Living to 100 is easier than you might think.
CHICAGO -Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
"It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those who had not developed chronic illness," said Dr.,”NATION
Living to 100 is easier than you might think.
CHICAGO -Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
"It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those who had not developed chronic illness," said Dr. William Hall of the University of Rochester.
Hall has a theory for how these people could live to that age. In an editorial in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine, where the study was published, he writes that it might be thanks to doctors who aggressively treat these older folks' health problems, rather than taking an "ageist" approach that assumes they wouldn't benefit.
For the study, Boston University researchers did phone interviews and health assessments of more than 500 women and 200 men who had reached 100. They found that roughly two-thirds of them had avoided significant age-related ailments.
But the rest, dubbed "survivors," had developed an age-related disease before reaching 85, including high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. Yet many functioned remarkably well – nearly as well as their disease-free peers.
Overall, the men were functioning better than the women. Nearly three-fourths of the male survivors could bathe and dress themselves, while only about one-third of the women could.
Police: Student shot during gym class at Memphis high school had prior dispute with suspect
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A feud between two high school students that began off campus culminated at a gym class Monday when one student shot the other twice, then handed the gun to a coach, saying, "It's over now," authorities said.
The victim, a 19-year-old senior, was in critical condition at a hospital, authorities said. The suspected shooter, 17-year-old sophomore Corneilous Cheers, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and carrying a gun on school property, said police spokeswoman Monique Martin.
The teenagers got into a confrontation off campus over the weekend or last week, police said. Investigators were trying to determine whether it was related to gang activity, Martin said.
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Huckabee plans campaign stops in Wisconsin this week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee plans to campaign in Wisconsin this week ahead of the state's primary.
The former Arkansas governor is expected to arrive in Wisconsin for a rally in Pewaukee on Wednesday evening.
Tim Michels, the chairman of Huckabee's campaign in Wisconsin, says Huckabee will then make stops across the state on Thursday. He says Huckabee will likely hold events in Green Bay, Madison and Wausau.
Michels says Huckabee will stay the night in Wisconsin on Thursday evening and could make additional stops later.
Huckabee is trying to come from behind to defeat John McCain for the Republican nomination for president.
Michels says he expects Huckabee will win the Wisconsin primary on Feb. 19.
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