"The study evaluated the effects of numerous indoor exposures to such things as environmental tobacco smoke, visible mold, pets, siblings and the day-care environment on 633 infants under age one.
“We found that infants who were exposed to 20 or more cigarettes a day were three times more likely to develop allergic rhinitis by their first birthday than those who were not exposed,” says Biagini."
Well okay, they got their informed consent, right?
Then I have to wonder ....why is it that when I was a kid, in the 70's, and ALL OF US were exposed to large amounts of cigarette smoke, NONE OF US had allergies?
Ping!
Wow. I should easily be dead by now based on this BS. I don't remember a weekend and many a week night as a child when I wasn't surrounded by unfiltered Camel & Lucky Strike smoke, and falling asleep under the card table while the parents smoked and played cards all night.
Are my days numbered? I mean, I'm 45 now. Should I only plan to live to 46? ;)
hmmm, when my kids were infants the peds told me
kids that young just couldnt have allergies. they
couldnt develop allergies till later on. they've
obviously inherited their dads genes and have all
had allergies of some sort...w/ and w/o exposure
to smoke.
There is no protein in tobacco smoke.
I call "bovine excrement".
Nanny State Ping..............