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World's Oldest Person Turns 115

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By: Chris Eales

American Woman Recognised by Guinness Book of Records as the Oldest Person In the World at 115 years of Age. more...

Anti Aging Therapy

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By: John Howe

Modern medicine is concentrating on keeping people healthy as they age by a new medical discipline of anti-aging. more...

Oldest American Who Ever Lived

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By: Chris Eales

Record-breaking Pennsylvania Lady became the second oldest person ever to have lived, and the oldest American of all time. more...

California's Oldest Person now 114

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By: Chris Eales

Supercentenarian Gertrude was born in 1894, and is now recognised as the third oldest living person on Earth at the grand old age of One Hundred and Fourteen. more...

The Oldest Living WW1 Veteran

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By: Chris Eales

Mr Allingham is one of the last living veterans of the First World War, the oldest man in Europe, and one of the oldest living people on Earth. more...

The Oldest Man in the World

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By: Chris Eales

Japanese Supercentenarian is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest living man in the World, and has held the title for over a year. more...

UK's Oldest Person Turns 112

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By: Chris Eales

The Oldest person in Britain celebrated her 112th birthday with family and friends, and is one of the oldest living people on Earth. more...

The Oldest Person Ever

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By: Chris Eales

French woman Jeanne Calment lived for more than 122 years, and her staggering age is the oldest to have been verified beyond reasonable doubt. more...

Exercise Could Prevent Dementia

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By: Sue Cartledge

People aged over 65 who walk regularly or do other forms of moderate exercise may greatly lower their risk of developing vascular dementia, according to an Italian study. more...

Getting Older People Walking

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By: Sue Cartledge

Walking is a simple effective exercise, but many people become sedentary as they age. Research has shown that increasing seniors' walking levels improves their health more...

How to Improve Your Memory

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By: Venice Kichura

Your brain fills up as you age, but that doesn't mean you can't improve your memory skills. By using association tricks, you can remember more information. more...

Health Care Bills Pass

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By: Kathy Quan

On Tuesday, December 19, 2007, the U.S. Senate passed several health care related bills, some of which have gone to President Bush for signature. more...

How Medicare Affects Health Status

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By: Jamie McIntosh

Prescription drugs are the fastest growing component of health care expenditures. Many seniors have no Medicare prescription coverage and must pay out of pocket. more...

2008 Medicare Rx Plan Changes

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By: Kathy Quan

Rising costs of health care and declining government subsidies will affect at least 1.6 million Medicare beneficiaries for 2008. more...

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