Life expectancy for American women is declining for the first time since the Spanish influenza epidemic in 1918, according to a new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health. For another 7 percent or so, their life expectancy may not be getting worse, but it's not getting any better, either. The good news is that the decline in longevity has been linked to things that women can control.
Learn more about this historic drop in the life expectancy of American women, what's causing it, and how you (or the women you care about) can avoid becoming part of this disturbing trend.
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