Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 16:14
in Mathematics & Economics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you smoke, start thinking of yourself as a decade older than you really are. A 55-year-old man who smokes has almost the same chance of dying in the next 10 years as a 65-year-old who's never smoked - a stark example from newly published charts that aim to put some of Americans' biggest health risks into context....