Maybe it's better to die young

You sometimes wonder whether modern medicine does more harm than good. We all know that excess weight is bad for your heart. But, now we learn that the drugs doctors prescribe for high blood pressure, heart palps, and other heart problems cause excess weight:

Thousands of people who take prescription medicines for everyday conditions are gaining large amounts of weight as an unexpected side effect, scientists have warned.

Researchers, who found that some patients were putting on up to 22lbs in a year, say that the drugs may even be contributing to the nation's rocketing obesity epidemic.

All of the patients they studied, on medication for conditions as diverse as diabetes, epilepsy, depression, high blood pressure and schizophrenia, showed evidence of weight increase.

For many years, doctors recommended margerine instead of butter, but then we learned that the fats in most margerines are worse than the fats in butter.

And, doctors can now preserve lives so long that most of us will happily live out our years without knowing about it because we're senile.

Is there really a benefit to society/humanity to increasing our life spans? Or would it be better to die a bit earlier and leave room for our children and grandchildren?