Life expectancy shorter for homeless, study says – [ctv.ca]
TORONTO — Canadians living in homeless shelters and rooming houses have a much shorter life expectancy than the general population – and poverty is not the only factor contributing to their premature deaths, researchers conclude.
In a 10-year study, researchers found the chance of surviving to age 75 among the homeless or inadequately housed is 32 per cent for men and 60 per cent for women, compared to 51 per cent and 72 per cent respectively for the lowest income group in Canada’s population.
To put that in perspective, the probability that a 25-year-old man living today in marginal housing would make it to age 75 is equal to the life expectancy of the average young male in 1921 – long before the advent of antibiotics and other life-saving treatments.
For homeless or poorly housed females, their chance of surviving to 75 is the same as women in the general population of Canada in 1956.
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Beer... Weed... Money for beer and weed?
(se: Always surprises me that people are always doing studies on the obvious things. Did you expect that homeless people were living longer? The streets make them invincible? Noting that people in 3rd countries are usually homeless and don’t live long, wouldn’t that give you an indication of what is happening here to homeless people? How here’s one for you. Factor in drugs and alcohol. Does that have anything to do with it as well? Why are we doing a study on homeless people anyways? We pay taxes, homeless people get shelters, but don’t want to be in them because they don’t allow drug and alcohol use.. I wonder how long people that conduct stupid survey’s live? Hrmm…)
Hulk Hogan – Hulk Hogan Floored By Marriage – [Contactmusic News]
Hulk Hogan thought about killing himself, even going as far as holding a loaded gun, when his marriage ended.
The legendary wrestler – real name Terry Bollea – got as far as picking up a gun to shoot himself when wife Linda Bollea filed for divorce after nearly 24 years together, following claims he had had an affair in 2007.
In his autobiography, ‘My Life Outside the Ring’, Hulk wrote: “There were times when I thought that a whole bottle of pills would go down easy.
“Then I noticed the gun in my hand. I was careless with it… I kept my finger pressed right to that trigger… and if I moved that finger an inch in the right direction I would have blown my brains out.”
Hulk’s depression descended further when his son Nick was indicted on reckless driving charges. He had been involved in an accident which left his friend and passenger, John Graziano, with a broken skull and in need of lifelong medical care.
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Wow. Hulk's looking pretty old..
(se: Shiiiit.. I don’t think it was the divorce itself that messed up Hulk Hogan, I think it was the fact that his wife was a stupid bitch and she’s milking him for every penny she can get. Especially the cars. I think I covered this before and said that he should just OJ her. It’s bad enough that she is taking his money, which isn’t hers, that she didn’t earn, and she is taking his house, but the cars? You evil bitch! I guess also having a douchebag son that’s a loser wannabe fast and furious racer, and a daughter that looks like a guy that can’t sing, but keeps trying (sure, I guess you get bonus points for trying..), man..it’s like a horrific suicide just waiting to happen. Hulk should have just killed his entire family when he had the chance..)
Hulk Hogan looks like a mess..
His son is a loser, his daughter is a shitty singer, his wife left him, and now he’s back on roids with Sly Stallone probably…
Nothing beats those tacky ass tights and shit he’s wearing.
He should just do some botox or something, maybe some hair plugs and get a real job..
He is like the wrestling version of the fat Elvis..
I wonder….
Will he kill himself first, or die of some type of roid and alcohol related heart attak or something…
Wowzers!
Mr. Playboy himself Hugh Hefner says he has fallen in love with bleach blonde, sexy but slow Holly Madison, saying that his relationship will probably “last forever”…
At 80 something years old, it doesn’t mean quite the same as when you’re in your 20’s or 30’s and plan to love someone for ever.
When your “lasting forever” relationship, means that good 10 years or so that you’re still alive if you make it that far, “lasting relationship” you’re definitely pulling the blinds over someones eyes…
Hugh has probably banged hundreds of girls if not thousands…
When you’re almost 100 years old, and you’re thinking of settling down with a girl just shy of 30 years old…
You got some good game, and a pretty slow girlfriend…
Here is his quote direct from the AP:
“To be perfectly frank, I have unexpectedly fallen in love. It is the relationship with Holly that will probably last forever. The others will last for as long as they want it to last before going on with their careers and lives.”
