Longevity and Quality of Life

'In a comprehensive way the book presents the opinions of biologists, gerontologists, demographers, citizen health care professionals and politicians on longevity. The book is exciting reading which shows that our society, at the dawn of the 21st century, is on the way to adapting to the conditions and needs brought about by longevity of its population. These proceedigns are an important tool for health-care officials, economists, politicians and decision-makers in the field of social services and public welfare. Geriatricians will also profit from reading this book. They may develop a completely different approach to lognevity or life in the later days of our lives.' Gerontology, 47:1 (2001)

• Introductions: Challenges and Opportunities.- A Malthusian Revolution.- A Global Approach.- Longevity and Women’s Health.- Opening Remarks.- Worldwide Revolution in Longevity and Quality of Life.- Global Aspects of Longevity.- 1. A Worldwide Approach.- The Revolution in Longevity.- Longevity Around The World.- Longevity as an Artifact of Civilization.- Can We Afford Longevity?.- 2. Prevention of Aging.- The Biology of Aging and Longevity.- Quality of Life and Disorders of Longevity.- Understanding the Biological Determinants of Longevity: New Opportunities and Challenges….- Specific Social Responses to Age-Related Dysfunction.- In Year 2000: Aging, the Forgotten Revolution: Will DHEA Help Us?.- 3. Industrial Responses to Aging.- Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Nutritional Interventions In the Disorders of Longevity.- Nutritional Intervention to Help Prevent and Cure Longevity Disorders.- Gerontechnological Interventions and the Health and Quality of Life Of Older People.- Importance of Health in the Elderly: A Challenge to the Biomedical Research & Development and to Society.- Quality and Quantity of Life.- 1. Longevity and Quality of Life.- Ethics and Entrances.- Dignity, Well-being and Quality of Life.- Health, Longevity and Quality of Life.- 2. Ethics of Health Care for the Elderly.- Longevity, Aging and the Demand of Primary Care.- Health Inequalities Persist Into Old Age: Results from the Longitudinal Study.- Gentle Closure.- Social and Cultural Challenges of Longevity.- 1. Longevity: Generational Conflict or Interaction?.- The Age Revolution: Benefits and Concerns.- Are We Moving Toward a War Between the Generations?.- A Remarkable Lack of Intergenerational Conflict: How Should Government Spending be Divided Between Young and Old.- 2. Aging and CulturalDiversity.- Some African Vignettes.- Coping With Old Age in Africa.- 3. Women and Longevity.- Women in the Longevity Revolution.- Political Responsibilities in the Longevity Revolution.- How Seven European Countries Have Anticipated The Consequence of Population Aging in the Healthcare Sector: A Survey of Ernst & Young.- Responsibilities of the Individual and Society: Political Responsibilities in the Revolution In Longevity.- Maintaining Prosperity in An Aging Society.- The Organization and Financing of Social Protection.- Looking Through the Mirror of Old Age.- Literature and Medicine: Garcia Marquez’ Love in the Time of Cholera.- Ethics and Longevity.- Longevity and Quality of Life.- Conclusion.- Synthesis.- Contributors.