Interesting article (in French)

[moteyi]

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/04/22/coronavirus-une-proportion-reduite-de-fumeurs-parmi-les-malades_6037365_3244.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1587534091

There may be hope for us yet!

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[moteyi]

Basically saying that the proportion of smokers in hospital suffering with covid is a lot less than the proportion of smokers in the general population. This is the case both in China, and also in France.

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[PeeJay]

Basically saying that the proportion of smokers in hospital suffering with covid is a lot less than the proportion of smokers in the general population. This is the case both in China, and also in France.

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In China its 1.6% as opposed to 25%. Ten a day keeps the virus away as they say.

[AlexD4]

I'll go and grab me some amber leaf then!

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[ha_banos]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/french-study-suggests-smokers-at-lower-risk-of-getting-coronavirus

Heh...

[sheppsea]

I'm out to get 20 B&H for the family now

[moteyi]

I'm going to ask my GP for a prescription for Hoyo Epi 2's - a cab should just about last a month!

[Shaun]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ng-coronavirus

Heh...

I like the way it says smoking "kills 50% of those who take it up. "

Do the other 50% live forever?

[PeeJay]

Yep, made it to the Mail as well. We have already discussed that the Australians use nicotine patches to treat dementia and Alzheimers. A lot of medicines are essentially poisons so there could be something to it. Damn good excuse to keep my cigars.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8246939/French-researchers-plan-nicotine-patches-coronavirus-patients-frontline-workers.html

[jerryr]

Yep, made it to the Mail as well. We have already discussed that the Australians use nicotine patches to treat dementia and Alzheimers. A lot of medicines are essentially poisons so there could be something to it. Damn good excuse to keep my cigars.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...e-workers.html

John, don?t tell me you use the mail as a source of medical information, as in that case everything we eat drink or smell will kill you or give you cancer.

Having said that I agree that historically and today a lot of medicines are controlled doses of poisons.


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[PeeJay]

A lot of people diss the Mail but if you can ignore the celebrity crap you will find it carries the same news stories as the Independent. And its conveniently readable for people who work online.

[Shaun]

Its right wing rubbish. Terrible reporting and not very factual.

[PeeJay]

Some of us have right wing views [MENTION=13452540]Shaun[/MENTION] which is why we keep politics off the forum as much as possible.

[Shaun]

I know, but politics aside it really is a poor source for news.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-mail/

[PeeJay]

I know, but politics aside it really is a poor source for news.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-mail/

That's a good read somewhat spoiled by the pop up video of Kim Kardashian that came with it!