Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Life Expectancy Drops for Some U.S. Women

For the first time since the Spanish influenza of 1918, life expectancy is falling for a significant number of American women.

In nearly 1,000 counties that together are home to about 12 percent of the nation's women, life expectancy is now shorter than it was in the early 1980s, according to a study published today.

More from the Washington Post

Also - U.S. Cancer Prevention Stalling? from WebMD

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