Re: Diabetic women at a higher risk of dying
On Jul 31, 11:51 am, "Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze23...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Amazingly stupid subject line. Who has a less than 100% risk of dying,
I'd like to know! No-one gets out alive.
Priscilla
Why is it stupid? What is your risk of dying of a heart attack
tomorrow at 5pm? Is it 100%? It all depends on context (your age,
gender, medical problems, etc, etc,).
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