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re: New study “statins are pointless for most people.”
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:47 am to LSU$$$
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:47 am to LSU$$$
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By your thinking, all Asian people are good at math and bad at driving.
You're projecting.
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and my point is over generalizing is lazy
I'm not overgeneralizong, I'm looking at a dataset. You're emotionally invested, and I get that, but it's making you biased.
By the way, statistics is generalizing. Of course there are outliers and points on both sides of the curve.
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Posted on 9/25/18 at 9:14 am to TejasHorn
Never base anything off of just one study.
That being said:
My sister in law and uncles are dentists, and I have a cousin who is a doctor. All of them say the same thing. A lot of people in medicine are there to make money, and don't give a frick about the patients. In the case of the dentists, my sister in law has seen her fellow dentists tell patients they have a mouthful of cavities and then go on vacation. The patient comes in and sees my sister in law, who finds out they don't have any at all, and the other dentist was just looking to make money.
I have a lot of other stories. I'm convinced hospitals are where people go to die. There are a lot of doctors who will medicate you with the most expensive shite and if you die or your health decreases, oh well.
That being said:
My sister in law and uncles are dentists, and I have a cousin who is a doctor. All of them say the same thing. A lot of people in medicine are there to make money, and don't give a frick about the patients. In the case of the dentists, my sister in law has seen her fellow dentists tell patients they have a mouthful of cavities and then go on vacation. The patient comes in and sees my sister in law, who finds out they don't have any at all, and the other dentist was just looking to make money.
I have a lot of other stories. I'm convinced hospitals are where people go to die. There are a lot of doctors who will medicate you with the most expensive shite and if you die or your health decreases, oh well.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:07 am to Mo Jeaux
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How do you know what is a bullshite study and what isn’t?
very good point. that's where we should think as adults who/what we trust......may mean digging in a bit.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:13 am to TejasHorn
How does this affect opioids for relief from fibromyalgia? Asking for a friend's cousin.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:27 am to TejasHorn
5'11 182
I lift Bro, cardio 3x week and eat healthy. Had high cholesterol at age 32 (first time I had it checked) due to genetics. Statins have lowered it to a normal level. But yeah, they are pointless.
I lift Bro, cardio 3x week and eat healthy. Had high cholesterol at age 32 (first time I had it checked) due to genetics. Statins have lowered it to a normal level. But yeah, they are pointless.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:46 am to CharlesLSU
whats dangerous is the side affects the statins can have can ruin quality of life.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:48 am to SippyCup
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Statins have lowered it to a normal level. But yeah, they are pointless.
You act like people with genetic factors don't die early, even with treatment? Well, most still do.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:56 am to League Champs
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You act like people with genetic factors don't die early, even with treatment? Well, most still do
You act like lowering cholesterol wont reduce the risk of heart disease, genetic or not.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 11:00 am to SippyCup
quote:Does it though?
You act like lowering cholesterol wont reduce the risk of heart disease
Posted on 9/25/18 at 11:09 am to cokebottleag
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My sister in law and uncles are dentists, and I have a cousin who is a doctor. All of them say the same thing. A lot of people in medicine are there to make money, and don't give a frick about the patients. In the case of the dentists, my sister in law has seen her fellow dentists tell patients they have a mouthful of cavities and then go on vacation. The patient comes in and sees my sister in law, who finds out they don't have any at all, and the other dentist was just looking to make money.
Happened to me. Uncle is a dentist, but don't live close. So started going to a new one. Said I had a cavity so I got a second opinion since I never had one before. Uncle says im starting to get one on my wisdom tooth. He could fill it, but no point because they will have to come out anyway down the road.
So yeah. I didn't end up wasting money on that.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 11:26 am to dgnx6
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Happened to me. Uncle is a dentist, but don't live close. So started going to a new one. Said I had a cavity so I got a second opinion since I never had one before. Uncle says im starting to get one on my wisdom tooth. He could fill it, but no point because they will have to come out anyway down the road.
So yeah. I didn't end up wasting money on that.
1. Your grammar is horrendous
2. The wisdom tooth that had a cavity could have become painful of it wasn't filled so despite the tooth having to come out at some point, getting it filled may still have been a viable option. The second opinion disagreed and could have been correct as well, but dentist 1 probably wasn't scamming you. Different opinions on the best treatment.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 11:35 am to SippyCup
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You act like lowering cholesterol wont reduce the risk of heart disease
I think my point about genetics went right over your head. Lowering your cholesterol NUMBER won't extend your life beyond your genetics. Its just a data point.
Fun fact: despite all the "advancements" in medicine, the US lifespan has now decreased. Three years in a row.
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cancer deaths are declining, while deaths from all other causes, including heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer's, and diabetes have ticked up
Posted on 9/25/18 at 12:16 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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It's called science. The world use to be flat, the sun was the center of the universe, etc, etc. The truth is we still aren't sure what the optimal diet is.
“If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”
Richard P. Feynman "
Nobel prize winning theoretical physicist.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 12:53 pm to jbgleason
If my choices were remembering peoples name or sitting in a vase on my son's mantle, i'd go with the name thing
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