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Stanford Prof Predicts Life Expectancy Of 100 Years By 2030
NBC11 ^
| March 6, 2006
Posted on 03/06/2006 11:13:33 AM PST by nickcarraway
STANFORD, Calif. -- A Stanford University professor says the average life expectancy for people living in most industrial nations could reach 100 years old within the next 25 years.
The biology and demographics professor says advances in anti-aging technology and treatments for diseases such as cancer could push the average life expectancy from just under 80 years old to 100 years old by 2030.
Shripad Tuljapurkar presented his latest work on life expectancy last month at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Saint Louis.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2030; aging; lifeexpectancy; stanford
To: nickcarraway
Helen Thomas has got to be near 100 already, right?
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posted on
03/06/2006 11:16:33 AM PST
by
MplsSteve
To: nickcarraway
I hope so, I'll be 75 then........
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posted on
03/06/2006 11:19:55 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: nickcarraway
Do I have to live that long?
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posted on
03/06/2006 11:21:42 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Peace Begins in the Womb)
To: nickcarraway
Well, they better do something about Social Security then!
To: beethovenfan
And healthcare costs.....maybe the government will make smoking mandatory. Solve both the deficit and healthcare cost issue at the same time...;-)
To: nickcarraway
Darn! My retirement just keeps slipping further and further away!
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posted on
03/06/2006 11:27:18 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: nickcarraway
Those last 30 years will be a bummer.
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posted on
03/06/2006 12:18:28 PM PST
by
aimhigh
To: nickcarraway
And Social Security will finally collapse at that point.
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posted on
03/06/2006 12:53:13 PM PST
by
Clock King
("How will it end?" - Emperor; "In Fire." - Kosh)
To: Clock King
"And Social Security will finally collapse at that point."
First, we probably won't be allowed to collect Social security payments until we are maybe 90 years old. Second, we will have the effects of compound interest to increase the value of our 401(k) accounts.
Of course, the medical bills by then will be very expensive...
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posted on
03/06/2006 6:11:22 PM PST
by
the lone wolf
(Good Luck, and watch out for stobor.)
To: Red Badger
I'll be 50, so I'll be halfway there :)
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posted on
03/06/2006 6:12:59 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(22,952+ replies - wow I'm talkative.....)
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