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If cigarette smoking is injurious and can lead to cancer, then how come so many still survive despite smoking for 45-65 years?

Terry O'Hanlon, works at Retirement • Answered January 8, 2018

The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn’t that it causes many of the problems most often...

 

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Why is age 70 considered old age?

Larry Kiepprien, studied at CIM • Answered February 10

we are built to last approximately 50 years…after that, if we weren’t carefull at what we ate and the amount of food we stuffed in our body at meal time, if we didn’t keep ...

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Is it selfish to retire early?

John Smith • Answered August 23, 2023

I’m almost 56 and feel great guilt over this. I make over 6 figures, work from home and it’s otherwise a relatively easy job for me to do, but there are a few things with w...

 

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How would omega 3, magnesium, zinc, B12, coq10, and Ashwagandha help me?

Dr. Benjamin McLean, Doctor of Medicine at Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane (2015-present) • Answered September 9, 2023

As a Doctor of Medicine, I can provide you with information on how each of these supplements may potentially benefit your health. However, it's crucial to remember that ind...

 

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I’m 63 years old and so lonely. Does it matter to anyone?

Thomas Cayne, Ph. D. Anthropology & Mathematical Physics • Answered November 17, 2023

A couple of years ago, I noticed a hunchbacked figure standing in our front garden, but I had no idea what it was doing there. Instead of approaching the figure, I watched ...

 

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Why do most hardcore alcoholics choose vodka?

James Short • Updated September 22, 2020

A 750 ml of Smirnoff vodka is my particular poison of choice!

 

However any vodka will do. So why is vodka the preferred alcoholic beverage of choice among alcoholics?

 

#1 Doesn...

 

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Why are eggs in Italy not refrigerated?

Alice Twain • Updated September 19, 2019

Eggs in Europe are not refrigerated because they don’t need it. The reasons why American (and Japanese) eggs must be refrigerated is that:

1. They are washed, which removes the...

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Is walking every day really enough exercise?

Doug Armey, Author, Entrepreneur, Adventurer, World Traveler • Answered September 7, 2022

When I go for my daily walk, at our home in Carmel, I often pass an older couple taking their walk also. We stop and chat occasionally. They live nearby and walk the same 1...

 

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Does a routine blood test check for cancer?

Jennifer Donovan, 40+ years of teaching science, Biology (and more particularly Human Biology) • Answered November 30, 2018

My stage 4 kidney cancer was detected because my blood calcium level was too high. This was an indication of a cancer somewhere. It could have been a cancer in my bones rel...

 

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My ECG and 2D Echo results came out normal last week. Is it normal to still have symptoms of heart attack?

Tiny Nair, MD, DM FRCP, FACC Cardiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram • Answered August 20, 2022

55-year-old male came in with persistent chest heaviness. ECG normal, Echo normal, first troponin test normal. In view of ongoing pain, we decided to take him up for a coro...

 

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Do most 65-year-olds sit at home all day just eat, sleep, and watch TV?

Aishwarya SK, A deep thinker with a lot to express! • Answered November 10, 2022

My father is approaching the age of 65.

 

He actually thought he could just sit at home, eat, sleep and watch TV, tried that, but it turned out to be way too boring and he nev...

 

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