Life Expectancy

Mother's Day Gift We Can All Be Thankful For

Rep. Hilda L. Solis | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics


Rep. Hilda L. Solis

This Mother's Day, we should all stop and think about those mothers who won't get their wish and recommit ourselves to achieving health equity.

America: #1 in Bibles. #37 in Infant Mortality

Chris Kelly | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

Yes, when it comes to (self-reported) bible reading, we're #1! We could walk around Europe with our heads held high, if we could afford to go. And weren't afraid that terrorists would kill us.

Life Expectancy Drops For Some US Women

Washington Post | David Brown | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living


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 counti...

"Large And Growing" Life Expectancy Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans

The New York Times | Robert Pear | Posted 03.22.2008 | Living


New government research has found "large and growing" disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income...

Life Expectancy Tied To Education

HealthDay.com | Steven Reinberg | Posted 03.11.2008 | Living


Life expectancy in the United States is on the increase, but only among people with more than 12 years of education, a new study finds. In fact, thos...

Why Does Commercial News Suck?

Daniel Brook | Posted 09.16.2007 | Media


Daniel Brook

The context of reporting changes everything. If you were watching Brian Williams, you'd be popping the champagne corks. If you were watching Jim Lehrer, you'd be contemplating moving to Costa Rica.


 

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