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59. Wow! Just plain wow! Yep, a lot of BS flies around in some of these studies. Think of

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 09:53 PM

Jul 2012

all of the coffee studies. One day one study says it's going to shorten your life, all sorts of bad stuff, then another says it's good for you. It's all over the map.

As one poster was saying someplace in this thread, most of them are based on fear, and some profit from that fear.

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Scientists suspect link between cat feces, female suicide [View all] FarCenter Jul 2012 OP

OR -- reclusive women who live alone with cats are suicidal? banned from Kos Jul 2012 #1

Could be, or something like that ... sometimes these studies don't RKP5637 Jul 2012 #2

I agree. One report said that during the life span of the average person, Booster Jul 2012 #55

Wow! Just plain wow! Yep, a lot of BS flies around in some of these studies. Think of RKP5637 Jul 2012 #59

And I think study groups get huge amounts from the gov for their studies. They have to submit Booster Jul 2012 #68

more reason for me to sleep on my stomach. face in pillow. pansypoo53219 Jul 2012 #65

Then you will be swallowing more mites. Uncle Joe Jul 2012 #75

The truest illustration of 'damned if you do, damned coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #103

Where did it say the women were 'reclusive'? Cerridwen Jul 2012 #3

It didn't say that. banned from Kos Jul 2012 #7

Seriously? Stats? Research? Cerridwen Jul 2012 #10

anecdotal -- I make no value judgement at all banned from Kos Jul 2012 #12

As suspected. Anecdata and a "no judgement" judgement. Cerridwen Jul 2012 #14

Porn? Money? I don't know what reclusive men hoard. banned from Kos Jul 2012 #17

Urine? loyalsister Jul 2012 #20

Why is that, banned? Cerridwen Jul 2012 #21

Reclusive men are far more violence prone of course. banned from Kos Jul 2012 #23

If you say so. Cerridwen Jul 2012 #27

Common knowledge get the red out Jul 2012 #77

Here's one study that found 76% of hoarders were female: 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #82

We had one such case recently here in Kansas City KansDem Jul 2012 #79

Apparently Porn snooper2 Jul 2012 #86

I'd like to see a link to your "that is a fact" statement. Hoarders hoard lots of stuff, crunch60 Jul 2012 #102

Where did it say cat have four legs? cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #78

That would be saying about 2% of the women in Denmark Gman Jul 2012 #13

Facts NeverEnuff Jul 2012 #51

OK, after reading this info, how many women are going to get rid of their cats? n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #4

Not me. Brigid Jul 2012 #6

It would be suicidal if my wife ever tried getting rid of my cat NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #39

Mine too. He's my 24 hour companion. He just likes to be with me. He adopted RKP5637 Jul 2012 #44

You have beautiful animals ryan_cats Jul 2012 #89

Thank you NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #100

OK.... Turbineguy Jul 2012 #5

I've been changing cat litter for 50 years, HockeyMom Jul 2012 #8

You ought to start a thread with this. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #18

You are absolutely right, HockeyMom. Wonder who is funding this research? I japple Jul 2012 #19

"If you are not having medical issues, there is no reason to see a doctor" sorry, but dionysus Jul 2012 #38

Well, opinions are like assholes... japple Jul 2012 #49

Learn to listen to your own body HockeyMom Jul 2012 #53

Yep! Just listening to the pharmaceutical advertising on TV is just RKP5637 Jul 2012 #61

the point is you could have serious medical issue like diabetes and high blood pressure and not have dionysus Jul 2012 #71

1000+ Bryn Jul 2012 #25

Then log off DU if you don't like "science"...science CreekDog Jul 2012 #57

I assume you know your experience means nothing. Some smokers live till they are 100.... Logical Jul 2012 #62

My grandma smoked for 70 years 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #84

Correlation, Causation, and all that... Odin2005 Jul 2012 #9

Hey, the litter box stinks but it's not THAT bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #11

The vast majority of cases of Toxoplasma in the US are unrelated to cat contact, kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #15

Hi kestrel. Do you have a link? I have a friend whose daugher has toxoplasmosis japple Jul 2012 #50

Didn't get it from the dog, period. They are not definitive hosts and cannot kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #64

Thank you, Kestrel, for the link. I will pass it japple Jul 2012 #70

What the paper actually says. Not as sensational as the reportage. FarCenter Jul 2012 #73

That's going to be largely a matter of whether or not a cat has ever caught and eaten prey that kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #74

I can't believe this isn't in the Lounge! nt raccoon Jul 2012 #16

Kick for watching this clusterfuck unravel. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #22

Cat shit's pretty gross to begin with, but it just got more gross. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #24

As opposed to? Control-Z Jul 2012 #28

Cat farts have a half-life. Cat shit isn't much better. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #31

I see you've never owned a dog DBoon Jul 2012 #35

I've owned dogs for all but six of my years. Dog farts stink, but they don't linger like cat farts. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #37

My kids' are worse Control-Z Jul 2012 #48

Kids particularly like it when you refer to it as "tooting". HopeHoops Jul 2012 #69

I am awaiting scientific confirmation DBoon Jul 2012 #63

after dealing with diapers for two years I'll take hard cat shit lumps any day snooper2 Jul 2012 #90

Yeah, we went through three kids in cloth diapers. Youngest is 17 now. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #95

Sure obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #26

Ain't that some shit? n/t man4allcats Jul 2012 #29

The jokes will write themselves for this. LOL Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #30

"The jokes will write themselves for this." Cerridwen Jul 2012 #32

Your indignant post only make this more fun. Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #33

You are most welcome. Cerridwen Jul 2012 #36

LOL Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #47

The histrionic reactions are the punchlines to aforementioned jokes. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #60

Cat hoarders tend to be female 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #85

Toxoplasmosis? Taverner Jul 2012 #34

I'd rather kill myself than live without my cats RedCappedBandit Jul 2012 #40

The fish are biting today. Gold Metal Flake Jul 2012 #41

Maybe it just sucks to be a crazy cat lady. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #42

Or maybe you could read post #3 and its subsequent Cerridwen Jul 2012 #43

Meh. Crazy cat ladies aren't worth that much reading effort. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #45

Of course not. Women, "crazy" or otherwise... Cerridwen Jul 2012 #46

Beer cans BuelahWitch Jul 2012 #67

Women are overrepresnted in hoarding cases 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #88

I think I've figured it out Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #52

Could it be? NeverEnuff Jul 2012 #54

No, that's just an anthropomorphic tool to describe evolutionary behavior Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #66

Only WOMEN have cats and change litter? HockeyMom Jul 2012 #56

Same with my husband, we both LiberalLoner Jul 2012 #91

Many, many women have BOTH children AND cats HockeyMom Jul 2012 #99

A) more women than men own cats 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #92

University of Maryland? tjwash Jul 2012 #58

The study was done in Denmark, and three authors are from Denmark FarCenter Jul 2012 #72

Link to all of Dr. Scott Weese's toxo posts on Worms&Germs blog: kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #76

Thanks for the links -- I forwarded the pdf to my daughter, the vet. FarCenter Jul 2012 #87

Show of hands please! Who would prefer scientists do something else, like end global warming? Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #80

Well, veterinary and human epidemiologists have their niche, and kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #93

Does it not have this effect on men? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #81

Toxoplasma infection is (potentially?) associated with birth defects Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #83

Could be 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #96

A "cat-hoarder" lives next door to me. Whether she is a "crazy-cat-lady" is unknown. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #94

"Cat hoarder" is the official name for the crazy cat lady of yore. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #98

Put 20 seconds on the clock, let Tosh.0 go to town just1voice Jul 2012 #97

More war on women! Another Bullshit study! Government grants $$$ crunch60 Jul 2012 #101