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# Premature death

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The Paris Climate Agreement is REALLY expensive... but it could end up saving us money
Its cost could be outweighed by health savings in the area of air pollution disease and death.
Seven million deaths were caused by tobacco use last year
The study made findings on life expectancy and causes of death.
Accidents are one of the biggest causes of death among people with ADHD
The risk of premature death among people with the disorder is more than twice the level of those without.
Loneliness is a health risk for the elderly
Loneliness has twice the impact of obesity on premature death.
Children of obese mothers 35 per cent more like to die early - study
A joint study by the University of Edinburgh and Columbia University in New York has found that children of overweight mothers are more likely to suffer from heart disease.