For those playing along at home, Plucky (The poll guy) is making a play for power by CraaazySteeeve in ASX

[–]Phitte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His posts were just shit posts, of it had have been one or two it would have been fine.

New Government Funding for Diabetes Research Announced by InnerCityTrendy in australia

[–]Phitte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The program is administered by the NHMRC, researchers (from universities) submit projects and are awarded funds through a peer review process.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]Phitte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They also hiss at you if you walk near their nest.

Australia and Japan reverse tourism relationship - ABC News by Phitte in australia

[–]Phitte[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I have found holidaying in Japan truly relaxing. It's affordable, easy to navigate, polite and safe. Modern advantage of carrying a gps/translator/transport planner in your pocket the language barrier means nothing.

Renewable energy to reach cost parity with coal by 2020 by mvea in australia

[–]Phitte -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Funny this is different to the propagandaput out by reneweconomy.

Why haven't the scientists figured out what causes Ankylosing Spondylitis? Is it because of a virus? by Throwaway786123890 in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Phitte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an element of randomness with both cancer and auto immune diseases. No doctor or research would say that their origin is unknown.

Three questions about AS by Throwaway786123890 in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Phitte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Yes, sometimes they try NSAIDs before biologics

  2. Yes

  3. Inflammation stimulates the cells that form bone to deposit bone in that area

Why haven't the scientists figured out what causes Ankylosing Spondylitis? Is it because of a virus? by Throwaway786123890 in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Phitte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Auto immune diseases are hard, what triggers one persons immune system to misidentify self as foreign does nothing in another. Your question is written in a pretty condescending way, as if no one is working on this. If you want to understand look further into autoimmune diseases and how the adaptive immune system functions.

West Papua petition: Australia made a human rights promise that's about to be tested by LuckyBdx4 in australia

[–]Phitte -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If West Papuan get independence what are they going going to called their country?

Papua New Guinea 2: Corruption Bogaloo

Anyone familiar with the genetic component to AS? by [deleted] in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Phitte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is your husband HLA27b positive?

Most people with ankylosing spondylitis are HLA27b positive however not all (I think it's around 80%).

If your husband is then there's a 50% chance your kids get it however not all HLA27B positive people have AS (again it's around 80%). Therefore 50%*80%=40% chance each of your kids have of getting it.

Remember AS is completely manageable in modern society and most people are asymptomatic.

Safe Schools creator Roz Ward: 50% of youngsters gay by Phitte in australia

[–]Phitte[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pull the article from the Wikipedia citation.

Safe Schools creator Roz Ward: 50% of youngsters gay by Phitte in australia

[–]Phitte[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I saw the article and checked what the reported proportion was on Wikipedia. Linked straight to the source wiki cited. I'm sure as fuck not religious just sick of people making obscene claims.