Africa recorded a ten-year growth in its healthy life expectancy from 2000 to 2019, the World Health Organization Africa office said Thursday, exceeding the global average and progress seen in any other region over the same ...
Aug 4, 2022
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After a working life of hard graft, it is only natural to look forward to health, wealth and happiness in retirement.
Jul 26, 2022
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The Javed Khan smoking review must be followed by decisive and immediate policy action if the government is to reach its target of England being smoke-free by 2030, says a leading expert on longevity.
Jun 9, 2022
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The negative impact of smoking on health inequalities in the UK means even if smoking stopped tomorrow, the full health benefits would not be seen until 40 years down the line.
Apr 28, 2022
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With aging populations and growing life expectancy, the number of people suffering from dementia is increasing. For more effective dementia prevention, it is important to better understand risk and protective factors affecting ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Policies to extend working lives and raise state pension age may fail under the current conditions for work in the UK, new research suggests.
Jan 20, 2022
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Most people want to live a long and happy life—or at least avoid a short and miserable one. If you're in that majority, then you're in luck. Over the last decade, a quiet research revolution has occurred in our understanding ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Two years on from its pledge to make England smoke free by 2030, the UK government has failed to deliver on the policies it promised to deliver this ambition, say a group of leading doctors, professional bodies and charities ...
Jul 21, 2021
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We're living longer, but not necessarily better. As the population over 65 in the United States is projected to double by 2060—with one in five residents in retirement age—so will the number of Americans needing long-term ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Treatments that target aging and extend healthy life expectancy could be worth trillions of dollars in economic gains, according to a study published in Nature Aging this week.
Jul 6, 2021
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