Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, over the last century, most of the extension to our life expectancy has come not from medicine but from the construction public sanitation and water systems and the virtual elimination of related pandemic diseases. However, the biggest single jump in life expectancy did come from medicine. The introduction of sterile surgery increased women's life expectancy from under forty to over sixty. With the introduction of sterile surgery a woman's death in childbirth became a remote rather than a probable event. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 5:25 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] something something and now animals The life expectancy is certainly longer than it was 100 years ago. But lifespan does seem to be genetically determined. Medicine allows us to dodge the bullet longer. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html