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11/20/2008
A comparative analysis of indirect methodologies for estimating Indigenous life expectancy (Australian Policy Online)
This report explores current methods used to estimate Indigenous life expectancy, and found that estimates can change by as much as 10 years merely by making small changes in the data sets used in the analyses. The report recommends the Australian Bureau of Statistics to use a simpler approach to derive official life expectancy estimates for Indigenous Australians.
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11/17/2008
Healthy life expectancy in Europe (News-Medical-Net)
Although life expectancy is constantly growing in the countries of the EU, living longer isn't always the same as living well, and knowing to what age someone will live in good health remains a different question altogether.
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11/16/2008
Life expectancy gap still widening (Times Online)
The Government is failing to close the gap in life expectancy between people who live in the most deprived parts of England and the rest of the country.
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11/21/2008
Growing Old In Good Health: Significant Disparities Between European Countries (Medical News Today)
Although life expectancy is constantly increasing in the countries of the European Union, living longer is not always synonymous with ageing well and knowing to what age a person will live in good health remains a very different question. Jean-Marie Robine, Inserm research director, conducted research within the scope of the European Health Expectancy Monitoring Unit to answer this question.
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11/21/2008
Quit smoking for immediate health improvement (The Middlesboro Daily)
Imagine doing one thing that takes just seconds and almost immediately improves your health, your quality of life and your life expectancy. Sounds pretty incredible. But it’s entirely possible. All you have to do is quit smoking.
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11/20/2008
Underinsured Struggle To Afford Health Care (NPR)
Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn't pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences.
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11/21/2008
Longevity: A Little Science and Healthy Living (Fox News)
Experts say a low calorie diet can extend your life expectancy. But you don't have to tell that to 93-year-old Marion Downs, author of 'Shut Up and Live.'
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11/21/2008
Multiple Drum Dispensing Made Easy (BeverageOnline)
The latest pumping solution for spill-free, environmentally safe transfer of virtually any chemical or liquid, the new GT Multi-pump Dispensing System has a 10 year life expectancy
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11/20/2008
Fair to offer tips to parents of diabled children (Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – Your life expectancy usually isn't a primary consideration when you think about your child's future.
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11/20/2008
New Feinberg center targets obesity (Daily Northwestern)
The Feinberg School of Medicine launched a new Comprehensive Center on Obesity last week to confront "the epidemic of our time," said Dr. Lewis Landsberg, the center's founder and director. Obesity is so pervasive that, for the first time, life expectancy may decrease for the next generation, said Landsberg.
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  • 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.
  • Calculation of Life Expectancy - Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.
  • Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness - The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.
  • Healthy Life Expectancy - Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.
  • Innovita Research Institute - Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.
  • 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. (Requires registration, but is reprinted in entirety on Amazon.)
  • Roman Life Expectancy - Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy.
  • senescence.info - Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research
  • UK Government publications regarding life expectancy - Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.
  • Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity - Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies
  • US Life Expectancy Improves - 2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings.
  • What Kills Us? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years.
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