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Originally Posted by BlueMeanie
Lisa. If you read a report that says that the rate of death from asprin related complications is four times what was previously thought, would you stop taking it? By real numbers, it may jump from 2 cases to 8 cases. However, if you look at as relative numbers of 2 per 100,000 to 8 per 100,000, the rise is staticially insignificant. Yes, suicide is horrible, but keep these numbers in perspective. BTW. I looked at the CDC report again. The number of Males of all races between 20-24, prime military age is 20.5 per 100,000. That is higher than the Iraqi rate.
Dan
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MALES???? I do believe that there a quite a few females working in the military as well. I think I also heard that they were having trouble over there with some kind of illness-I can't remember what it was. I still wish they would come home soon and safe.
InfernoRed-I didn't know. Sometimes the military can make it difficult to get benefits for those that are missing, etc. so I did not know if they made it difficult for suicide victims families, also. You know, insurance companies do, so I figured it might be difficult for the armed services because of the honor code. I am glad to hear it, though.