Photo: #Vivian Florian plays the piano at a Valentine's Day party at the Las Palmas Senior Citizens Center February 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California.
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Vivian Florian plays the piano at a Valentine's Day party at the Las Palmas Senior Citizens Center February 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Facing the inevitability of aging

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/13/2006, 10:06 a.m.

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They're growing in number, but that doesn't mean society respects them more. A long-time researcher in the aging field talks about the image and reality facing the growing population of people over 65.

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  • Robert Butler, MD: President and CEO of the International Longevity Center. The center is affiliated with Cedars Mount Sinai Hospital, where Butler founded the department of geriatrics in the 1980s.

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