Anyone who is anti-smoking is pro-Parkinson's Disease

[mark414]

:evilgrin:

Coffee Lovers, Smokers at Lower Parkinson's Risk

MONDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Could smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee protect you from Parkinson's disease?

That's the startling suggestion of a new U.S. study of families that also found NSAID use has no impact on the disease risk.

The people with Parkinson's disease were 44 percent less likely to report ever smoking and 70 percent less likely to report current smoking compared with unaffected relatives, the study authors found.

"Increasing intensity of coffee drinking was inversely associated with Parkinson's disease," they added. "Increasing dosage and intensity of total caffeine consumption were also inversely associated, with high dosage presenting a significant inverse association with Parkinson's disease."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20070409/hl_hsn/coffeeloverssmokersatlowerparkinsonsrisk

take THAT, anti-tobacconists! i just hope no one posts this in GD...it could be a nightmare B-)

[Zookeeper]

1. I probably drink enough coffee...

to outweigh the fact that I've never smoked.

:donut:

[fizzgig]

2. looks like i'm in good shape then

and yes, i don't even want to think about this being posted in gd...:P

[Bassic]

7. Neither do I

Oh, the humanity!


You know what, I just might post it just for kicks :D

[enigmatic]

3. Since I've set up an espresso IV Wherever I go

I'm in good shape:D

[SeattleGirl]

4. Post this in GD? Gawd, no!

:scared: :hide:

[SPKrazy]

5. oh brother....

:popcorn:

anti dopamine regulators :smoke:

:eyes:

[Random_Australian]

6. I will laugh at the follow up: "Whoops, say scientists: drinking that much coffee

kills you when you start to develop parkinsons, thus reducing the number of alive parkinsons patients"

:rofl:

I know, it's wrong to laugh at such things.

Disclaimer: I do not mock any of these diseases or death.

[Bassic]

8. I'm tempted to post it, just to watch how all of hell breaks lose.

Sometimes I'm evil. :evilgrin:

[matcom]

9. Kick

because I duped :D

[mark414]

10. heh...

i scooped matcom!

[matcom]

11. happens occasionally

:rofl:

[unpossibles]

12. sweet. Light up, Johnny! n/t