Help with research paper! Is aging a disease?

[Rogue Warrior]

The anti-aging clinics and peddlers for HGH procursers say "science now considers aging a disease." Did they just pull this info out of their ass or is there some validity to it.

I need to know how the conclusion "aging is a disease" came about? I always thought aging was a natural process. Please send web sites to help me bring the matter to rest. I'm doing a paper. Thanks!!!

 

[bullett]

Good, maybe us old fuckers can get some government money.......that is until they find a cure...

 

[guards]

It came from the medicalization of life.


Look at some of the different medical models and you will find the answer you are looking.

thank god for a liberal arts education

 

[notoriousQQ]

Dr.: You have a disease, you are going to die.

15 year old Patient: Oh no, what's wrong with me, how long do I have?

Dr.: Well son, I hate to tell you this, but, you are aging, and at this rate, you have probably 70 mores years to live. Hopefully if we medicate you heavily they will be enjoyable.

 

[BIG_I_69]

its all about money ... if aging is labelled a disease and not a natural process then you can make a good profit by selling various drugs to "cure" it

 

[john937]

My GP runs a HGH trial clinic. You have to be involved in some sort of government "study" since HGH is not generally approved for treatment of "old age".
I read some of the lit in his office and asked some questions.
He explained most symptoms of aging are related to decreased hormone production over time.
DHEA, Testosterone, Estrogen, HGH all peak production in the 20's and it's downhill thereafter.
So the idea, is to supplement the hormones and delay the decline.
You still get old, but you look and feel a hell of a lot better.
He says he's seen wheel chair patients get up and walk after HGH supplementation. Vision improves, wrinkles decrease, muscle mass increases, fat lose, memory improve, balding regenerates...
Problem is, it's expensive, cause the pharmacuetical companies still have a current pantent running.
That patent is due to expire in about two years, so look for cheaper cost generics, and this field will explode.

 

[Rogue Warrior]

I do believe money is the root of all this. Still I'm unable to locate the founder of the concept "aging is a disease." All I found through advertisements is that science is now saying aging is a disease. I need a name of a person, and of what scholarly journal if any.

Perhaps there is none which leads me to my original belief that no authority referred to as aging being a disease. Its all bullshit to allude people to buy into some bogus product.

 

[Silent Method]

In one regard, this is simply a word problem.

One of the current definitions of disease is "a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning." That's pretty damn broad I agree, but linguists, or those wishing to scare you into buying their product for fear of death, can make good argument that the word disease is not limited to infections or disorders, and that aging, being a condition that will impair normal (ideal?) functioning can technically be called a disease.

However, I think "disease" should be limited to abnormal conditions, of which aging is certainly not. No doubt, the intention of the word is being perverted.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

aging is a natural process in which the body of any living creature degenerates. Some people are obsessed with altering or altogether stopping this process. Hope this helps.

 

[Drifter]

To put it simply aging is caused by oxidization (sp?). So as long as we are breathing air we will age.