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To: muawiyah

I posted the links to the CDC that gives you the numbers last week. The CDC reported an increase from .5 in 1000 to 6 in 1000. How much of an increase in 3 years is that? 1% 2%? Start studying the disease and quit looking foolish.


136 posted on 07/26/2008 2:39:25 PM PDT by commonguymd (A de facto single party country is nigh. The partisan bickering is a mere bilking mechanism.)
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To: commonguymd
The expression "10 fold" is at issue here. What you have is a new diagnostic definition being applied to an existing body of problems of similar etiology.

We had this same thing happen with Type II Diabetes 5 years ago. Used to be 120 mg/dl was NORMAL, then they changed that to 110 mg/dl, and all at once everybody from 110 to 120 were roped into the new definition.

Idiots in the MSM misinterpreted the effect as an epidemic of diabetes, which it wasn't, but how would they know so many of them are alcoholics.

Frankly, if they raised the standard to 170, or maybe 230, I'd still have Type II. Don't bother me none, eh!

Then there are "brats" ~ when they run down the airplane aisle, just reach your arm out and clothesline them ~ that'll make 'em shape up. Irrespective of the applicability of new diagnoses, there seem to be no shortage of certifiable "brats", and all of them, sad to say, are OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS ~ da*ned those people ~ shoulda' kept it in their pants or something.

I'm certain all of your kids are well behaved little ladies and gentleen who just sit there quietly staring at their thumbs, twiddling them, first forward, then backward, over and over and over.

I've seen them before.

So quiet.

/sarc.

146 posted on 07/26/2008 2:50:36 PM PDT by muawiyah (We need a "Gastank For America" to win back Congress)
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