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More Exposure to Vegetation Linked with Lower Mortality Rates in Women

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Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016.  Women in the U.S. who live in homes surrounded by more vegetation appear to have significantly lower mortality rates than those who live in areas with less vegetation, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). During an eight-year study period, there were fewer deaths among womenwho lived in the greenest surroundings—their mortality rate was 12% lower than…

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