Interesting stuff we've learnt this week.


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Many of us read or listen to a broad spectum of information sources.  Post up interesting stuff you come across during the course of any given week :cigar:

This is an ongoing thread. Naturally, avoid US politics/Guns/Religion. 

Reference if appropriate. :thumbsup:

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  • JohnS changed the title to Interesting stuff we've learnt this week.

This one piqued my interest. 

 

 Even if they discovered a pill to cure all cancers tomorrow, the average lifespan would increase by only three years. 

Journal Science 1990

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3 hours ago, helix said:

a lot has happened since that article from 1990.

True. However I heard it referenced again yesterday on a podcast with Dr. Matt Kaeberlein. Apparently the needle on that stat hasn't moved. 

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12 hours ago, El Presidente said:

This one piqued my interest. 

 

 Even if they discovered a pill to cure all cancers tomorrow, the average lifespan would increase by only three years. 

Journal Science 1990

If 1 out of every 2 people have cancer, then to increase the average lifespan by 3 years (assuming the one without cancer remains unchanged), the one cured of cancer would have to increase his lifespan by 6 years.  If 1 out of 5 people have cancer (ie. 20% of the population have cancer), then the person cured would have increased his lifespan by 15 years.  Do you view the average of 3 years differently in that light?  I wonder what really is the point of that stat?

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Still stuck on the “only 3 years”. Cut their life by 3 years. I bet the “only” part goes away. Reminds me of a 30 something complaining about caring for older people. Guess what kid? Going to feel that way when you get older? 

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1 minute ago, BrightonCorgi said:

3 additional years of rotting in nursing home.

No way! I’m going out walking to my pool with a stiff drink in 1 hand and my last Siglo vi in the other! Just fall the hell out smiling!

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On that note I remember the change in life expectancy from being obese was -3 years. From smoking cigarettes was -7 years. From what I remember being merely overweight and/or not exercising had little to no impact (at least on quantity of life, maybe not so much quality of life).

Edit: I think smoking 1-2 cigars per day (and not inhaling) was pretty negligeable too.

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42 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

3 additional years of rotting in nursing home.

A lot of cancer treatment in the elderly prolongs death, not life. 

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18 hours ago, El Presidente said:

This one piqued my interest. 

 

 Even if they discovered a pill to cure all cancers tomorrow, the average lifespan would increase by only three years. 

Journal Science 1990

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.

(attributed to Josef Stalin)

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I just bring the news that affects us all  :D

Religious Sites Carry More Malware Than Porn Sites, Security Firm Reports

Religious and ideological websites can carry three times more malware threats than pornography sites, according to research from security firm Symantec.

Symantec found that the average number of security threats on religious sites was around 115, while adult sites only carried around 25 threats per site–a particularly notable discrepancy considering that there are vastly more pornographic sites than religious ones. Also, only 2.4 percent of adult sites were found to be infected with malware, compared to 20 percent of blogs.

Why religious sites you might ask? “We hypothesize that this is because pornographic website owners already make money from the Internet and, as a result, have a vested interest in keeping their sites malware-free–it’s not good for repeat business,” said the report.

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