Another Second Hand Smoke Study

Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 12:49 in Health & Medicine

While I can appreciate the usefulness of smoking bans, especially as it relates to non-smokers (or even smokers for that matter).  I'm not convinced that the science is establishing a sound cause and effect linkage. There is little doubt that smoking is not a healthy activity, but similarly we should be aware of all forms of air pollution.  A recent study suggested that even a relatively brief exposure to second hand smoke could precipitate a heart attack1.  Unfortunately, I haven't seen how such a study or determination was made, so it is impossible to assess their methodology.   Consider the following quote: read more

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