FRHD 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Polypharmacy, Acupuncture, Stress Incontinence
7 Oct 2016
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The oldest age to which any individual of species lives. Estimated to be somewhere around 120 years, because key body systems have limits on how long they last. Active life expectancy: living to a healthy old age ends at the point when one loses independence or must rely on others for most activities of daily living. Dependent life expectancy: simply living a long time. Having long or short lived parents is a good predictor of your life expectancy. Human genome project has mapped all of our genes. Attempts are being made to treat diseases by improving the way that medications work and even by implanting correct" genes into people in the hope that the good genes will reproduce and wipe out defective genes. Disease, toxins, lifestyle and social class are among the most important. Impact of ses results from the access one has to goods and services, especially medical care and died.
