XPost: soc.men, alt.california, alt.drugs.pot   
   XPost: sac.politics   
   From: dumbfuck@dumbo.com   
      
   On 11/03/2017 16:56, Marxette wrote:   
   > :) Not by the real Turin an' not who Turin is. The people using this   
   > tactic are a gang of cyber criminals, here's a borrowed quote wrt to   
   > some of their other activities:   
   >   
   >   
   > "...a gang of online thieves who do specialize in identity theft and   
   > forgeries among other cyber activities.   
   >   
   > The purpose of this post was not trolling or fun or personal vendettas.   
   > It was gang intimidation oriented toward facilitating criminal   
   > activities; which, includes the trading of drugs, pornography and   
   > copyrighted works. This group uses "alt.usenet.kooks" as an operating   
   > base on Usenet. They are well known for stalking and intimidation of a   
   > much more serious nature against targeted individuals.   
   >   
   > You are encouraged to report such behavior to federal authorities   
   > whenever it is encountered."   
   >   
   >   
   > On 03/11/2017 03:13 AM, Turin Turd wrote:   
   >> On 11/03/2017 02:04, & wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> fake flooding from drug dealer scum posting junk messages to hide   
   >>> behind traffic they steal your credit card numbers too its from   
   >>> peter j ross greg hall and alt usenet kooks report identity thieves   
   >>> and pirates to fbi . i win   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> On 03/10/2017 08:38 PM, Daily Doper wrote:   
   >>>> New research analyzing millions of U.S. medical records suggests   
   >>>> that marijuana use raises an adult’s risk of stroke and heart   
   >>>> failure.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but the researchers   
   >>>> said they tried to account for other heart risk factors.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “Even when we corrected for known risk factors, we still found a   
   >>>> higher rate of both stroke and heart failure in these patients,”   
   >>>> explained lead researcher Dr. Aditi Kalla, a cardiologist at   
   >>>> Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “That leads us to believe that there is something else going on   
   >>>> besides just obesity or diet-related cardiovascular side   
   >>>> effects,” Kalla said in a news release from the American College   
   >>>> of Cardiology (ACC).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Her team is slated to present its findings March 18 at the ACC’s   
   >>>> annual meeting, in Washington, D.C.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In the study, Kalla’s group looked at 20 million health records   
   >>>> of patients aged 18 to 55 who were discharged from one of more   
   >>>> than a thousand hospitals across the United States in 2009 and   
   >>>> 2010.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Of those patients, 1.5 percent said they’d used marijuana.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Such use was associated with a much higher risk for stroke,   
   >>>> heart failure, coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac death.   
   >>>> Pot use was also tied to common heart disease risk factors such   
   >>>> as obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and drinking, the   
   >>>> researchers said.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> After adjusting for those risk factors, the researchers   
   >>>> concluded that marijuana use was independently associated with a   
   >>>> 26 percent increased risk of stroke and a 10 percent increased   
   >>>> risk of heart failure.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “More research will be needed to understand the [reasons] behind   
   >>>> this effect,” Kalla said.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Not everyone agreed the findings are cause for alarm, however.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Paul Armentaro is deputy director of NORML, a marijuana advocacy   
   >>>> group. He called the increase in heart risk, “a relatively   
   >>>> nominal one,” and said the study “is inconsistent with the   
   >>>> findings of several other longitudinal studies finding that those   
   >>>> who consume cannabis, but not tobacco, suffer no greater   
   >>>> likelihood of adverse events compared to those with no history of   
   >>>> use.”   
   >>>>   
   >>>> NORML agrees that certain groups -- adolescents, pregnant or   
   >>>> nursing mothers, people with a history of psychiatric illness, or   
   >>>> those with a prior history of heart disease -- may want to avoid   
   >>>> marijuana due to the potential effects on health.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But others may want to talk the issue over with their doctors.   
   >>>> “As with any medication, patients should consult thoroughly with   
   >>>> their physician before deciding whether the medical use of   
   >>>> cannabis is safe and appropriate,” Armentaro said.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Study author Kalla noted that medical or recreational marijuana   
   >>>> use is now legal in more than half of U.S. states -- so a better   
   >>>> understanding of its health effects is needed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The good, bad and unknown about marijuana’s health effects “Like   
   >>>> all other drugs, whether they’re prescribed or not prescribed, we   
   >>>> want to know the effects and side effects of this drug,” Kalla   
   >>>> said. “It’s important for physicians to know these effects so we   
   >>>> can better educate patients, such as those who are inquiring   
   >>>> about the safety of cannabis or even asking for a prescription   
   >>>> for cannabis.”   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Two heart specialists agreed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The new study “suggests that marijuana may not be as safe as   
   >>>> proponents for its legalization claim,” said Dr. Andrew Rogove,   
   >>>> who directs stroke care at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y.   
   >>>> He believes that “further studies need to be performed to   
   >>>> elucidate how marijuana use can increase risk for stroke and   
   >>>> heart failure and if any particular way that it is used confers a   
   >>>> higher risk.”   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Dr. Shazia Alam directs inpatient stroke services at Winthrop-   
   >>>> University Hospital, in Mineola, N.Y. She believes there’s a   
   >>>> growing number of patients of all ages with a history of   
   >>>> marijuana use.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “As more of our patients will be on marijuana in the near future   
   >>>> given the legalization trend, this study reminds us how important   
   >>>> it is to ask about marijuana use early on and inform them of any   
   >>>> potential consequences,” she said.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “Moreover, we have been seeing increased strokes in the younger   
   >>>> population, therefore routinely inquiring about marijuana use   
   >>>> may become an integral part in stroke prevention,” Alam added.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Because these findings are to be presented at a medical meeting,   
   >>>> they should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-   
   >>>> reviewed journal.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pot-marijuana-risk-stroke-heart-   
   >>>> failure/   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> FOAD TURIN you moron   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
    >   
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