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The three avenues of gerontology: from basic research to clinical gerontology and anti-aging medicine
— another French paradox | | Author(s) | Leslie Robert |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 59A, no 6, June 2004 |
| Pages | pp 540-542 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Biological ageing ; Ageing process ; Alternative medicine ; France. |
| Annotation | This is a contribution to the debate raised by S J Olshansky et al's position statement on ageing, "No truth in the fountain of youth" (Scientific American, 2002), and comments in E T Juenger et al's "Anti-aging research and the need for public dialogue" (Scientific American, 2003) concerning the rapid increase of anti-ageing medicine. After a short summary of the history of social attitude to ageing and the emergence of experimental gerontology, the French situation is described, emphasising the economic basis of the phenomenon: increasing insurance fees and tightly controlled honoraria push an increasing number of physicians into this new discipline. No lack of communication seems to be involved between basic gerontologists and physicians, according to Juenger et al. Anti-ageing medicine profits from the increasing population of older older people who want to remain healthy, look young, and dislike consulting geriatricians. And also of the fact that no over-the-counter (OTC) delivery of drugs is available in France. For these reasons, there is no serious hope of stopping this, other than by state legislation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040817207 A |
| Classmark | BH: BG: LK3: 765 |
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