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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As a species, humans have doubled their life expectancy in one hundred years. Medical breakthroughs, public health institutions, rising standards of living, and the other advances of modern life have given each person about 20,000 extra days on average. This book attempts to help the reader understand where that progress came from and what forces keep people alive longer. The author also considers how to avoid decreases in life expectancy as public...
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Language
English
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Description
"This book documents the decline of white-working class lives over the last half-century and examines the social and economic forces that have slowly made these lives more difficult. Case and Deaton argue that market and political power in the United States have moved away from labor towards capital-as unions have weakened and politics have become more favorable to business, corporations have become more powerful. Consolidation in some American industries,...
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 113-820
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy...
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 117-196
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Author
Series
CRS report volume RL32792
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Author
Series
International brief volume IB/98-2
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 2011-1352
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS)
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume no. 152
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS)
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume no. 152
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Language
English
Author
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 2008-1346
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume 146
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume 146
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 2018-1381
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume no. 181
Vital and health statistics. Series 2 Data evaluation and methods research volume no. 181
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Author
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 82-1406
Vital and health statistics. Series 3 Analytical studies volume no. 22
Vital and health statistics. Series 3 Analytical studies volume no. 22
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Health Research, Statistics, and Technology, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English