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House Call: Income, Education May Affect Male Mortality Rate
Aired January 13, 2003 - 07:54 ET
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Income and education may have a direct link to longevity -- I was going to say longetivity, that's not even a word.
Sanjay Gupta is along. He understands. It's Monday morning. You know what it's like. It's like going back to school after a long weekend off.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi.
ZAHN: Good morning.
GUPTA: Good morning to you, Paula.
You're absolutely right. A thinner wallet, as you say, may pose a much bigger problem than actually paying bills on time. Researchers at Emory University found that men, who fell into the lowest 25 percent of socio-economic status, were nearly three times more likely to die of external causes than men in the highest socio-economic quartile. Now, external causes mean deaths from accidents, fires, poisonings, falls and homicides.
Women, as well, in the lowest socio-economic class were 1.6 times more likely to die from those same external causes.
Now, researchers point to the need for additional prevention education among all socio-economic classes to try and prevent those preventable deaths.
On another topic, Paula, go pills -- that's GO pills -- are under trial today. Dextroamphentamines (ph), or so-called "go pills," will play a role in the preliminary hearing of two U.S. pilots involved in the friendly fire bombing in Afghanistan last April. That bombing killed four Canadian soldiers. The pilots' lawyers argue that taking this drug impaired their judgment.
Dexedrine and other amphetamines have long been used to combat fatigue for pilots, astronauts and foot soldiers on long missions. Dexedrine is also used to prescribe for narcolepsy and ADHD. The side effects are well-known -- you can read them there: nervousness, dizziness, tremor, headache, loss of appetite.
An interesting story, Paula. We're going to follow that one along as it develops.
In the next hour as well, we're going to talk about a more common pharmaceutical, Prozac. Does it work for everyone? And if it does, why shouldn't we all take it -- Paula.
ZAHN: I hope you have an answer to that one. See you in a little bit.
GUTPA: It's an interesting discussion, yes.
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Aired January 13, 2003 - 07:54 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Income and education may have a direct link to longevity -- I was going to say longetivity, that's not even a word.
Sanjay Gupta is along. He understands. It's Monday morning. You know what it's like. It's like going back to school after a long weekend off.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi.
ZAHN: Good morning.
GUPTA: Good morning to you, Paula.
You're absolutely right. A thinner wallet, as you say, may pose a much bigger problem than actually paying bills on time. Researchers at Emory University found that men, who fell into the lowest 25 percent of socio-economic status, were nearly three times more likely to die of external causes than men in the highest socio-economic quartile. Now, external causes mean deaths from accidents, fires, poisonings, falls and homicides.
Women, as well, in the lowest socio-economic class were 1.6 times more likely to die from those same external causes.
Now, researchers point to the need for additional prevention education among all socio-economic classes to try and prevent those preventable deaths.
On another topic, Paula, go pills -- that's GO pills -- are under trial today. Dextroamphentamines (ph), or so-called "go pills," will play a role in the preliminary hearing of two U.S. pilots involved in the friendly fire bombing in Afghanistan last April. That bombing killed four Canadian soldiers. The pilots' lawyers argue that taking this drug impaired their judgment.
Dexedrine and other amphetamines have long been used to combat fatigue for pilots, astronauts and foot soldiers on long missions. Dexedrine is also used to prescribe for narcolepsy and ADHD. The side effects are well-known -- you can read them there: nervousness, dizziness, tremor, headache, loss of appetite.
An interesting story, Paula. We're going to follow that one along as it develops.
In the next hour as well, we're going to talk about a more common pharmaceutical, Prozac. Does it work for everyone? And if it does, why shouldn't we all take it -- Paula.
ZAHN: I hope you have an answer to that one. See you in a little bit.
GUTPA: It's an interesting discussion, yes.
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