Study Says Going To Church May Cause Cancer

[matcom]

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CHURCHGOING may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.

University of Maastricht researcher Theo de Kok and colleagues measured levels of fine particulates in the air of a small chapel and a local basilica after experiments in which they burned candles for nine hours and simulated a service in which incense was burned.

Fine particulate matter - defined as solid particles with a diameter of 10 microns or less - is a devil among air pollutants.

These particles are so small that they can reach very deep into the lungs and, as they often comprise soot, metals or carcinogens, can cause a range of problems ranging from cancer to heart disease.

De Kok's team were astonished to find that, after the usual nine hours of candle-burning, church air had between 600-1000 microgrammes of fine particulate matter per cubic metre.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11460632%255E13762,00.html

[Gato Moteado]

1. that's the only reason i stopped going to mass.....

;)

[UL_Approved]

2. Great story

Further proof that religion is the major contributor to death, disease, and human suffering.

[sam sarrha]

4. Religion isnt so bad if YOU KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Maybe not cancer,

but it probably is a good place to catch the flu!

[TaleWgnDg]

5. HOLY CRAPOLA !! and to think . . . that it was top of the news on

my local (2) PBS radio stations too!



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[papau]

6. Get real - all the monks and sisters that lived into their 80/90/s when

few others did put the lie to this garbage,

May as well say hot air heated homes are unsafe.

Any sample of anything has a concentration of everything if the instruments is sensitive enough.

On the other hand incense services do cause some folks breathing problems if in small spaces or tightly closed.

[Kiteflyer]

7. I haven't been to church in years

I should live to be 100 cancer free. I'll just have to be more carefull crossing streets and I may live to see 110.

[arwalden]

8. Was There Any Mention Of It Causing HYPOCRISY or SANCTIMONY or CRUELTY?

Or causing just plain old hatefulness and meanness and bigotry?