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Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical sense) number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by e''x'', which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged ''x'', according to a particular mortality experience.
36% of cancer patients ages 65 and older participate in clinical trials

36% of cancer patients ages 65 and older participate in clinical trials

Although age isn’t considered when matching kidney donors with their recipients, it should be

Although age isn’t considered when matching kidney donors with their recipients, it should be

Alimta approved as first treatment for Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos

Alimta approved as first treatment for Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos

Study into ageing yields wealth of data

Study into ageing yields wealth of data

QIMR researchers have received a 5 year grant to develop a vaccine against Group A streptococcus

QIMR researchers have received a 5 year grant to develop a vaccine against Group A streptococcus

Geriatricians call for creative and wide-reaching solutions to end-of-life care for patients with dementia

Geriatricians call for creative and wide-reaching solutions to end-of-life care for patients with dementia

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity helps prevent hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity helps prevent hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea

Groundbreaking research to investigate how work, relationships, family, school life, divorce and lifestyle affect the health and wellbeing of Australian men

Groundbreaking research to investigate how work, relationships, family, school life, divorce and lifestyle affect the health and wellbeing of Australian men

Treatment of obesity reduces the onset of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus, and even erectile dysfunction

Treatment of obesity reduces the onset of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus, and even erectile dysfunction

South African sales of MedMira rapid HIV tests begin

South African sales of MedMira rapid HIV tests begin

Inflammation could have important implications for modern-day health care

Inflammation could have important implications for modern-day health care

New biological principle and therapeutic goal for cancer treatment

New biological principle and therapeutic goal for cancer treatment

Growing up in polluted towns and cities increases risk of lung health issues

Growing up in polluted towns and cities increases risk of lung health issues

Are Latin America and the Caribbean ready to meet the health challenges of the coming senior boom?

Are Latin America and the Caribbean ready to meet the health challenges of the coming senior boom?

Rats as well as humans can become addicted to drugs

Rats as well as humans can become addicted to drugs

Link between short-term hormone therapy (HT) and improvements in life quality for women with menopausal symptoms

Link between short-term hormone therapy (HT) and improvements in life quality for women with menopausal symptoms

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

How gender affects living with traumatic spinal cord injuries

How gender affects living with traumatic spinal cord injuries

New drug combination more effective than the previous generation of hepatitis C/HIV therapy

New drug combination more effective than the previous generation of hepatitis C/HIV therapy

Latin America still not faced a large-scale AIDS epidemic

Latin America still not faced a large-scale AIDS epidemic

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