Stand-up comedians die two to three years younger than comedic and dramatic actors. And the funnier they are judged to be, the greater their risk of dying.
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Climate change means the number of overweight and obese people will fall by 2050, but these benefits will be massively outdone by a rise in underweight and malnourished people.
Jeremy Hunt’s solution to cutting deaths in hospitals at the weekend is to increase staff levels. But is it just a fudge?
Put the kettle on and relax with a cuppa; your brain, heart and waistline will thank you.
For two countries that have similar wealth and health spending, there are stark differences in how many children under five survive.
The rate of Australians dying from cancer is on a steady, downhill trajectory, thanks to powerful advances made in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Science has had a crucial role in helping to meet the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. But there’s much more to do.
Violent crime, suicide, and premature mortality involving schizophrenics has been increasing since the 1970s compared to…
Russians’ love of vodka is no secret and neither is the impact the beloved drink has had on the country’s drinkers. It has been implicated in high death tolls and spates of vodka poisonings as poorer Russians…
Death rates for hip fracture patients are almost four times greater in certain New South Wales public hospitals. A study…
Testosterone levels in the middle range in older men is linked with living longer. Lower levels of the key male sex hormone…
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia with 25,000 new cases expected in 2020. But mortality…
Early screening has contributed to a slight reduction in cancer-related deaths in Australia. Examining annual data from a…
Women who consume 1,000 mg of calcium a day may live longer, new research suggests. The study of 9,033 participants found…
Human life expectancy has increased so much over the last four generations that 72 can be considered “the new 30”, according to a study led by researchers from Germany. The study, published today in US…
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Docteur, spécialiste des méthodes de prévision (mortalité, longévité, etc.), Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Démographe et économiste, spécialiste des inégalités territoriales, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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