Comments on: Nonsmoking, persons of normal weight have highest lifetime medical costs; Japan passes anti-flab law http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034 from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Smokers Cost Less | BlogWonks http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034#comment-1590 Smokers Cost Less | BlogWonks Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:19:48 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=34#comment-1590 [...] In other news, Japan passed a law to outlaw flabbiness, but the belief that it will reduce medical costs may lead to overmedication and increased medical costs. Read (and comment on) the story here. [...] [...] In other news, Japan passed a law to outlaw flabbiness, but the belief that it will reduce medical costs may lead to overmedication and increased medical costs. Read (and comment on) the story here. [...]

]]> By: Howard Long MD MPH http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034#comment-1520 Howard Long MD MPH Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:42:58 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=34#comment-1520 ~$1.56 /pack smoked is save for the federal government (because of earlier death) according to a Rand Corp. study some 10-20 years ago. Government keeps your Social Security, Medicare and other property when you die, so the sooner the better for government -- and the worse for individuals. Beware socialism! Howard Long ~$1.56 /pack smoked is save for the federal government (because of earlier death) according to a Rand Corp. study some 10-20 years ago.

Government keeps your Social Security, Medicare and other property when you die, so the sooner the better for government — and the worse for individuals. Beware socialism!

Howard Long

]]> By: R. wELCH http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034#comment-1510 R. wELCH Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=34#comment-1510 Which govt. agency wasted money on this report? Do you think your medical costs might be higher if you lived an additonal 30 years or so? Duh! Which govt. agency wasted money on this report? Do you think your medical costs might be higher if you lived an additonal 30 years or so? Duh!

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034#comment-1500 Steve Parker, M.D. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=34#comment-1500 I'm glad to live in the U.S., where we still have the freedom to be fat at the workplace - at least for now. -Steve I’m glad to live in the U.S., where we still have the freedom to be fat at the workplace - at least for now.
-Steve

]]> By: Doug Campbell http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0034#comment-1499 Doug Campbell Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:45 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=34#comment-1499 This article is tearfully ironic. I have long suspected that the group consciousness of medicine has been overbalanced on treating chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure to the point that we have lost sight of the increasing number of people dying in nursing homes or having to live with their children for their last decade as they dwindle into senility and incontinence. If I could live to be 90 and have all my faculties until I was 89 and 11 months, that would be great. But if the other option is to live with high cholesterol, high blood pressure and go out with a stroke or MI at 73 on a ski slope or hiking the Grand Canyon then sign me up. This article is tearfully ironic. I have long suspected that the group consciousness of medicine has been overbalanced on treating chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure to the point that we have lost sight of the increasing number of people dying in nursing homes or having to live with their children for their last decade as they dwindle into senility and incontinence. If I could live to be 90 and have all my faculties until I was 89 and 11 months, that would be great. But if the other option is to live with high cholesterol, high blood pressure and go out with a stroke or MI at 73 on a ski slope or hiking the Grand Canyon then sign me up.

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