As with Catch-22, the topic of death is omnipresent, only in this case from (usually) age-related illnesses, in particular cancer (rather than dying in battle, as with its predecessor).

Low levels of this antioxidant are found in many age-related illnesses.

But when Jim told me about the Kansas City connection ... as part of our public-relations campaigns, we donate money to various hospitals and medical schools for research on age-related illnesses.

Unless we come up with ways, through biomedical research, to head off age-related illnesses, we are on course for a socioeconomic disaster.

Too young for Medicare, not poor enough for Medicaid, and largely victims of corporate downsizing, these "near elderly" are old enough to contract expensive, age-related illnesses.

"People realize that it's an age-related illness and want to put off having the test until they're old," Mr. Jager said of the respondents, who were in their 40's and older.

This research, especially the cognitive deficits in age-related illnesses and ADHD, is of interest to researchers studying the brain.

Our overall health habits can help reduce the risk of age-related illnesses.

Although patients are usually ambulatory, many suffer from age-related physical illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, arthritis or cardiovascular disease.

He died on April 24, 2006 due to age-related illness.