Longevity rates

Longevity rates

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  Life span for some US women in decline

  A new study offers more compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a disturbing trend that experts can't ... 

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  Violence plays role in shorter US life expectancy

  The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice ... 

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  Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker

  Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...