Don't touch that soft drink!!

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Lise

Feb 02 08 07:40
See? Another good reason why you shouldn't reach for that pop!!!

  Soft drinks related to gout, Vancouver research shows

 Men who drink sodas and other sugary soft drinks are more likely to develop a painful joint condition called gout, according to a new long-term study conducted by a Vancouver-based researcher.

 The 12-year study of more than 46,000 dentists, pharmacists and veterinarians in the United States and Canada found that as men increased their pop intake, their odds of getting the painful swelling condition spiked.

  Dr. Hyon Choi, a rheumatologist and gout expert at the University of British Columbia was the lead author of the study, published today in the British Medical Journal.

 [A href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=ce402dd2-a1a3-4036-bb26-d1982d64d780&k=75025"]Read more[/A]

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P.C.

#1
Feb 02 08 09:37
We shouldn't eat anything.  Given enough time, doctors and scientists will discover that everything will kill you.

  Oh yea...and don't breathe either.  They have just released a study that says, although for different reasons, country air is no better than city air.

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Lil Me

#2
Feb 02 08 11:48
ummmm.....why were vetrenarians studying the correlation between soda intake and gout?????  
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#3
Feb 02 08 11:49
Their computer was down?
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P.C.

#4
Feb 02 08 05:13
ummmm.....why were vetrenarians studying the correlation between soda intake and gout?????

  LOL....that one got by me.  Dentists, pharmacists and veterinarians ?  Seems like an unlikely bunch to be doing a study of such things....or were they the ones that the study was being conducted ON ?
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Lise

#5
Feb 02 08 07:22
P.C. wrote:
 LOL....that one got by me.  Dentists, pharmacists and veterinarians ?  Seems like an unlikely bunch to be doing a study of such things....or were they the ones that the study was being conducted ON ? Well, I can't speak for the rest but dentists have an interest in soda pop because of the effect it has on teeth. As for the vets... maybe safer pop-version for doggies next time?


 
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#6
Feb 03 08 12:09
 Well, I can't speak for the rest but dentists have an interest in soda pop because of the effect it has on teeth. As for the vets... maybe safer pop-version for doggies next time?


 No intent to insult to dentists, I swear. lol  I can see a dentist doing a study of the affects of soda pop on teeth...that makes perfect sense to me....but researching joint diseases ?  It would be like a podiatrist studying the affects of using Q-tips in your ears.[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/a035.gif" border=0]

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Lil Me

#7
Feb 03 08 09:49
teeth are related to joints and bones?  Sorta?  Maybe....
 
 
   
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Lise

#8
Feb 03 08 11:14
Actually the field of dentistry especially those doing research isn't just restricted to teeth. A lot of ppl don't know this but dentists must see beyond teeth and gums. There's a lot that relates to teeth and various parts of the body. A dentist is afterall a medical doctor who specializes in teeth/gums. Quite a number of dentists/researchers are interested in bones and what not because it relates to teeth. If we can learn about bones, we can learn on how to improve the quality of our teeth and the dental materials that will go into aiding growth and repair.

  Dentists also study bones for bone and tissue grafts. For example, if you lose parts of your bones on your gums, you can actually re-grow them using your own bones (from hips) and bovine bones.

  Damn... I swore I wouldn't learn anything from those damn lectures......OK. I go back to zzzz-land for now.  
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49er

#9
Feb 03 08 01:03
Lise wrote:
 ....... A dentist is afterall a medical doctor who specializes in teeth/gums. .........  


No way!  Maybe in Canada.  A medical doctor in the states completes 4 years of medical school, a year of internship and a year of residency in a specialty.  I have not heard of a residency for dentistry.

  Calling a dentist a medical doctor is like calling a psychologist one too

Lise

#10
Feb 03 08 05:39
Seriously, they are medical doctors. They spend one to two year with medical students before going into their specialized field. Believe it or not, they do have a medical degree attached. I know we don't see it but they are. Dental students actually spent four years (and more if they want to specialized) in university.
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#11
Feb 03 08 08:20
I think it's the same here 49er.  The entry-level professional degree in Canada for the practice of medicine is that of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.  This degree requires between four and six years of study and clinical training, and is equivalent to the North American MD.

  Dentistry requires 3 to 4 years, (which doesn't make them less of a professional).  It's simply a matter of the specialty in which they study....no different than expecting a heart surgeon to do dentistry.  They could tack on another 6 years of study in their field, and it will never make them a dentist.  Nor will a dentists training make them a medical doctor.
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49er

#12
Feb 03 08 08:41
A medical doctor here in the states has to graduate with a bachelors degree before being accepted in medical school.  He receives his Doctor of Medicine degree after graduating from medical school.  Dentists are accepted in school of dentistry after graduating with bachelors degrees also.    
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