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The World: Living Longer but Living Sicker

The World: Living Longer but Living Sicker

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Dec 15, 2012
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Although people are living longer, they are more likely to be sicker as bad diet, lack of exercise, smoking and other health risks take their toll, according to a massive new study conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington to quantify rends in the world’s health problems.

The report, the Global Burden of…

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