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Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

According to researchers, scientists, having sons cut mothers' lives short, looking at families 250 years back. They felt that the pattern might still be seen in developing countries today. The team from Toronto looked at church records// for the Sanu people, who lived in Scandinavia between the 18th and 20th centuries. The Sanu depended on reindeer herding, fishing and hunting for th...

Life expectancy lessened due to obesity

A recent study by researchers of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published in the January issue of The Journal of The American Medical Association suggested that obesity has a marked effect on the life span of both men and women, and that the risk of increased years of life lost(YLL) was greatest at younger ages. The study was based on data from various National Health// and N...

How to Improve Life Expectancy

Eat better, exercise more, stop smoking -- they all sound simple, but can they really impact health? A new study shows removing some of these factors can significantly improve life expectancy worldwide. Researchers from several international centers combined efforts to determine the potential health gains of reducing risk factors for disease. They looked at 20 risk factors. Some of those...

Improving Life Expectancy

Researchers from several international centers combined efforts to determine the potential health gains of reducing risk factors for disease. They looked at 20 risk factors.// Some of those include unsafe sex, alcohol use, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene, indoor smoke, childhood sexual abuse, and vitamin deficiencies. They found 47 percent of premature deaths and 39 percent of total...

Delaying pregnancy may lessen life expectancy of the child

Spanish scientists have reported that delaying pregnancy may result in shortened life expectancy //for the children. With more and more women deciding to put off pregnancy for the sake of career have been resulting in delayed pregnancy for women across the globe. Delaying in getting pregnant leads to adverse effects on the offspring, like abnormal number of chromosomes, and other condi...

Attitude Of Male Dominance May Affect Life Expectancy In Men

Socioeconomic factors like attitude of males to dominate women may be at the heart of their life expectancy. Systematic male dominance - patriarchy - explains half the discrepancy in life expectancy between the sexes // , suggests research spanning four continents in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The researchers base their findings on a comparison of the rates of fema...

Scots Had The Lowest Life Expectancy In UK

The Scottish effect is said to contribute to the low life expectancy of Scottish people who have an average lifetime of 69.3 years which is the lowest in United Kingdom where the countries average life expectancy stands at 77 years for men and 81 years for women//. The low life expectancy of the working class of Scottish people is said to be due to increased smoking and lack of exercis...

US life expectancy climbs to a new high

Deaths from heart disease, cancer, and stroke, three leading killers in the U.S., all dropped in 2003. They were down 2 percent to 5 percent.// Also, Americans' life expectancy increased again in 2003, up from 77.3 the year before. By comparison, it was 75.4 in 1990. Life expectancy in the U.S. has increased almost without interruption since 1900, because of several factors,...

Minor Lifestyle Modifications Can Increase Life Expectancy

A Cambridge University study has found that making minor lifestyle changes can actually extend the life span of an individual. //The study, which monitored more than 25,000 people found that giving up smoking and eating healthier foodstuff could end up increasing the life expectancy comparable to a person aged 11-12 years younger than the said individual. The research is a part of the...

Change In Lifestyle Could Increase Life Expectancy

A change in lifestyle could go a long way in increasing the life expectancy of a person. Making some small changes in life like quitting smoking,// exercising more and eating better could increase your life expectancy by 11 to 12 years, says a study. Researchers led by Professor Kay-Tee Khaw studied 25,663 men and women aged between 45 and 79 years from 1993 onwards in Norfolk and foun...

Mediterranean Diet And Exercise Increases Life Expectancy

At least half an hour of exercise a day and eating a Mediterranean diet, rich in fish and vegetables, may keep you healthy and increase your life// expectancy, says a study by WHO. According to the study, exercising just 30 minutes a day can add five years to your life. Walking, cycling and even climbing the stairs are included in the tally, reported THE online edition of Daily Mail. <...

Unhealthy Diet Reduces Life Expectancy

Dutch public health agency says, as smoking, eating poor diets like too little fish, fruit and vegetables puts human health into trouble//. Insufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables leads to most serious illness and death – A study by European Food Safety Authority, Netherland says. Dutch National Institute for P...

Life Expectancy Determined by Place of Birth

A recent study has revealed that the place of birth determines the life expectancy with babies born in cities like Glasgow having far lower life expectancy than those born in south east England //. Average life span of males in Scotland's largest city was found to be 69.3 it was found to be 77 in East Dunbartonshire. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy conducted the researc...

Life expectancy has increased… so has the disability rates!

According to a new study, Australians live longer but with more disabilities among the aged. While Australians are living up to 2 years longer// than they were in 1988, more people are suffering disabilities later in life, according to the research published by the Institute of Health and Welfare. Life expectancy for non-Indigenous Australian men has increased by two years and by one ye...

Wide Gaps in Life Expectancy in the US

Scientists have found that Asian-American women have the top life expectancy in the U.S. whereas black men in some urban areas have the worst// , with a gap of almost two decades between the two.. According to a national study in today's PLoS Medicine online they have found that the life expectancy of Asian women was 86.7 years while for black men living in high-risk urban areas, it was...

India’s Life Expectancy to Go Up to 75 Plu

India’s life expectancy is projected to increase from the current 64.7 years to 75.6 years by the middle of the century//. And that is close to the current US figure of 77.5 years. As per the ‘2006 World Population Prospects,’ a report of the population division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the number of Indians over 65 years of age will almost quadruple from 6...

Surgery, Radiation Treatment Double Life Expectancy for Prostate Cancer Patients

After being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, many men are told that their disease is untreatable and that less aggressive treatment// is best. Often this means patients are told to watch and wait -- that is, to do nothing at all. A new study has found that either surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy) or radiation treatment more than doubles the life expectancy for the...

Black-white Life Expectancy Gap Reduces, Yet Remains Significant

Decline in the death rate due to homicide, HIV disease, accidental injuries and heart ailments, especially among women are some of the key reasons// behind the reduction in the life expectancy gap between blacks and whites in the United States, although significant differences still exist. The study is published in the March 21 issue of JAMA. Life expectancy at birth has generally been...

Diabetes Reduces Life Expectancy, Increases Heart Disease Risk

A recent research has found that diabetes is associated with decreases in life expectancy, as well an increased risk of developing heart disease . The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows that men and women with diabetes at age 50 and older appear not to live as long in general, or have as many years without cardiovascular disea...

Life Expectancy Increased by Eating Less

Eating less may help you live longer, says a new study although scientists warn too much reduction could make life shorter . In the 1930s it was found that laboratory animals fed a calorie-restricted diet lived longer and had a lower risk of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but until now, there has been little evidence to suggest that calorie restriction diets extended...