Comments on: Alcohol No Danger to Kidneys (Oct, 1932)

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:22:34 +0000

Do you mind if I smoke?

By: notbob

notbob — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:51:11 +0000

I’ll drink to that!

By: Repack Rider

Repack Rider — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:34:50 +0000

Well then.

I’ll have another.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:51:06 +0000

Every medical or scientific report should be followed with the words “… this week”

By: Richard C

Richard C — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:36:44 +0000

They discussed heart and kidneys, but they omitted the liver. I knew a pathologist who had conducted many post mortems, and he basically said the same thing, at least about the heart and arteries (I don’t recall him saying anything one way or another about kidneys of heavy drinkers).

But in the same breath, he said the liver of a heavy drinker was usually in obviously bad shape.

If you drink yourself to a premature death due to cirrhosis, leaving a corpse with nice clean coronary arteries is of limited benefit, no?

Moderation…

By: Neil Russell

Neil Russell — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:57:38 +0000

Was the AMA involved in the effort to overturn Prohibition?

Were any details of these “drunkard” post mortems (and causes of death) ever revealed?

And wouldn’t it be nicer to say “stew bum” instead?