X-Message-Number: 17862 From: "John de Rivaz" <> References: <> Subject: Re: heart disease Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:17:34 -0000 > Message #17858 > Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 12:17:50 +1100 > From: Damien Broderick <> > Subject: heart disease > > I think it's all too possible that some cardiac disease is viral, and that > hanging around sick and dying patients might expose their doctors to > increased risk of early death. This is a horrid thought for heart > specialists, but perhaps a hopeful one in the long run, if we could chase > down such an infectious agent and learn to immunize against it. > This is something that concerns me too. It is possible that diseases like colds, flu and gastro-enteritis that people freely and willingly pass between each other have more serious side effects that may not appear for years afterwards. Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, music, Inventors' report, an autobio and various other projects: http://www.geocities.com/longevityrpt http://www.autopsychoice.com - http://www.cryonics-europe.org - http://www.porthtowan.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17862