famously observed on January 11, 1979 (the fifteenth anniversary of the publication of the landmark US Surgeon Generals report on smoking and health) that now women who smoke like men die like men who smoke. By 1986, deaths from lung cancer in women had surpassed those of breast cancer, and by the early-2000s more cases of lung cancer were being diagnosed in women than in men
The public, the scientific community, the media, and decision-makers alike must uphold a skeptical view of any efforts by the tobacco industry that seek to influence scientific and regulatory efforts, particularly those that could serve to reduce their profits, the authors write
None of the above mechanisms is well established, and adequate explanation of how smoking affects the microbiome is yet to be established
Toss out anything thats too damaged by secondhand smoke to salvage, or that you dont want to commit time to clean
Bob is quite right when he says Im not just talking about the U.S.A
