Why Men Die Younger

I found this post at The Huffington Post on why men generally die younger than women to be of interest.  It was once thought to be purely biological.  Now, it is thought that the habits of men play a much greater roll and that as women take on these habits in greater number in western societies -- drinking, smoking, working longer hours -- the "death-gap" will narrow.  Indeed, this is already being seen in the United States.

11 February 2010