Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Centenarians Getting Older
In an article from USA Today, Centenarians increase in age and numbers, people in their 100’s are living longer. “The U.S. Census Bureau projects that 114,000 Americans will be centenarians in 2010, a number expected to swell to 241,000 by 2020,” it says. It goes on to give some reasons for the extended longevity, like antibiotics and statin drugs, and says that our longevity may continue to increase even though studies show people “that Americans, on average, would like to live to be 87.” Next time you work on that retirement planning calculator, you might want to factor in a few more years that you might have originally planned. Read the article here.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Late Retirement May Lead to Longer Lives
This is pretty interesting. I’ll just quote the lead to the article where I read about this.
A unique research carried out in the US has revealed that opting for an early retirement does not help people to live longer. In fact, early retirement at 55 may actually make them more likely to die earlier than if they had carried on working.
Interested in learning a little more about this? (I was.) Read the article where this was reported here. Or, better yet, get it from the source, the British Medical Journal. Read the abstract here or download a PDF of the entire study here.
Retired Husband Syndrome
Retired Husband Syndrome is a real condition being diagnosed in Japan. Japanese society dictates a well defined role for women. According to this article from The Boston Globe on the syndrome, Japanese women have a role of “gradual transition from wife to mother to servant.” Doctors are seeing women develop all sorts of ailments after their husbands retire and come home. The article also says that “as many as 60 percent of the wives of retired men may suffer from some degree of retired husband syndrome.” Read the full article here.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Retirement Has Little Effect on Weight Gain
Researchers from Wake Forest University’s medical school recently reported the results of a 12-year study on retirement and weight gain. Here’s the good news: you’re unlikely to gain more weight in retirement than if you continued working. The bad news? Well, you still need to watch your weight. Read more on WebMD.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Life Expectancy Calculator
After reading Bruce’s post from earlier today, I clicked on a link in the MSN story to their Life Expectancy Calculator. Curious? Check it out.
