tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post3024425595164315001..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: The shocking rise of non-communicable diseasesChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-58821943611748961532012-07-05T20:27:25.994+01:002012-07-05T20:27:25.994+01:00Hi, Chris. Catching up on 16 (!) of your posts th...Hi, Chris. Catching up on 16 (!) of your posts that I had not read during my blog holiday (too much work!). Great work as usual.<br /><br />The definition of "premature death" is idiosyncratic -- there is no accepted definition and so any use of the term should be accompanied by a definition. Most typical is what you suggested already: any death before some particular age (75, 80, whatever).<br /><br />Epidemiology official defines a death to be *caused* by a particular exposure if it occurred any sooner than it would have, absent that exposure. But the term "premature" is not a technical epidemiologic term.<br /><br />Also, I wonder if that citation by Dan is from me. Might be. I did not see that at the time (have taken a month off of reading Twitter too).Carl V Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919902852457771666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-2461876049784746732012-06-25T16:30:53.030+01:002012-06-25T16:30:53.030+01:00This might be of help. American articles also ment...This might be of help. American articles also mention age 75. Seems arbitrary. Haven't spent much time looking into it. In most of the world, increasing wealth should ensure a rapid reduction in deaths before 75, whatever else is done. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/TechNotes/mortalityJonathan Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331501151709216753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-41374798724289870202012-06-23T23:01:21.817+01:002012-06-23T23:01:21.817+01:00Thank you for the reply Mr Snowdon. As no one can ...Thank you for the reply Mr Snowdon. As no one can know when a human being "should" die in essence the term premature death is meaningless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-29135731144845013022012-06-23T15:48:48.317+01:002012-06-23T15:48:48.317+01:00In other words - all deaths are premature, but som...In other words - all deaths are premature, but some deaths are more premature than others...proglodytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057066153546638923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-82682710309574150802012-06-23T15:35:41.324+01:002012-06-23T15:35:41.324+01:00Good point Chris.
In reality (or perhaps surreal...Good point Chris. <br /><br />In reality (or perhaps surreality), I suppose this means that ALL deaths are premature. As you stated above, no death is caused by nothing at all, not even time.proglodytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057066153546638923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-40656459951536522072012-06-23T11:53:19.361+01:002012-06-23T11:53:19.361+01:00My understanding is that any preventable death is ...My understanding is that any preventable death is a premature death. eg. a smoker who dies of lung cancer at the age of 92 died a premature death because if he hadn't smoked he is presumed to have lived at least a little longer.<br /><br />As far as I know, premature deaths are not defined as deaths that occurred before a certain cut-off point (eg. life expectancy), but I am happy to be corrected if anyone knows better.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-66570770671183937302012-06-23T10:02:16.525+01:002012-06-23T10:02:16.525+01:00What exactly, do they define as a premature death?...What exactly, do they define as a premature death? Does this relate to average life expectancy and if yes is this region dependent? Whilst human life expectancy has certainly increased in many parts of the world the possible human life span has probably not changed at all. So a human being can live to be, say 120 years old at a maximum under optimal conditions. Under such circumstances would dying at 85 be a premature death?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-6371229072544514942012-06-23T00:30:15.985+01:002012-06-23T00:30:15.985+01:00Dear Mr Snowdon
The perfect parasite does not kil...Dear Mr Snowdon<br /><br />The perfect parasite does not kill its host.<br /><br />WHO and others are evolving to perfection.<br /><br />DPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-26854084330612322372012-06-22T21:27:20.196+01:002012-06-22T21:27:20.196+01:00The total of causes of death always adds up to 100...The total of causes of death always adds up to 100%.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com