On 24 Dec 2004 at 7:43, Miguel Roig wrote: > The Wednesday edition of the NY Times had an interesting short piece > about the popular belief that folks that are dying tend to do so > around significant personal dates or holidays. <snip> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/national/22holiday.html
The article, which generally debunks this claim, notes a contrary result: "In a study of older Jewish men, Dr. Phillips found a 25 percent dip in deaths from all causes just before Passover, and a 25 percent increase in the week or so after". In other words, eating matzoh can kill! Does the FDA know about this? (The primary study mentioned seems to be more evidence against the widely-held pernicious idea that you are responsible for your own illness, that you can defeat cancer by having the right attitude.) Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
