| Re: Heated car seats and long traffic jams 'may be a threat to men's fertility' |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Aug 28, 2008 01:13
> LOL! Unnatural selection?
>
> "Heated car seats may keep drivers warm on cold mornings - but they
> could also lower a man's sperm count, scientists claim.
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> A study found the electric-generated heat emitted by some driver's
> seats raises body temperature to a point that interferes with the
> production of healthy sperm.
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> It follows evidence from previous studies that men who sit in a car
> for more than three hours a day, or who work as long-distance lorry
> drivers or long-haul pilots, could be putting their fertility at
> risk..."
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> More:
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> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1050016/In-hot-seat-Heated-car-seats...
Again, for the umpteenth time, Doug chooses to believe there is truth in a
headline that says "something MAY cause something else". Note also the word
"could" in the third pararaph - again, not a fact, just a supposition. No
proof, just a statistical correlation which means researchers are looking
for funding to study further.
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