Smoking, obesity, and high blood pressure are the big culprits
(NEWSER) - If you're a woman living in Madison County, Mississippi, you might want to consider moving. Females in certain parts of the country are dying younger than they did a generation ago, according to new data. In general, life expectancies of women in the US have dropped the most they have since the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, reports the LA Times . The worst performing areas were in Appalachia, the Deep South, and the lower Midwest. Life expectancy for women in Madison County dropped 2.5 years since 1997—the most in the US. More»
