Smile! It Doesn’t Cost You Anything

Smile! It Doesn’t Cost You Anything

Of the 230,000 people followed for an average of 14 years in a study, those who were optimistic had a 35% lower risk for cardiovascular events and a 14% lower risk for early death compared with their pessimistic peers. “A merry heart does good like a medicine, and a...
Religious People Live Longer

Religious People Live Longer

Ohio State University scientists have examined two samples of more than 1600 obituaries looking for religion, marital status, and social activities. They found religious people lived an average of 5.64 years longer than nonbelievers. When controlled for gender and...
Longevity and Healthcare Expenditure

Longevity and Healthcare Expenditure

Oxford University economists Ortiz-Ospina and Roser have put together a comprehensive document on healthcare financing (data geeks will love this). When they plot per-capita healthcare spending against life expectancy for the wealthiest countries, the U.S. comes up...
Religious Involvement Enhances Life

Religious Involvement Enhances Life

A 20-year study of more than 74,000 women in the Nurses Health Study has found church attendance significantly reduces mortality rates. Attending church more than once per week is associated with 33% lower all-cause mortality compared with women who had never attended...

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