On AlterNet: mortality

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America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That?

James Gustave Speth, Orion Magazine. March 1, 2012.

The data is piling up to confirm that we’re Number One, but in exactly the way we don’t want to be—at the bottom. Where did we go wrong and what can we do about it?

Harvard Study: Lack of Insurance Causes 45,000 Deaths Every Year

Staff, AlterNet. September 18, 2009.

That's one every 12 Seconds on average.

Reverse Aging: Easier Than You Think

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. August 26, 2009.

A landmark experiment suggests reverse aging needn't be relegated to the realm of science fiction.

Getting Laid-Off May Lead to Early Death -- But There Are Ways to Cushion the Severe Health Impact of Job Loss

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 1, 2009.

Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.

Holocaust Denial, American Style

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. November 21, 2007.

Institutionally unwilling to consider America's responsibility for the bloodbath, the traditional media have refused to acknowledge the massive number of Iraqis killed since the invasion.

Now Doctors Say It's Good to be Overweight

David Usborne, The Independent UK. November 13, 2007.

After years of anti-obesity public health advice, a major new study causes an outcry by concluding that the moderately overweight live longer.

Is Living Longer Worth It?

Ronald Bailey, Reason Magazine. September 28, 2007.

If you could live to be 1,000, would you? One writer explores the latest in longevity science.