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Someday, Men Won't Die First

Kevin Spak — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:00:05 CDT

For generations, men have been the unquestioned leaders in the race to die first, but now it looks like they're losing their edge. The life expectancy gap between men and women is closing, and by 2030, men could very well live as long as women, an advisor for Britain's Office...

New Yorkers Living Longer Than Most of Us

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:38:05 CST

A Big Apple a day might help keep the Grim Reaper away: Newborn New Yorkers can now expect to live a lot longer than the average American, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says. At 80.6, the city's life expectancy—which was long well below the national average—is up almost three...

Each Hour of Boob Tube Hacks 22 Mins. Off Your Life

Mark Russell — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:00:05 CDT

Watching TV could be as dangerous as smoking or obesity, with each hour in front of the boob tube shortening your life by 22 minutes, reports the Telegraph . For adults who watch six hours of TV a day, that works out to nearly five years of less living. Researchers used...

Exercising 15 Minutes Daily Adds Years to Life: Study

Tim Karan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:12:05 CDT

What's more important to you: saving about 15 minutes every day or three years later on? Exercising 92 minutes per week could substantially extend your life, according to a new study. Researchers in Taiwan studied more than 400,000 subjects between 1996 and 2008, and deduced that those who exercised...

Women Dying Younger ... in Parts of US

Tim Karan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:03:53 CDT

If you're a woman living in Madison County, Mississippi, you might want to consider moving. Females in certain parts of the country are dying younger than they did a generation ago, according to new data. In general, life expectancies of women in the US have dropped the most they have...

Best Place to Be a Mom Is...

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 03 May 2011 05:05:17 CDT

Moms who want the good life should consider heading north. That's because Norway is the best place in the world to be a mother, according to new survey. Why? Norway has great health benefits, an average year-long maternity leave from work, and low child mortality rates, along with a high...

US Life Expectancy Hits Record High

Kevin Spak — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:39:37 CDT

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2009, according to new government data released yesterday. A baby born that year can expect to live an average of 78.2 years, USA Today reports, up from 78 years in 2008. That’s in part because death rates fell significantly for 10...

US Life Expectancy Falls for Third Time Since 1980

Kevin Spak — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:04:04 CST

The overall US life expectancy fell slightly in 2008, from 77.9 years to (gasp) 77.8 years, according to a new report from the CDC. It’s the first drop since 2005, and just the third since 1980. Actually, to be more precise, it was the life expectancy of white...

US Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks

Kevin Spak — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:10:00 CDT

Hispanics in the US can expect to live more than two years longer than the average white person and more than seven years longer than the average black person, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report is the strongest evidence yet for the...