Put bluntly: All of these 'little increases" are starting to add up in big ways. I'm not that surprised that a decline in one disease is leading to declines in

Put bluntly: All of these 'little increases" are starting to add up in big ways. I'm not that surprised that a decline in one disease is leading to declines in others. As we all live a little longer, we make each other healthier as well, being better able to cope with the expanded safety net. As someone who's seen her grandparents suffer with a cacophony of diseases right before death? Sometimes, one thing really DOES lead to another.