Health is the most important possession all of us carry along. What makes health so important is the fact that your family’s future does deeply depend on your health status. If you are in poor health, you will hardly be able to support your family. It is worth giving a thought. On a flight, you [...]
Continue reading...4. October 2011
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On October 1st, Older People’s Day in the United Kingdom, the British Office for National Statistics, announced a new national record: 12,640 citizens more than one century old. Two other national records went public on the same occasion: life expectancy for men in the UK went up to 78.1 years, while women life expectancy also [...]
Continue reading...26. September 2011
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There is a general opinion that elder people lose their thinking and decision capacity, but scientists demonstrated the contrary. Two studies were conducted by the University of Texas and Texas A&M University on two groups of 50 individuals of in the age range 67-82 years old and 20-36 years-old subjects. The research was intended to [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2011
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A new study finds that exercise is essential for enhanced abilities and healthiness for elders. A new study has discovered that enhanced physical abilities and health is more important than appearance for older Americans taking up exercise. The study, which was published in the online journal of Annals of Behavioral Medicine, examined more than 1800 [...]
Continue reading...21. September 2011
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Over 160 human and animal subjects were studied, leading to undisputable and clear evidence that – given the same circumstances and living conditions – people who are happy live a longer and much healthier life as compared to their peers who are unhappy. The journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being contain this study which, so [...]
Continue reading...20. September 2011
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121 year old Turkish citizen, Gaışhıkaan Sıhıkaan, immigrated to Turkey in 1953 It may have taken awhile, but 121-year-old Gaışhıkaan Sıhıkaan finally became a Turkish citizen. On September 16, 2011, Habermonitor.com produced a news report that summarized this event. In 1890, in the town of Manisa Salihli, Sıhıkaan was born. After 58 years of living [...]
Continue reading...18. September 2011
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We all know that kids learn from their mistakes. However, new research is suggesting that this principle applies to seniors as well. This research finding was developed at a research center based in Toronto, called Baycrest. Baycrest’s research is contradicting previous research that proposed that seniors had a barrier in their learning process when it [...]
Continue reading...13. September 2011
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It will need efforts of all the Nigerians to provide rights to the senior citizens of the country. It is simply impossible for the country to progress and prosper without including the senior citizen welfare in its agenda. This request was raised by Dr. Abiodun Oduwole, who has served as Health State Commissioner of Ogun [...]
Continue reading...28. August 2011
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Eminent researches envisage that in the forthcoming 40 years, Americans’ life expectancy will be more than what the government actually expects. On Monday, a significant report was published by members of the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society. It states that the U.S Social Security Administration and Census Bureau have miscalculated the average American [...]
Continue reading...27. August 2011
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A recent survey reveals that 43 percent of Koreans don’t consider living beyond the age of 90 as a blessing. In June, the Korean Institute for Health & Social Affairs had a poll of 1,000 Koreans where it was revealed that 43.3 percent of the participants didn’t really aspire to live beyond the age of [...]
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23. October 2011
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