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• THE PROBLEMS OF STRESS
December 9, 2004
FOR Dr. and Professor Alberto J. Núñez Sellés, stress presents itself as a result of distinct causes and we cannot just associate the condition with a psychosocial origin, although this may be true in the majority of cases.

• Noise: Spain leads the way in Europe
November 26, 2004
THERE are situations that prejudice health and can signify an obstacle for active longevity and as a result, the objective of living to 120 years of age or more. One of them is the noise that arises from the lack of suitable policies to avoid it in modern life.

• The exaltation of expectancy
November 19, 2004
WHEN we consider that human beings can live to 120 years or more, and that this is no longer a dream but a constant subject of assiduous research, then scientists must be on the right track.

• New concepts for prolonging life
October 1, 2004
WITH the development of the industry of wellbeing in this century, food production and pharmaceutical industries, the two fastest growing manufacturing sectors in the world, are striving to apply new medical concepts within that industry of wellbeing and healthy nutritional goods and to train personnel specialized in wellbeing issues.

• Falls are a symptom
September 3, 2004
EXPERTS promoting the philosophy of constant health care aimed at prolonging life up to 120 years speak of the need to create a culture of physical activity.

• Diseases reappearung due to social problems
August 27, 2004
THERE is a time in life, especially after getting past the first six decades, when periodic medical exams become essential, affirmed Dr. Enrique Vega, on analyzing the basic precautions that should take be taken by everyone who wishes to live longer and reach the age of 120.

• Laughter: A new field for health
July 22, 2004
WITHOUT disregarding scientific rigor in the medical care, it has been demonstrated that new fields exist that may serve as a therapeutic complement to a longer life and even reaching the age of 120 or more.

• The island that will feature greater longevity
July 9, 2004
CUBA is and will be an appropriate country for reaching the age of 120 with satisfactory longevity.

• Sex during old age is not a myth
June 3, 2004
IT is possible to attain happiness, well being, productivity, and other conditions for one’s whole life. To make that a generalized reality, the idea of the 120 Years Club demonstrates what can be done without enormous effort for us to have a long, active life and enjoy health and mental clarity.

• Eat less and walk more
May 23, 2004
AS confidence grows in the world over humans’ ability to prolong life and even aspire to reach the age of 120 in the future, there are more people thinking about the benefits of physical activity, and promoting an active lifestyle to achieve that goal.

• A sedentary child means a sedentary youth, a sedentary adult and a sedentary elderly person
April 23, 2004
DR. Santiago Valdés Martín, a prominent professor of pediatrics in Havana, believes the proposal to live longer with quality of life is based on concepts that are valid by nature, given that experience and research have shown that today’s human being is capable of reaching 120 or more.

• A liter-and-a-half of water every day renews the kidneys
April 16, 2004
PRECAUTIONS that are indispensable to avoiding kidney problems and the close relationship among the various organs of the human body are aspects touched on by Dr. Raúl Herrera Valdés when he considers the proven possibilities of humans reaching the age of 120 with quality of life.

• Kidney disease tending toward  global pandemic
April 8, 2004
THE goal of achieving longevity with quality of life and even reaching the age of 120 or more is not a utopia, but it is undeniable that in order to achieve that, people must travel a road strewn with large obstacles.

• Dangers of premature labor and delayed growth
April 4, 2004
THE proposition of extending life expectancy to 120 years in Cuba is the result of the development of public healthcare on the world and most especially, on our country, believes Dr. José Oliva Rodríguez, second-grade specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as a consultant professor.

• Group of experts created to prolong life
March 18, 2004
A group of international experts who are specialists in each of life’s stages has been established with the aim of prolonging life, it was announced at the first scientific conference of the 120 Years Club.

• New ways to attain a longer life
March 10, 2004
PROBLEMS related to longevity, life expectancy and aging currently constitute one of the main priorities in the world. Measures that contribute to solving those problems are providing greater possibilities for a long life with quality and even the aspiration of living to 120 years.

• CLOSE PERSPECTIVES?
March 6, 2004
THE theme of mother cells and genes is the subject of study in many countries. In Cuba specific work is being undertaken and coordinated in hospitals and research institutes such as the Hematology Institute, CIMEQ, and the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital, attempting to provide adult mother cells from patients themselves in order to attain replacements for damaged tissue, for example, that of the heart.

• Living habits and environment decisive in longevity
THE fact that over the last 50 years, the average life expectancy rate in Cuba has increased by 20 years – in some countries more – demonstrates that two determining factors of longevity are habits and the environment.

• Pan-American Health Organization optimistic over advances in longevity
THE so-called third age is a priority for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), says Dr. Patricio Yépez, permanent representative for that organization in Cuba, in an interview with Granma International.

• In defense of genes
GENES are being put on trial, in spite of the fact that they make a considerable contribution to achieving longevity, even to the age of 120 or more.

• Balanced diet versus junk food
SCIENTISTS have demonstrated that within a matter of months, humans lose all the molecules that their bodies possess.

• Quality of life for longevity
THE subject of longevity has been of great interest throughout the ages and even more so today when, scientifically, it is known that human beings posses the biological capacity to live much longer than they do, according to Dr. Concepción Campa, an eminent Cuban scientist renowned for her research work and particularly for creating the anti-meningitis vaccine.

• Stress, a single-edged sword
Some skeptics say, regarding theories of the possibilities of reaching the age of 120, “There are better health services, we practice prevention, medications and other conditions are increasing the average useful life in today’s world, but who is controlling the stress that causes such agitation in modern life, itself threatened by environmental problems?”

• Three centenarian brothers
IT would make Gerardo García Reyes very happy if this coming January 20 his centenarian brothers – Joaquín, his twin, and Manuel, aged 102 – could celebrate together, as usual, the birthday of the family twins, but he thinks it will be...

• New perspectives, future problems
LOOKING towards the future, I imagine how it would be to live with the multitude who by then be 120 years or older.

• New therapy helps to prolong life
NATURALLY, the will to live, regular medical attention and other personal habits that can be developed without sacrifice help to prolong existence.

• Mysteries, realities and prejudices about aging
AGING, which still hasn’t been completely deciphered by science, presents us with mysteries, realities, and even signs of prejudice that bring up numerous questions. Dr. Eugenio Selman, promoter of the 120 Years Club, responds to some of them.

• Gaining years of life is not a utopia
IF we consider that at the beginning of the last century average life expectancy stood at under 50 years, a situation that moreover continued until after World War II, and that it had reached 75 years by the end of that century as the result of...

• The joy of living
SPEAKING of the secrets of life and death, Argentine writer Alejandro Dolina affirmed that one of their greatest enigmas has to do with how strange it is that human beings, simple mortals, can enjoy life knowing that it comes to an end.

• ‘I’d like to live to 120 as well’
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), described as extraordinary the creation in Havana of the 120 Years’ Club, whose noble objective is to contribute to extending life to this age via daily actions in favor of good health. “I’d like to live to that age as well,” she exclaimed.

• Conversation on longevity
The oldest citizen in the world lives in Japan
THERE are many long-lived people in the world, but it is thought that many more could continue living beyond 100 and up to 120, affirms Professor Eugenio Selman, thus rejecting the theory that there are very few men and women in their hundreds, while announcing that some scientists believe that people could reach 120 or even 140, and others’ estimates extend to 300 years.

• The 120 Years Club is created
THE 120 Years Club, welcomes individuals of any age from Cuba and the rest of the world — the only requirement being that they must want to achieve satisfactory longevity, both for themselves and their descendents — has been established at the Hotel Nacional in Havana.

• More than 70 centenarians in Matanzas province
WITH a population of 660,000 inhabitants, the western Cuban region of Matanzas is home to more than 70 people aged 100 years and over, according a statistical study carried out in the province’s capital city.