U.S. life expectancy is losing its pace due to health reasons and lack of social support. (Photo : Pixabay) Life expectancy is assumed to have increased in the past few decades.
Mexico's drug war has raged with such intensity that the statistical life expectancy of the country's male citizens has dropped by several months, a new study revealed.
Harvard and Stanford researchers published a report in October's issue of Health Affairs, which confirms that work-related stress is killing the American worker, shaving years from their life.
Obesity can affect life expectancy rates in humans and their pets. Up to eight years of someone's life expectancy could be taken away by obesity, according to research.
More than 78 million people in the United States are considered "obese." The life expectancy of that third of the country's population is significantly decreased by their overindulgence, a new study from the McGill University suggests.
New study may be able to extend human life by 30 percent An experiment on the genes of fruit flies by UCLA researchers may lead the way to extending human life by up to 30 percent, RT reported.
The life expectancy rate for people all around the world has increased by an average of six years compared with the rate from 1990, the World Health Organization found in its recent annual report released Thursday.
