Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetic disorder in which certain immune system cells are unable to kill some types of bacteria and fungi.
Baby Boomer Generation? The Baby Boomer Generation, by definition, is someone who was born between the years 1946 and 1964. Now Baby Boomers are between the ages of 44 and 62. Economic prosperity characterized the 18 year span directly following World War II. The Baby Boomer Bomb Detonated in 1946 - as the 16 million Americans that served in World War II returned home,.leading to the biggest population boom in US history.
Whenthe Baby-Boom generation begins turning age 65 in 2011, there willbe a rapid growth in the number of persons 65 and over. Just as thisgeneration had an impact on the educational system and the labormarket, this large cohort will strain services and programs required byan elderly population. By 2020, the Baby Boomers will be pre-andearly-retirement ages (55 to 64 years) and the young old ages (65 to74 years). Between 1990 and 2020, the population age 65 to 74would grow 74 percent under middle series projections, while thepopulation under age 65 would increase only 24 percent.