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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Letter Informing Anti-Smoking Groups of Their Misleading Claims About Secondhand Smoke Widely Disseminated; Now It's Time for Action

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I sent the following letter to my private secondhand smoke mailing list, consisting of a large number of anti-smoking groups involved in the...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Former FDA Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Lying About Holding Stocks in Companies He Regulated

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According to an Associated Press article , former FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of conflict of intere...
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

After Lots of Fanfare, McCallum Deposition Turns Up Nothing

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It received lots of fanfare, but the deposition of former Associate Attorney General Robert McCallum turns up no evidence that he did anyth...

New Zealand Health Group Calls Smoking By or Around Pregnant Women Child Abuse

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A New Zealand health group - the Maori Heart Foundation - is arguing that smoking by or around a pregnant woman is child abuse. The Foundati...

Contra Costa Times Article Questions Whether Anti-Smoking Measures Are Going Too Far

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An article in yesterday's Contra Costa Times questions whether anti-smoking measures are going too far, especially by moving from smok...
Monday, October 16, 2006

Smoking in Movies Called Greatest Media Threat to Children's Health

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According to a press release issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, two anti-smoking researchers have called smoking in movies the g...
Friday, October 13, 2006

Anti-Smoking Group Claims that 30 Seconds of Secondhand Smoke is As Bad As a Lifetime of Active Smoking in Terms of Coronary Artery Function

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According to an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a Minnesota anti-smoking group has publicly claimed that 30 seconds of secondhand s...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

ANR Criteria Suggest that Helena and Piedmont Studies are Invalid

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By criteria set out by Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) to determine the validity of studies analyzing the impact of smoking bans...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

ANR Calls Helena and Pueblo Junk Science Claims "Crystal Clear Science," While Decrying Economic Impact Studies with Same Methodology

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In a press release , Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) has concluded that a smoking ban in Pueblo resulted in a 27% decline in hear...

IN MY VIEW: Omaha Smoking Ordinance Doesn't Even Make Public Health Sense

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I don't think there are any circumstances in which the 911 emergency response system should be used to report smoking ban violations, bu...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Anti-Smoking Group Instructs Public to Call 911 If They See Someone Light Up in Nonsmoking Zone, or If They See an Ashtray in a Nonsmoking Business

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A Nebraska anti-smoking group has instructed the public in Omaha to call 911 if they see someone smoking in an area where smoking is prohi...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

On the Deafening Silence of the Tobacco Control Movement: The Need for Some Moral Courage

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The most shocking revelation to me over the last 18 months (the length of time I have been writing this blog) is the complete silence of ant...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Continues to Deceive the American People on FDA Tobacco Legislation

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In a September 20 press release , the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids condemns Congressmembers who accept tobacco industry contributions, sug...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Piedmont Study Methodology is Similar to Studies Showing Adverse Economic Effects of Smoking Bans; Junk Science Cuts Both Ways

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A careful examination of the methodology used in the Piedmont study which purported to show that the smoking ban in Italy reduced heart att...
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Michael Siegel
Dr. Siegel is a visiting professor and researcher in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Tufts University. Dr. Siegel has 32 years of experience in the field of tobacco control. He previously spent two years working at the Office on Smoking and Health at CDC, where he conducted research on secondhand smoke and cigarette advertising. He has published nearly 70 papers related to tobacco. He testified in the landmark Engle lawsuit against the tobacco companies, which resulted in an unprecedented $145 billion verdict against the industry. He teaches health communication theory and social mareketing in the Masters of Public Health program.
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