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Tue 08 Aug 2008Ten ways to improve your life expectancy
Last week it emerged that Co Roscommon has the highest life expectancy in the Republic. The study, conducted by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH), revealed that the average life expectancy is 75.5 years for men and 80.6 years for women in Ireland. In Roscommon, however, men are likely to live to the age of 76.9 and women to the age of 82.2. Short of packing up and moving to Roscommon, what can you do to improve your life expectancy? Fiona Tyrrelltalks to four experts to find out
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