The Oct. issue of Science News has an article about
longevity in mammals.  It shows that generally larger
animals live longer and have a slower heart rate.  From
other sources i know that people who eat less live longer.
I wonder if we should pay more attention to heart rate.
Eating more tends to raise the average heart rate and that
may be one way it impacts longevity.

The Berkeley Wellness Letter has a report about snake
bites with the following curious fact:  Fifteen percent
of all rattlesnake bites are from dead snakes.

In the Berkeley Wellness Letter again:  Cancer rates have
declined slightly in the last few years.  One reason for
this is obvious.  Reduced smoking has impacted the amount
of lung cancer.  The bad news is that skin cancers
increased by 16 percent.  It is my understanding that the
sun is a major factor in skin cancers.... hummm..

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