From: "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" 

Yep....

"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
news:393ec02e{at}w3.nls.net...
> The only thing worth a hoot is rate per unit population, not a percent
> relating to an absolute number -- that doesn't say anything.  You could
have
> a 1000% increase in deaths, but if there were a 1001% increase in
population
> then it would be an improvement.
>
> The number of people who die from falls, while not trivially small, is
still
> relatively small and subject to localized phenomenon -- hurricanes,
> earthquakes, flooding, etc that don't happen on a predictable basis.
>
> I'd guess its just a meaningless stat intended to grab some air play.
>
>  Tony
>
greggstrom{at}earthlink.net>
wrote in message
> news:393e66ca{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Factoid on CNN Headline News:
> >
> > 21% more deaths from falls and drugs between 1992 and 1998.
> >
> > Why didn't they control for an aging population?
> >
> > Does this include Blood Pressure and other prescribed drugs?
> >
> > Why these two years? To exaggerate the statistics?
> >
> > Shit.
> >
> > gs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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