Comments on: 10 years is a long time http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PRIMARY CARE@TAIWAN http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993/comment-page-1#comment-4243 PRIMARY CARE@TAIWAN Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:33:10 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/06/23/10-years-is-a-long-time/#comment-4243 <strong>努力勸身邊的人戒煙吧！</strong> 很久以前，醫療團體就不斷地提出報告，認為吸菸扮演許多療病的重要危險因子，但是在香菸公司的強力廣告和宣傳之下，抽菸的年齡不斷下降，人們對於種種對於香菸的指控也漸漸以「我也... 努力勸身邊的人戒煙吧！
很久以前，醫療團體就不斷地提出報告，認為吸菸扮演許多療病的重要危險因子，但是在香菸公司的強力廣告和宣傳之下，抽菸的年齡不斷下降，人們對於種種對於香菸的指控也漸漸以「我也…

]]> By: rachel kleinerman http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993/comment-page-1#comment-4032 rachel kleinerman Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:18:00 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/06/23/10-years-is-a-long-time/#comment-4032 might you be interested in linking to American Council on Science and Health's (www.acsh.org) editorial on smoking? This is the link: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.390/news_detail.asp might you be interested in linking to American Council on Science and Health’s (www.acsh.org) editorial on smoking? This is the link:
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.390/news_detail.asp

]]> By: phil morris http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993/comment-page-1#comment-4022 phil morris Tue, 29 Jun 2004 22:46:13 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/06/23/10-years-is-a-long-time/#comment-4022 Tell patients smoking causes impotence, which it does. Tell patients smoking causes impotence, which it does.

]]> By: poormedicalstudent http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993/comment-page-1#comment-3994 poormedicalstudent Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:15 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/06/23/10-years-is-a-long-time/#comment-3994 ten years is quite a long time, and most individuals who have come of age in the last generation will understand what this means. however, as the above poster stated, most who have been smoking long enough will simply say "bah, still gonna give it up. father lived to 90, etc". interesting study. ten years is quite a long time, and most individuals who have come of age in the last generation will understand what this means. however, as the above poster stated, most who have been smoking long enough will simply say “bah, still gonna give it up. father lived to 90, etc”.

interesting study.

]]> By: RGL http://www.medrants.com/archives/1993/comment-page-1#comment-3992 RGL Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:43:04 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/06/23/10-years-is-a-long-time/#comment-3992 This is a groundbreaking study which reinforces all we have known about cigarette smoking for sometime. What makes it even more compelling is we now have figures to present to patients when we talk about smoking cessation. Regardless of the statistics, I have a hunch there will be a stubborn bunch among us who will will care less if they don't live as long as non-smokers. We have seen it in many other instances, but it is their personal decision. Nevertheless, this study is something we ought to post in bulletin boards in every physician's office. Ten years is a lot of time most of us would treasure. This is a groundbreaking study which reinforces all we have known about cigarette smoking for sometime. What makes it even more compelling is we now have figures to present to patients when we talk about smoking cessation.

Regardless of the statistics, I have a hunch there will be a stubborn bunch among us who will will care less if they don’t live as long as non-smokers. We have seen it in many other instances, but it is their personal decision.

Nevertheless, this study is something we ought to post in bulletin boards in every physician’s office. Ten years is a lot of time most of us would treasure.

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