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Study finds smoking wards off parkinsons disease.

The apparent protective effect of tobacco against the degenerative nerve disease has been observed for years but a University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health report said a new review of existing studies seems to confirm it, with long-term and current smokers at the lowest risk.

LINK (http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2007-07-09T212630Z_01_N09290832_RTRUKOC_0_US-SMOKING-PARKINSONS.xml)
LINK (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7389/561)

So, what? Is this a blow to the ever present 'TRUTH' Campaign? Are we now going to see permits for smoking in pulic places that have recently banned the practice?

I for one would like to know who funded these studies.

Won't make any difference. Smoking probably isn't a healthy decision regarless, and the anti-smoking movement probably doesn't base their decisions on fact in any event. ;)

Smoking cigars saves lives,

Stress Kills People!


RELAX!

Smoking cigars saves lives,

Stress Kills People!


RELAX!

Stress does kill. And, jogging during a heat wave.

Note to joggers: you're human - when it's 102 degrees, take a break. :p

Sorry to go off on a tangent, but my commute yesterday was greatly delayed by a dead jogger in the road. ;)

So one study finds one protective advantage to smoking and that nullifies all of the bad?

So one study finds one protective advantage to smoking and that nullifies all of the bad?

I don't think anyone's suggesting that. The OP's "I'd like to know who funded the study" probably suggest some incredulity, if anything. :p

I don't think anyone's suggesting that. The OP's "I'd like to know who funded the study" probably suggest some incredulity, if anything. :p

The sentences above that are what I was referring to. Sorry I should have made that clearer

So one study finds one protective advantage to smoking and that nullifies all of the bad?

Yes, it's like declaring that standing next to a nuclear explosion rids you of head lice.

I can't believe it's smoking itself that helps, but some ingredient within tobacco that can be safely extracted and taken in a healthier form.

Hemlock is a natural antibiotic. Legalise hemlock! Free the philosopher's weed!

The sentences above that are what I was referring to. Sorry I should have made that clearer

I just took that for a shot at the TRUTH campaign, which is highly obnoxious whether you're a smoker or not, I find. :)

So one study finds one protective advantage to smoking and that nullifies all of the bad?

No, but one of those arguements that encourage those looking for a reason, I suppose. But what perscripsion drug out there doesn't cure one ailment and causes twelve more?

I still maintain, and it is proven by numerous experiments and studies, that stress kills people.

Fucks up your heart, your veins, everything. Stress feels bad for a reason - it is unhealthy.

Everyone needs to have an out, a way to relax, to let everything go and just sit back and melt for a little while.

A nice cigar does that trick, at least for me and mine.

Give the cares of life, love and finance a break - sit back and enjoy the focused calm of enjoying a fine cigar, you'll find it is quite the pastime. For me, it is sitting upstairs looking out on the city, sitting by a friend's pool, or enjoying the fine appointments of my cigar store / lounge. Try it!

I still maintain, and it is proven by numerous experiments and studies, that stress kills people.

Fucks up your heart, your veins, everything. Stress feels bad for a reason - it is unhealthy.

Everyone needs to have an out, a way to relax, to let everything go and just sit back and melt for a little while.

A nice cigar does that trick, at least for me and mine.

Give the cares of life, love and finance a break - sit back and enjoy the focused calm of enjoying a fine cigar, you'll find it is quite the pastime. For me, it is sitting upstairs looking out on the city, sitting by a friend's pool, or enjoying the fine appointments of my cigar store / lounge. Try it!

Bacterial infections kill people too. In all manner of ways. A nice sprig of hemlock is a grand natural antibiotic. Just ignore all those dangerous side effects like death.

Smoking also prevents me from being driven insane by clouds of midges when I'm out and about. I do, however, accept that overall it's really bad for me.

Smoking seriously reduces the risk of dying of old age! :)

I have stupidly low blood pressure, I smoke and have huge amounts of salt, drink like a fish all to try and get it to a normal level.

Aside from the thing of smoking being effective against midges when out and about. A lit cigarette is the best thing to take the itch out of mosquito bites.