Ridiculous Study of the Week: Chronic Medical Problems Can Kill You
Out of the minds of morons comes this beauty. Here is the headline. Ready for it?
Chronic Medical Conditions Can Shorten Seniors’ Lives: Study
Preventing older people from developing additional illnesses may boost life expectancy, researcher says
Now do I really need to say anything else? The fact that these studies get funded and the media picks up on it is beyond me. There needs to be a game called Real or Fake Study and see which ones you get right. It would be impossible to figure out with ones like I mention above.
My favorite comment on longevity came from my son upon hearing that some measure or other would reduce the chances of dying. “But, Mom, I thought the chances of dying were 100%.”
Out of the mouths of adolescents.
Thank Mr. Flexner. Over 100 years ago, he thought doctoring should be more sciencey. It is, but the burden of publication became the juggernaut that it is today. Having trained in “Real Science” before medical school, it is awful to consider the medical literature against real science. Doctors can publish and bears can ice-skate. Few can do it with grace.