The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified a cluster of dentists that all contracted idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and were treated at a particular Virginia care center:
A cluster of cases of a progressive lung disease occurred among dentists and other dental workers treated at one Virginia care center, according to Thursday's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report [open, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6709a2] [DX] from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of nine patients, referred to as a cluster, seven died during the reported 16-year period. The disease, called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is a chronic, progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis. The cause is unknown.
[...] In this case, among 894 patients treated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the Virginia hospital, nine patients -- or 1% -- were identified as dentists or dental technicians. This number "was about 23 times higher than expected," Nett said.
The clustering may be explained by occupational exposure to an unknown hazard.
Also at Newsweek.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday March 13 2018, @01:04PM (2 children)
The Central Nervous System [wikipedia.org] is not just the brain.
I interpreted (perhaps incorrectly, but I doubt it) that OP was saying that Fibromyalgia was a psychological disorder rather than an physical disorder.
OP said:
That's is a very common, but easily refuted, misconception about fibromyalgia.
What's more, it's difficult for me to see how else to interpret that, given that "head" is pretty clearly used to mean "mind" given the context.
I'm going to assume that English isn't your native language, rather than jumping to more negative conclusions.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday March 14 2018, @01:09PM (1 child)
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday March 14 2018, @07:43PM
More's the pity. I like it better when they're vertebrates. :)
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr