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Comment Good Idea on the Surface... Problems underneath (Score 1) 486

by umStefa (#55403623) Attached to: Doctors To Breathalyse Smokers Before Allowing Them NHS Surgery

While it sounds like a great way to save the NHS money by getting people to become healthier problems will arise in practice.

Anybody who smokes and doesn't want to quit can simply resume smoking after the test... Just like how drug addicts who are forced into detox usually return to using after they are released.

With obese patients the idea is even worse because if they simply diet to lose the weight they will end up losing a combination of fat and muscle, which lowers their metabolism. After surgery if they then return to the bad habits that made them obese in the first place they will gain all the weight back and probably some additional... Your just perpetuating a cycle of yo-yo dieting.

Dealing with addiction and obesity is not easy... To be effective the person has to want to change, forcing them simply won't have the long term effects you want.

Comment Re:Okay, this is getting ridiculous (Score 1) 129

by umStefa (#51727503) Attached to: FBI Warns That Car Hacking Is a Real Risk

There is! The car you are looking for is called a Used Car and as an added bonus it is significantly cheaper than any new car on the market! Even better is with the money you save you can not only purchase a full set of tools to maintain and repair the car, so you won't need to take it to an overpriced mechanic!
Star Wars Prequels

'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Delayed By Seven Months (hollywoodreporter.com) 203

Posted by samzenpus from the wait-you-will dept.
Mr.Intel writes with bad news for those of you champing at the bit to see the next Star Wars movie. Engadget reports: "You'll have to wait a bit longer to see what the heck is up with Luke Skywalker. Disney announced this afternoon that it's delaying Star Wars: Episode VIII from May 26, 2017 by seven months to December 15, 2017. Disney didn't give any reason for the delay, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it'll allow the studio to give the film a Christmas release treatment, which worked pretty well for The Force Awakens. Additionally, it'll give director/writer Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) more time to work on the film. THR's Borys Kit notes that may include rewrites to focus more on the new class of Star Wars characters."
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Submission + - New SARS-Like Virus Infects Both Human and Animal Cells (sciencemag.org)

Submitted by sciencehabit
sciencehabit writes: A SARS-like virus discovered this summer in the Middle East may infect more than just humans. The pathogen, a close cousin to the one that caused the 2002 to 2003 SARS outbreak, may also be able to infect cells from pigs and a wide range of bat species, researchers report today. The findings may help public health officials track the source of the outbreak and identify the role of wild animals and livestock in spreading the virus, researchers say.

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