A new UN assessment says we're set to cross the milestone on Tuesday, but the pace of growth is slowing down.
The photo is from Australia and was taken long after McDonald's abandoned frying its food in beef tallow.
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Life expectancy dropped in 27 out of 29 countries studied last year, with some places experiencing the largest…
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It's the lowest American life expectancy reported since 2003.
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New research suggests that living near hazardous waste is, unsurprisingly, harmful to health and longevity. The…
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A new study this week highlights a unique, long-spanning crisis among Americans. For decades, it suggests, the U.S.…
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The health of the United States remains in decline, according to a series of new reports released Thursday by the…
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In case you were, for some inexplicable reason, feeling optimistic for future generations, an extensive new report…
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The older we get, the greater our likelihood of dying. Or at least that’s what we thought. New research suggests…
The US likely experienced its third consecutive year of a sagging life expectancy in 2017, based on preliminary data…
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When it comes to exercise, every bit really does count. A new study published this week in the Journal of the…
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The specter that is America’s opioid crisis claimed a record high number of lives—more than 40,000—this past year, a…
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Imagine a world in which the only possible way to die was through a sudden accident, such as a car crash, falling…
Here’s the good news: According to a comprehensive new study, the average life expectancy will increase globally by…
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In 2015, 86,212 more Americans died than the year before. That means life expectancy in the United States is heading…
The oldest human to have ever lived died at the age of 122—and that was nearly 20 years ago. A recent analysis of…
Comic Books are home to immortal titans and vulnerable people alike (and, being comic books, they pop their clogs…
Life expectancy in the U.S. has never been higher. Americans born in 2012 can expect to live for 78.8 years (up 0.1 from 2011). But the gender gap hasn't changed; life expectancy for men is 76.4 years and 81.2 for women. From 2011-12, death rates declined for 8 of 10 leading causes, but suicides increased 2.4%.
In rich countries, more than 80% of the population today will survive past the age of 70. About 150 years ago, only…
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Here now to provide a some perspective on the matter of mortality is a variegated patchwork comprising 188 of the…