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Japanese women live longer than anyone

Little girls born in Japan in 2007 have the longest life expectancy of any other people on the planet... 86 years. Though life expectancy is a ... Read More »

Golfers live longer

If you're not a fan of the little white ball, you might want to reconsider. New research reveals golfers simply live longer, with low handicappers the ... Read More »

Life expectancy for women drops

Bad news for women in the Washington Post yesterday. A study, also published yesterday, reveals evidence that life expectancy is falling for a ... Read More »

Link between education and life expectancy

Researchers have found a link between education and life expectancy. Life expectancy in the US has been on the rise in recent decades, but the numbers ... Read More »

Let's eat like we did in Medieval times

In Medieval times, peasants lives relatively short lives compared to us -- elderly people were those who lived into their 40s, 50s and 60s. So the ... Read More »

Americans living longer than ever

The good news is that the life expectancy for Americans is higher than ever -- with the average person living to the ripe old age of 78. The bad news, ... Read More »

Australians among the longest living and the shortest

Recent numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows two very different bits of news: on one hand certain parts of the Australian population ... Read More »

The glass is half full: Study shows optimists live longer

According to a study published recently in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal, people who view their glass as half full will probably live ... Read More »

Study shows geography affects longevity, but healthy habits really to credit

A couple of weeks ago we pointed you to www.StateHealthFacts.org, where you can see where your state ranks on obesity, smoking, breast cancer and the ... Read More »