[TheForge] OT Threads ?

[Walter Mullett]

Do you mean the Japanese study that has now been revealed as being funded by
the smoking industry?  It is debunked here:
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/14/4/227  

Very similar to the British Medical Journal study and you can read up on
it's flaws here.
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/health_news/270503smoke.html

If you are really interested, check out who did the more than 50 negative
reports done in multiple countries which you can find here: 
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/passive/html/passive.html

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lynn Emrich
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 4:11 PM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: RE: [TheForge] OT Threads ?



--- Walter Mullett <wmullett at bright.net> wrote:
Side stream smoke is of little or no consequences. The best study I ever
read was on the Japanese. The wives of smokers were not any more likely to
have problems than wives of nonsmokers. And they smoke a lot!
When you read the papers of the dangers of side stream, not second hand
(another argument) be sure to see who funded the research. About as useful
as the studies showing smoking was not harmful funded by tobacco companies.
Most fun was the Surgeon General at the time C.
Everate Coope (sp?) when asked why he promoted a study showing side stream
smoke was harmful when it had been shown to be bad science said "but it was
for a good cause."
Just my views,
Lynn

> About time....
> 
> This is not a personal rights issue.  Living in high  risk areas 
> doesn't just affect the person living there.  It also puts the 
> rescuer's lives at risk and it costs all of the rest of us.
> 
> It's like smoking.  When you smoke around another person, you risk 
> their life and your smoking costs all of us money.
> 
> Walt


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