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To: ZGuy
According to Rush, who got a copy of the World Health Organization report on second hand smoke, there hasn't been one person harmed by second hand smoke anywhere (at the time, they had been searching for the elusive "victim" for 7 years). According to the report, second hand smoke did help asma patients, though.
The report wasn't widely publicized because the results were politically incorrect. The press refused to report on it. It was just quietly buried and conveniently forgotten.
2 posted on 04/20/2007 7:55:04 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: concerned about politics
... there hasn't been one person harmed by second hand smoke anywhere ...

... second hand smoke did help some asthma patients ...

Even though I'm not a "ban smoking everywhere Nazi," I can't buy either of those statements.

Second hand smoke could precipitate asthmatic attacks in asthmatics sensitive to it. So those asthmatics should avoid exposure, and smokers around them should likewise be sensitive to their needs, especially parents of children with asthma. Kind of like people with diabetes avoiding sugar-concentrated foods, and parents of children with diabetes being responsible and knowledgeable about their needs.

6 posted on 04/20/2007 8:14:56 AM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: concerned about politics
At eh time of it's release, the WHO study was the largest one ever done on SHS. All of the findings showed there was no significant increase of risk from passive smoke exposure.

FORCES International has a huge archive of information in regard to WHO and it's war are tobacco smokers. It can be found here.

7 posted on 04/20/2007 8:19:52 AM PDT by Gabz (I like mine with lettuce and tomato, heinz57 and french-fried potatoes)
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To: concerned about politics; ZGuy; Gabz; SheLion
According to the report, second hand smoke did help asma patients, though.

Anyone else notice the marked increase in childhood asthma since the start of smoking restrictions, or am I mistaken?

9 posted on 04/20/2007 8:39:31 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: concerned about politics
There was a house fire here in Louisiana, which killed, IIRC, 4 people. The fire department concluded that the fire had been caused by cigarette.

For statistical purposes, the antismokers included the 4 deaths as smoking related.

16 posted on 04/20/2007 9:16:45 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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