Experience from past decades shows rise in temperatures of planet’s atmosphere. How that will effect the future remains unknown.

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Not counting certain skin cancers, the rate of cancer rate is increasing by about 1% a year. According to many conclusions one in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life. Some cancer, such as prostate or breast, are becoming more common, while lung cancer cases fall away due to the drop of […]

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According to a team of palaeontologists at the Natural History Museum, the human face holds the secret to determining the sex of our ancestors and what makes us attractive to the opposite sex.
 The study found that men have evolved short faces between the brow and upper lip, which highlights the flare of their cheeks, the […]

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(Source: The Surgeon General)
>> Premature death. It is estimated that 300,000 deaths per year in the USA are attributable to obesity. The more you weigh, the greater the risk. If your BMI is greater than 30 you have a 50-100% higher risk of premature death compared to a person with a healthy weight. 
>> Heart disease. The […]

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Rank:
Heart Disease - 28.5%
Malignant Neoplasm (Cancer) -22.8
Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) - 6.7%
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease- 5.1%
Accidents (Unintentional) -4.4%
Diabetes Melitus- 3.0%
Influenza/Pneumonia- 2.7%
Alzheimer’s- 2.4%
Nephritis(Liver Disease) - 1.7%
Septicemia - 1.4%
Note: According to the CDC Division of Vital Statistics. These apply to both male and female adults.

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