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2. By definition death is a health problem.

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 03:24 PM

Dec 2012

If your body is in good health you do not die unless by accident. The idea that we can be healthy until the moment we die is ridiculous.

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People live longer but are not always healthier: study [View all] FarCenter Dec 2012 OP

From the article... hay rick Dec 2012 #1

Hard to say FarCenter Dec 2012 #3

By definition death is a health problem. former9thward Dec 2012 #2

But you can be relatively healthy until a brief terminal illness FarCenter Dec 2012 #4

The longer we live, the more likely it is that we will become diseased. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #5