At 09:20 PM Saturday 1/26/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: >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
Okay, I think there is a story there waiting to be told. (Possibly two, if you include how you came to be able to recommend a plastic surgeon in Round Rock, TX . . . ) -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
