Wednesday, July 02, 2008

More Science by Press Release: Cancer Research UK Touts Effects of England Smoking Ban on Cessation Rates, But Refuses to Release the Study

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On Monday, Cancer Research UK issued a press release in which it boasts about the results of a new study which purportedly shows that the na...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Tobacco-Free Kids and Other Health Groups Actively Working to Protect Cigarette Sales; With Enemies Like These, Philip Morris Doesn't Need Friends

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According to an article published today in the New York Times , the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Lu...
Friday, June 27, 2008

Action on Smoking and Health Suggests Banning Smoking in All Homes

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For the first time, to the best of my knowledge, an anti-smoking group has publicly and officially called for a ban on smoking in all homes,...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Health Canada Toolkit Encourages Kids to Create Their Own Smoking-Related Research Facts; However, the Example Given to Guide them is Untruthful

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Health Canada has produced a "Smokefree Spaces" activist toolkit to encourage school children in Canada to advocate for smoke-fre...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Authors of Flawed Study to Smoking Parents: If You Don't Want to Quit, Don't Bother Being Careful to Smoke Outside the Home; It Won't Help

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The authors of the study discussed here yesterday which concluded that parents who smoke only outside the home still expose their children ...

Action on Smoking and Health (UK) Tried to Convince Restaurant Workers to Sue Employers Over Secondhand Smoke Exposure But Used False Information

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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH-UK) has a web page on its old web site which attempts to recruit employees who have suffered health damag...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

New Study Concludes that Smoker's Breath is Harmful to Children; Kids at Risk Even if Parents Smoke Outside of the Home

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A new study published in this month's issue of Indoor Air concludes that even when parents only smoke outside of the home, toxic smoke...

IN MY VIEW: Action on Smoking and Health's Reasoning in Support of Smoker-Free Workplaces Destroys Argument for Restaurant Smoking Bans

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In a press release defending its position that employers should consider firing smokers and refusing to hire smokers, Action on Smoking and...
Monday, June 23, 2008

Heart Attack Trend Data in England Show that Anti-Smoking Groups' Claims of a Decline Due to Smoking Ban is Junk Science

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As I discussed here last week, three anti-smoking and health groups in England endorsed a recent study - reported by the media - showing as...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Media Reports Decline of Up to 40% in Heart Attack Admissions in England Due to Smoking Ban; Three Anti-Smoking and Health Groups Support the Claim

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The media is widely reporting that there has been a drop in heart attack admissions of up to 40% in England due to the implementation of the...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

FDA Tobacco Bill Support Continues to Crumble; Local Anti-Smoking Group Announces Opposition to Bill and Urges Constituents to Oppose the Legislation

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In a sign of the continuing disappointment of the tobacco control community over the many loopholes and weaknesses that are present in the F...

American Medical Association Supporting Protection of Tobacco Profits Over Protection of Public's Health, Selling Out Health of African-Americans

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The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that despite the protests of African-American tobacco control groups, prominent publ...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Back to the Drawing Board on Federal Tobacco Control Legislation: Drop the Idea of FDA Regulation; A Proposal for an Effective National Strategy

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With the imminent death of the proposed FDA tobacco legislation and the revelation that this bill resulted from a negotiation between the Ca...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

More Junk Science from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to Promote FDA Tobacco Legislation

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Last Friday, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids released the results of yet another poll which purportedly shows that the public supports ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

New Study Concludes that Smoking Causes Impairment in Memory among Middle Aged Adults

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A study published in this week's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine concludes that smoking causes memory loss among middle-age...
Monday, June 09, 2008

ASH Calls for Malpractice Suits Against Physicians Who Fail to Prescribe Smoking Cessation Drugs for All of Their Patients Who Smoke

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Action on Smoking on Health (ASH) has again called for malpractice lawsuits against physicians who fail to follow the new Public Health Serv...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Public Health Support for FDA Tobacco Legislation Crumbling; Revelation of Sell Out to Philip Morris is Destroying Coalition of Support

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The support of the public health community for the FDA tobacco legislation currently before Congress continues to crumble. Last week, the Na...