One of the most fascinating topics in bio- ethic is human enhancement. Our basic capabilities might in the future be radically advanced, thanks to promising result of scientific developments. We are talking about technologies that will make us smarter, stronger, happier and even morally better-off. Fields of Human Enhancement In recent articles there have been [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 27, 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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Experts say that 15 minutes of exercise per day is all you need to increase your longevity by three years. So you might no longer be able to say that you are too busy to enjoy exercise. A relatively new study, released in the Lancet Medical Journal, highlighted that 1 in 9 cancer-related deaths could [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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Recently, on the world conference on AIDS medicine held in Rome, it was announced that Africans on HIV drugs can expect to have a more-or-less normal lifespan. Yet, women suffering from AIDS are expected to outlive men. This was the result of the world’s largest study on AIDS drug and people. Specialized researchers from BC [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 14, 2011
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It is universally acknowledged that pet owners experience less stress and hence have a longer life span. Yet, this remains an assumption, not a fact. A recent US study asserts that this common belief may not be true. The findings of Howard Herzog, a professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, reveal that past studies [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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There are a few studies that suggest that success can either increase longevity but in other cases, it can, on the contrary, lead to shorter lives. The example of Oscar winners and young men who reach their career success at an early phase were selected for review. At the University of Toronto, Donald Redelmeier, conducted [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Frank Herrelko,a well-known athlete of his age, came from a humble family has won 350 medals during his career as a sportsman. Recently, he turned 98 and lives in Lower Gwynedd,PA. Frank’s childhood days were hard, as he was forced to quit school and work in the coal mine to earn his living. He admired [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 25, 2011
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The word ‘attitude’ is very important in our life. Why it is important? Let us find out first what the word ‘attitude’ refers to. It refers to – opinion or way of thinking or our behavioral reflection towards anything. Now we try to know why it is so important in our life. Almost everybody wants [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 17, 2011
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Even people enjoy a good health can experience bothersome minor pains and aches from time to time. The majority of us have the tendency to simply ignore them or slowly learn to live with them. Nonetheless, for five to ten percent of the people who suffer from hypochondria these little aches are blown out of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, January 23, 2011
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The ageing process is something that everyone has to deal with at some point in time, however it is not always a pleasant phase for all. This is due to the fact that the ageing process is not viewed as the best phase of one’s life. Nevertheless, latest research has shown that ageing gracefully is [...]
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
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