Sex, Alcohol, Fat Among World's Big Killers: Who

Sex, alcohol, fat among world's big killers: WHO

LONDON (Reuters) - Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

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