As I was eating my cornflakes a few weeks ago, I was struck by the newspaper headline 'People die younger in Glasgow's slums than in India'. The article covered World Health Organisation research that found a boy born in the Glasgow suburb of Calton would expect to live on average until the age of 54 - 28 years less than a boy from the nearby affluent village of Lenzie. In India, the average life expectancy for a child born today is 62 years. It is unusual to hear a 'bad news' story about longevity. Usually we hear about increasing lifespans. What really struck me when I delved below th...
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