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Ageing

Health: Library - 07 April 2005
The idea of an elixir of youth has fascinated humans throughout history. The unglamorous reality is that our bodies have inbuilt obsolescence. Will the science of anti-ageing ever deliver an extended lifespan? Or is staying healthy in old age a lot simpler than that?

Tags: aged-care, older-people

Joining the 100 club

Health: The Pulse - 19 June 2008
Forget the baby boom, the fastest growing age segment in Australia's population is those aged 100 and over. How can you make it - and in good health?

Tags: aged-care, exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, older-people

Seeing into the future

Health: The Pulse - 27 September 2007
By the time we reach old age, half of us will suffer from a degenerative eye condition. But we can keep our sight if we look after it when we're younger.

Tags: aged-care, eyes, older-people

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