Accelerating the decline in tobacco smoking globally, by decreasing smoking prevalence from current levels to 5% everywhere, could increase life expectancy and prevent millions of premature deaths by 2050, according to a study from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
Elevated metal levels in plasma and urine associated with greater ALS risk and shorter survival
People with higher levels of metals found in their blood and urine may be more likely to be diagnosed with -; and die from -;