tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806057380317734287.post3900487241715182140..comments2022-03-24T09:17:34.743+00:00Comments on It's A Stat Life: Newsflash: everyone being healthier reduces deathsRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296526563838815366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806057380317734287.post-33105620237583906702012-06-10T22:53:15.256+01:002012-06-10T22:53:15.256+01:00Further update - some other useful commentary here...Further update - some other useful commentary here:<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428681.600-the-right-amount-of-alcohol-is-not-always-less.htmlRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296526563838815366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806057380317734287.post-37386972417472014172012-06-06T20:35:23.669+01:002012-06-06T20:35:23.669+01:00Just noticed that David Spiegelhalter beat me to t...Just noticed that David Spiegelhalter beat me to this one:<br /><br />http://understandinguncertainty.org/drinking-again<br /><br />He talks about the paper more directly, and I disagree with his tone a little: I still think "What is the optimal amount of alcohol to consume from a public health point of view?" is a perfectly reasonable epidemiological question to ask, but agree that the paper and its press release lent themselves to being interpreted the way they were.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296526563838815366noreply@blogger.com