Defining a Healthy 80-Something

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A heartening article from Signs on San Diego on older health and the future of longevity. It is good to note that realistic, sober, practical discussion of the fight against aging is seen in more and more general interest articles on aging. This article concludes by noting that we should soon ask "how healthy is healthy at age 100?" That could be soon indeed if aging research were fully funded!

Link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030409-9999_mz1c9aged.html