Boomers Plus Community Group
Our group is primarily for those born from 1946 to 1964 and earlier. Come here to discuss the good and bad things about your age, retirement, benefit problems, and activities. And, maybe throw in a memory or two. If you're younger, you might learn where our generation is coming from. All are welcome.
Do you use bottled water? If so, why? If not, why?
Hi NDY - At the risk of being a pest, I must point out that this is an old hoax email; I have received it for years on and off. I have copied the response from Johns Hopkins below:
"Information falsely attributed to Johns Hopkins called, "CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS" describes properties of cancer cells and suggests ways of preventing cancer. Johns Hopkins did not publish the information, which often is an email attachment, nor do we endorse its contents. The email also contains an incorrect spelling of our institution as "John" Hopkins; whereas, the correct spelling is "Johns" Hopkins. For more information about cancer, please read the information on our web site or visit the National Cancer Institute's web site at www.cancer.gov. Please help combat the spread of this hoax by letting others know of this statement."
This was copied directly from the Hoax Slayer website http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cancer-t... A Google search of Johns Hopkins cancer hoax email will bring up hundreds of hits.
Much more to read on the Hoax Slayer site, including people who disagree that this is a hoax. I certainly agree that healthy living is always the best choice but - desperately ill people may certainly need extreme treatment such as radiation and chemo. My own dear brother has gone through this in the last year, and he has had great follow-up testing and we are all sure hoping for the best!
Mystic
Reply #2 (delete) - 07/20/11 1:08pm
Hi NDY - At the risk of being a pest, I must point out that this is an old hoax email; I have received it for years on and off. I have copied the response from Johns Hopkins below:
"Information falsely attributed to Johns Hopkins called, "CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS" describes properties of cancer cells and suggests ways of preventing cancer. Johns Hopkins did not publish the information, which often is an email attachment, nor do we endorse its contents. The email also contains an incorrect spelling of our institution as "John" Hopkins; whereas, the correct spelling is "Johns" Hopkins. For more information about cancer, please read the information on our web site or visit the National Cancer Institute's web site at www.cancer.gov. Please help combat the spread of this hoax by letting others know of this statement."
This was copied directly from the Hoax Slayer website http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cancer-t... A Google search of Johns Hopkins cancer hoax email will bring up hundreds of hits.
Much more to read on the Hoax Slayer site, including people who disagree that this is a hoax. I certainly agree that healthy living is always the best choice but - desperately ill people may certainly need extreme treatment such as radiation and chemo. My own dear brother has gone through this in the last year, and he has had great follow-up testing and we are all sure hoping for the best!
Mystic
Reply #2 (delete) - 07/20/11 1:08pm
Dear fellow Boomers Plus:
I am sorry to have caused this confusion.. And NOW I have found myself in the middle of a debate... When I was just tying to help Sorry about that......
NDY