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Half of US Babies Will See 100

Upward life expectancy trend shows no signs of slowing

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2009 10:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – More than half of the children born today in wealthy developed countries will live to see their 100th birthday. New research coming out of Denmark also suggests life expectancy in general has increased dramatically as medicine and diagnosis of diseases afflicting the elderly have improved....   Read full story »

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