Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 30 years to prove

Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by positr0n on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:17PM (#41854420)

People have been taking them for decades for other reasons, so if they had side effects reducing max life expectancy worse than being overweight surely we'd know by now.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by hackernewds on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @02:23AM (#41856134)

have they? why are they only gaining prominence now?

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by ben_w on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @02:34AM (#41856194)

Because they have been made available for weight loss.

Viagra's original purpose was for heart conditions, that purpose didn't make the headlines (or spam folders) either.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by tuatoru on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @04:34AM (#41856868)

Almost. Pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Pretty close to the heart.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by ben_w on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @04:49AM (#41856964)

Oh? I stand corrected. I thought it was for angina.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by positr0n on Thursday October 17, 2024 @01:21AM (#41866651)

Treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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