wake-up call to the millions of American men and women with type 2 diabetes: Snoring at night or nodding off during the day may be symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially life-threatening problem affecting one out of three diabetics.

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy may lower a woman's risk of colorectal cancer, especially if she is no longer taking the hormones.

New Drug May Work Better Against Chemo Side Effects (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that better prevents the nausea and vomiting that commonly follows chemotherapy treatment for cancer may be on the horizon, Japanese researchers report.

Health Tip: Preventing Indigestion (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Indigestion is that uncomfortable feeling that develops when you've eaten too much, or when you've had too much of the wrong foods.

Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- For seniors, regular dental visits are as important as ever.

Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- On a January night in 2005, a freight train with three tanker cars -- each loaded with 90 tons of chlorine -- slammed into a parked locomotive in the center of Graniteville, S.C., a town of 7,000 people about 15 miles from Augusta, Ga.

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