Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Chuck Harris wrote: ...
>> >> It was recently reported that the onset of DST coincides with an >> increase in heart attacks, and the return to standard time coincides >> with a decrease in heart attacks. Yet another reason to ditch >> Daylight Savings Time. >> >> -Chuck Harris >> >> > Such "effects" are somewhat suspect as there is unlikely to have been > any comparable control group not subject to DST. > Also disentangling seasonal effects from possible DST related effects is > somewhat problematic. Correlation not being equal to causation always causes some lay folk problems. Though no one said that the DST shift caused the increase; it would be interesting to know if when the US changed its DST dates, the effect followed the change. -Chuck Harris _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
