Diseases are typically quite simple and common-sensical.
Most diseases of which causes are known with confidence are caused by
infections and parasites
various kinds of trauma - physical trauma, chemical trauma (poisoning)
accidents in development (it almost impossible to construct a human being perfectly and without defects)
the accumulation of damage (this includes most cancers - the cancers of older age).
'Genetic' causes of disease are simply a member of the class of developmental problems - an example of how difficult (impossible) it is to build something as complex as a human without some errors.
As well as the damage of micro-organisms and parasites, there are problems with the body's 'immune' reactions to these invaders - and these probably cause another whole set of 'autoimmune' diseases; which may include eczema, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and many of the other diseases that are improved by 'steroids' (glucocorticoids).
In this broad brush approach, the most obvious factor is that humans are harmed by insufficient food: starvation is a major cause of disease throughout human history, probably the major cause in many societies with dense populations.
Tobacco smoke is, of course, a toxic agent - or rather, an agent including toxic properties - and the cause of most lung cancers; and also toxic are many other drugs including alcohol and prescribed drugs.
Many drugs - such as penicillin, digitalis, caffeine, opium - are indeed plant toxins evolved to poison animals who eat the plant.
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What causes disease?
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Posted 08 July 2015 - 07:18 AM
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Posted 11 July 2015 - 10:47 AM
What DOESN'T cause disease?
When a disease cause is unknown, then all kinds of weird ideas may become established as to the cause, and some of these are tenacious.
Many people imagine that myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) are caused by cholesterol, or fat - but these are not the kind of things that cause disease.
Many people imagine that 'depression' is caused by neurotransmitter abnormalities - such as low serotonin - but this is not a cause of disease,
What about diet?
It seems that humans can live a full lifespan on a huge range of diets, so long as the food does not contain too much poisonous or infectious stuff.
The most striking thing about diet is how little dietary components matter to life expectancy, so long as there is enough food.
http://charltonteach...s-of-thing.html
When a disease cause is unknown, then all kinds of weird ideas may become established as to the cause, and some of these are tenacious.
Many people imagine that myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) are caused by cholesterol, or fat - but these are not the kind of things that cause disease.
Many people imagine that 'depression' is caused by neurotransmitter abnormalities - such as low serotonin - but this is not a cause of disease,
What about diet?
It seems that humans can live a full lifespan on a huge range of diets, so long as the food does not contain too much poisonous or infectious stuff.
The most striking thing about diet is how little dietary components matter to life expectancy, so long as there is enough food.
http://charltonteach...s-of-thing.html
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Defenders of the status quo are always stronger than reformers seeking change,
UNTIL the status quo self-destructs from its own corruption, and the reformers are free to build on its ashes.
Defenders of the status quo are always stronger than reformers seeking change,
UNTIL the status quo self-destructs from its own corruption, and the reformers are free to build on its ashes.
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Posted 03 November 2015 - 09:00 AM
Death Rates Rising for Middle-Aged White Americans
The mortality rate for whites 45 to 54 years old with no more than a high school education increased by 134 deaths per 100,000 people from 1999 to 2014.
"This is a vivid indication that something is awry in these American households.”
“Only H.I.V./AIDS in contemporary times has done anything like this,” he said.
In contrast, the death rate for middle-aged blacks and Hispanics continued to decline during the same period, as did death rates for younger and older people of all races and ethnic groups.
Dr. Deaton noticed in national data sets that middle-aged whites were committing suicide at an unprecedented rate and that the all-cause mortality in this group was rising.
They concluded that taken together, suicides, drugs and alcohol explained the overall increase in deaths. The effect was largely confined to people with a high school education or less. In that group, death rates rose by 22 percent while they actually fell for those with a college education.
http://www.nytimes.c...tudy-finds.html
The mortality rate for whites 45 to 54 years old with no more than a high school education increased by 134 deaths per 100,000 people from 1999 to 2014.
"This is a vivid indication that something is awry in these American households.”
“Only H.I.V./AIDS in contemporary times has done anything like this,” he said.
In contrast, the death rate for middle-aged blacks and Hispanics continued to decline during the same period, as did death rates for younger and older people of all races and ethnic groups.
Dr. Deaton noticed in national data sets that middle-aged whites were committing suicide at an unprecedented rate and that the all-cause mortality in this group was rising.
They concluded that taken together, suicides, drugs and alcohol explained the overall increase in deaths. The effect was largely confined to people with a high school education or less. In that group, death rates rose by 22 percent while they actually fell for those with a college education.
http://www.nytimes.c...tudy-finds.html
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UNTIL the status quo self-destructs from its own corruption, and the reformers are free to build on its ashes.
Defenders of the status quo are always stronger than reformers seeking change,
UNTIL the status quo self-destructs from its own corruption, and the reformers are free to build on its ashes.
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Posted 16 June 2016 - 05:43 PM
The 10 scariest diseases revealed, from worms burrowing into eyes to bacteria that rots the cheeks to the BONE
- WARNING, VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT
- Gruesome video shows worms that burrow into the eyes causing blindness
- Features fungus that causes huge pus-filled growths to emerge on the feet
- Warns of a rare condition causing muscles to be turned into bone
A condition called Noma kills 90 per cent of impoverished children who catch it.
Mostly found in Asia and Africa, bacteria gets into the body as a result of poor hygiene or contaminated water, causing the flesh on face to become gangrenous and wither away.
Once the condition was far more common, even in developed European countries and in the United States.
It was widespread among inmates and concentration camps during World War II due to the horrendous conditions.
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 06:23 AM
Shocking pictures reveal the full horror of Rio's filthy conditions as athletes are warned not to put their heads under water
- A floating corpse and a severed arm have already been retrieved from the disgusting water at Ganabara Bay in Rio
- Ganabara Bay will host the triathlon, sailing and some swimming events at the Games in Brazil which start this week
- Study shows viral level of the water is 1.7 million times what would be considered worrisome in the U.S. or Europe
- Rubbish so thick in places that water is not and visible rats are able to live on top of the disgusting floating debris
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Posted 30 August 2016 - 09:43 AM
Gay men are 2% of population...
but 55% of AIDS cases
More than nine out of 10 new HIV diagnoses come from young gay and bisexual MSM
“Gay and bisexual men are also at increased risk for other STDs, like syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia,” the CDC added.
https://www.lifesite...-administration
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UNTIL the status quo self-destructs from its own corruption, and the reformers are free to build on its ashes.
