RE: asthma and hayfever--the bright side

[Guest guest]

Just keep in mind that these kinds of percentages can be extremely

misleading.

For instance, if your chance of dying from leukemia was only 1 percent

in the first place, taking 18 percent off of that 1 percent is not

really that stunning. There are different kinds of risks -- relative and

absolute, and the quick-hit news articles don't explain that, and this

particular story did a horrendous job explaining what any of this means.

This is really not that meaningful.

jennifer g. <who is going to grad school for public health>

www.cmlsupport.com

[ ] asthma and hayfever--the bright side

Apparently people who have asthma and hay fever have an 18% less

chance of dying from leukemia and those with just asthma have a 25%

less chance of dying from it.