And they blame secondhand smoke?
05/30/2009
Hormone users who developed lung cancer were 60% more likely to die from the disease as women who weren't taking hormones.
03/27/2009
Drinking hot tea may cause throat cancer, say Iranian researchers, suggesting people let their steaming drink(s) cool before consuming them.
03/16/2009
Fumes from stir frying - not smoking - have been identified as the major cause of lung cancer among women in Hong Kong and the mainland, according to a new study.
03/13/2009
A new study from researchers in Germany shows traffic jams--long considered sources of stress, frustration and road rage--can also be linked to heart attacks.
The study of 1,400 heart attack patients found they were more than three times as likely to have been in traffic within an hour of experiencing a heart attack than not.
03/13/2009
More than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that are believed to cause cancer, the organization said yesterday.
Some of the biggest names in the market, including Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic Lotion, tested positive for 1,4-dioxane or formaldehyde, or both the non-profit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reported.
"The FDA and other government agencies around the world consider these trace levels safe.." According to a Johnson & Johnson spokesperson.
SAFE? The reason for smoking bans is supposedly there are NO SAFE LEVELS OF EXPOSURE to these chemicals classified as carcinogens. If it's safe to rub J&J's lotion into our babies' skin, then it's safe for adults to be around wisps of smoke.
03/12/2009
Conclusion: In this large study we were not able to detect and effect of ozone on the risk of death from cardiovascular causes when the concentration of PM2.5 was taken into account. We did, however, demonstrate a significant increase in the risk of death from respiratory causes in association with an increase in ozone concentration.
09/19/2008
"Study covered pain reliever's use among children in 31 countries
In the United States acetaminophen is widely sold under the brand Tylenol and is used to relieve fever, minor aches and pain. It is used in a liquid suspension for children.
Medium use of acetaminophen in the past 12 months increased asthma risk by 61 percent, while high dosages of once a month or more in the past year raised the risk by over three times.
Medium use was defined as once per year or more, but less than once a month.
Suspicions of a possible link between acetaminophen and asthma emerged in recent years when experts observed an increased use of the drug to a simultaneous rise in asthma prevalence worldwide." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788879/
08/18/2008
LSU chemist isolates air pollutants
Particles present risks equal to a pack a day
"Newly discovered air pollutants could cause health risks similar to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, new LSU research contends. Environmental chemistry professor Barry Dellinger presented his findings on the pollutants Sunday at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia.
The pollutants are known as “environmentally persistent free radicals,” called PFRs. They are microscopic particles released into the atmosphere from any flame-producing chemical reaction.
Dellinger, whose research focuses on the environmental effects of combustion, said the “PFRs” study results could eventually explain why so many nonsmokers get lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases.
“At the worst, it still looks like it could be equal to a pack of cigarettes a day,” Dellinger said, “if you live in a polluted area.”
Nearly 15 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in nonsmokers, according to the American Cancer Society.
07/29/2008
Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $1.1 Million for Cutting-Edge Approaches to Parkinson's Disease Under Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008
"-- Rahul Srinivasan, MBBS, PhD, and Henry A. Lester, PhD, of the California Institute of Technology are working to better understand epidemiological findings that have consistently shown smoking may protect against PD. The researchers hope to elucidate the mechanisms by which nicotine may protect dopamine neurons through development and validation of a screening test for small molecules that could increase nicotine receptor expression in the brain."
FOLLOW THE MONEY
The tobacco industry, dubbed "Big Tobacco" by the anti smoking zealots, is not the political contributor and influence the antis would like you to believe.
The fact is, smoking bans have been bought and paid for by those who stand to profit from the sales of nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, inhalers and drugs.
Below is a table from Open Secrets.org. See how much Big pHARMa has contributed to the Presidential campaigns and see who's the bigger influence is. http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.php?ind=H04
Big pHARMa, as the pharmaceutical companies are now called by those who know the real truth, make Big Tobacco look like Mother Goose. Check out our page titled "Lobbying and Political Influence" for the staggering amounts paid in lobbying expenses.