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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Voters Support Smoking Bans, Reject Cigarette Tax Increases
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Voters approved smoking ban measures in Ohio, Nevada, and Arizona, but rejected initiatives to substantially increase cigarette taxes in Cal...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Anti-Smoking Groups Can't Handle the Truth; Personal Attacks Erupting After Expressing My Opinions about Misleading Scientific Claims
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Apparently, the truth can be painful. Rather than either accepting it or demonstrating why my arguments are wrong, anti-smoking groups are r...
Monday, November 06, 2006
No Evidence for Substantial Heart Attack Risk from Brief Secondhand Smoke Exposure; Cardiovascular Effects Appear to be Transient and Reversible
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In a number of previous posts, I have explained why anti-smoking groups' claims that a brief exposure to secondhand smoke can cause hear...
Note Sent to Anti-Smoking Groups on Eve of Election
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For what it's worth, I sent the following note out today to a large group of anti-smoking organizations, including SmokeFreeOhio, ANR, ...
Friday, November 03, 2006
IN MY VIEW: Discussion of Secondhand Smoke Health Effects Not Possible in Tobacco Control Movement
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That is the lesson that I have learned this week. You simply cannot challenge statements made about the health effects of secondhand smoke. ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Two Halloween Posts That Should Scare Any Tobacco Control Advocate
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Today's two posts should scare us as anti-smoking advocates, because they reveal the misrepresentation of science by an anti-smoking gro...
SmokeFreeOhio Misrepresenting Scientific Research in Backing Up Unsubstantiated Health Claim
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In support of its efforts to promote Issue 5, which would ban smoking in all Ohio workplaces, bars, and restaurants, SmokeFreeOhio is public...
IN MY VIEW: Glaring Scientific Inconsistency in SmokeFreeOhio's Campaign and More Misleading Campaign Statements
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SmokeFreeOhio is defending its public contention that breathing secondhand smoke for even a short time increases heart attack risk by insis...
Monday, October 30, 2006
Anti-Smoking Advocate Claims that Seconds of Tobacco Smoke Exposure Can Cause Heart Attacks in Nonsmokers
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As I noted last Monday, the amount of time that it apparently takes for secondhand smoke to cause a heart attack has dropped from 30 minute...
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Antithesis of Science: Blind Allegiance, Refusal to Discuss Issues, and Lack of Interest in Making Substantive Responses to Questioning
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The shocking events of this week have woken me up to what the anti-smoking movement is really all about, at least right now. It was a jarrin...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Anti-Smoking Advocates Told to Ignore the Science and Continue Making Absurd Health Claims; Rest of the Story Author Implored to Stop Speaking Out
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In a message sent to thousands of anti-smoking advocates on a major list-serve, a prominent leader of the anti-smoking movement implored the...
Anti-Smoking Groups Fail to Correct Misleading Statements about Effects of Secondhand Smoke
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Despite being informed that they were making misleading statements about the health effects of secondhand smoke, not a single one of the an...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Surgeon General Misrepresented Conclusions of His Report Even in Summary of Report Conclusions
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Previously, I reported that the Surgeon General misrepresented the conclusions of his 2006 report on the health consequences of involuntary...
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