On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote:
> William wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> So while the data suggest some health benefits from social
>> engagement, they are anything but a ringing endorsement of the health
>> benefits of religion or religious faith, per se.
>>
>>
>
> It would make sense to me that individuals with some sort of social support
> group might have lower stress and as a result longer lifespan, but of course
> the support group wouldn't have to be a religion.
>
> Hey, maybe mailing lists have health benefits. 8^)
>
> Doug
That would depend on the mailing list.
Any mailing list that you can shoot a quick, "Hey, this happened, should I
go to the ER?" to and get constructive answers is probably going to have
at least a minimal health benefit. Also being on a local mailing list
with lots of people who have had both good and bad experiences with
various doctors will help a lot in selecting a GP or a specialist or a
dentist or whatever. (Anyone in or near Round Rock, TX wanting plastic
surgery, I can make a recommendation for the surgeon....)
(And, the concensus as to whether or not to go to the ER with a potential
broken toe is, "If you want prescription painkillers, sure, but there's
not a whole heck of a lot they'll actually *do* for you." So, I'm going
to wait until Monday and see how bad it is then, and if it's really bad,
call my GP and get a recommendation from *her* as to what to do.)
Julia
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