I'm a strong believer in modern medicine. I think it has its use in society. I think it adds longevity to our life expectancy.
I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled.
While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.
In 1900, the average life expectancy of a US citizen was 48, so most menopausal women were dead, which is not a great place to be.
I don't feel that 40 is anything these days. Our life expectancy is so much greater that maybe 50 is the new 40.
With His love, you can wake up every day with an attitude of faith and expectancy.
The difference in the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness is one of the reasons why they live shorter lives than people without mental illness. Even in the best-resourced countries in the world, this life expectancy gap is as much as 20 years. In the developing countries of the world, this gap is even larger.
The life expectancy is much longer today than it was when Social Security was created.
