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"This was the finding of Deborah Barnes and Lisa Bero who published an analysis of review articles on passive smoking in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Knowing they might also be less objective than they would like to be, they gathered every review article in English on the health effects of passive smoking written between 1980 and 1995 and then asked two independent reviewers (who were kept in the dark concerning the purpose of the study) to categorize each review's conclusions for 12 criteria." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Studies indicate that passive smoking increases the risk of an asthma attack by approximately 50 per cent. Children's lungs are ultra-sensitive and when constantly exposed to smoke they are more likely to suffer from coughs, bronchitis and respiratory problems, including asthma and pneumonia, and have a greater risk of developing lung cancer. It has been argued that if smoking in the home was stopped, as many as one-third of asthmatic children would be helped. If you are a smoker, consider what you are doing to your body—wrecking it." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"The effects of even brief (minutes to hours) passive smoking are often nearly as large (averaging 80% to 90%) as chronic active smoking." Regular exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 30%.17 Indeed, in 1994, a new medical diagnostic code was created for "exposure to secondhand smoke."18 And what about obesity? Our conclusion is obvious: Americans are too fat—and getting even fatter! In 1986, about one in 200 were defined as "morbidly obese." By 2002, rhat number had quadrupled to one in 50." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Objective passive smoking indicators and respiratory morbidity in young children. In: DAZ 135(46):4330-4331 et4334. 1995. Borisjuk NV, Davidjuk YM, Kostishin SS, Miroshnichenco GP, Velasco R, Hemleben V, Volkov RA, Structural analysis of rDNA in the genus Nicotiana. Plant Mol Biol, 35:655-60. Nov. 1997 Devarenne TP, Shin DH, Back K, Yin S, Chappell J, Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus. IV. Movement protein and coat protein are both essential for cell-to-cell movement of cucumber mosaic virus. Virology, 349:237-48. Oct 27." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Our current initiatives are to challenge the whole area of "low risk epidemiology." Here the message is clear. If the industry can succeed in debunking and dismissing risks that seem relatively small, such as passive smoking, then the public will ignore the evidence of harm. Sheehy was a smart man. He pointed out the hypocrisy underlying the whole idea of a safe cigarette. "In attempting to develop a 'safe cigarette' you are, by invitation, in danger of being interpreted as excepting [sic] that the current product is 'unsafe' and this is not a position that I think we should take." - Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer (Get the book.) "The battle over passive smoking had become the next front. EPA scientists had shown that indoor levels of fine particles from cigarette smoking could far exceed those for which they had already set standards outdoors. Costle was ordered not to measure the amounts of fine particles released by cigarette smoke in the indoor environment—an order that still stands today. Although he headed the National Toxicology Program, Rail couldn't study the ability of sidestream or passive tobacco smoke to cause cancer in animals in experimental studies." - Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer (Get the book.)

"Smoking and passive smoking have been implicated in chronic nasal congestion and the prevalence of chronic rhinitis among men has been shown to increase with cigarette consumption. Those exposed to chlorine, such as lifeguards and swimmers, may also be at risk of developing this condition. SYMPTOMS TREATMENT GOAL • Nasal stuffiness • Pressure, tenderness, or pain in the area above the eyebrows • Pressure, tenderness, or pain in the It is important to determine triggers, and careful evaluation by a specialist may help identify contributory factors." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"But even more telling, when only articles of high quality (based on the independent raters' assessments) were examined, tobacco industry ties became the one and only factor associated with a review concluding that passive smoking is not dangerous.2 A number of other studies have also found that sponsorship can greatly influence a study's conclusions.3 Two points concerning this research demand comment. First, money greatly influences research results, a fact I hope you clearly understand by now." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Avoid passive smoking (secondhand smoke). þ Avoid aspirin, which increases bleeding tendencies. Q Once the acute phase of the illness has passed and recovery has begun, eat a well-balanced diet including fresh fruits and vegetables (50 percent of them raw), grains, nuts, seeds, and yogurt and other soured products. Q Consume fresh pineapple and papaya frequently. Pineapple reduces inflammation; papaya is good for digestion. Only the fresh forms are effective." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Many literature reviews of the research have found that passive smoking (breathing smokers' exhaled smoke) poses no risks to non-smokers. Surprised? Then read on. Literature reviews are frequently published by scientific journals to bring the reader up to date concerning what the most recent research studies have found on various topics being reviewed. In theory, those who publish the review articles are simply summarizing what other researchers have found. Their own bias should not result in any bias in the literature review. That is the theory." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"To ascertain the effects of passive smoking on antioxidant defenses and free radical activity, Finnish researchers analyzed blood samples collected from healthy, nonsmoking subjects before and after spending thirty minutes in a smoke-free area or in a room for smokers. This relatively brief exposure to environmental smoke caused an acute decrease in blood ascorbic acid and antioxidant activity, increased LDL oxidation, and evidence of increased lipid peroxidation(45)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Obective passive smoking indicators and respiratory morbidity in young children. In: DAZ 135(46):4330-4331 et 4334. 1995. Bhide SV et al., Beitrag Tabakforsch Int 14:29. 1987. Duncker S, Atemwegserkrankungen: Passivrauchen verschlimmert Bronchialasmma bei Kindern. In: DAZ 136(3):184. 1996. Enzell CR, Wahlberg I, Aaasen Al, Fortschr Chem Org Naturstoffe 34:1. 1977. Jungmayr P, Schlaganfall: Wie hoch ist das Risiko fiir Exraucher? In: DAZ 136(2):28. 1996. Kammerer S, Nichtraucherschutz. Passivrauchen erhoht Lungenkrebsrisiko. In: DAZ 135(14):1264-1266. 1995." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.)

"Despite a strikingly consistent epidemiological relationship between passive smoking and cardiovascular disease, apologists for the tobacco industry claim that the link is still controversial(40-43). Don't be fooled; young adults exposed to environmental tobacco smoke display significantly impaired endothelium-mediated blood flow when compared to non-passive smokers. The extent of impairment is directly related to the degree of exposure to secondhand smoke(44)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"A total of 106 review articles were located, 37% of which concluded that passive smoking is not bad for one's health! If the two independent assessors' rating scores for any article differed by more than .20 points, they discussed their evaluations and sought a consensus. This was rarely necessary as 95% of the time their independent assessments were in agreement. For over three-quarters of the articles the authors did not reveal their source of funding for the research. Thus, Barnes and Bero investigated that issue." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"It's called "passive smoking," meaning that you're inhaling the fumes of someone else's butt. Increasingly regarded as an invasion of privacy, a recent study reveals that more than your privacy is being invaded—your very blood is being assaulted. In the preceding, positive part on our discussion of the heart, we talked a lot about how various foods and nutrients made blood platelets less likely to clot. passive smoking does the exact opposite, decreasing the sensitivity of our blood platelets to natural body substances that keep them from clotting together too rapidly." - Mark Bricklin, The Practical Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"Based on an analysis of thirty population studies, passive smoking is now classified as a human lung carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. passive smoking causes an estimated 1,500 deaths in nonsmoking women and 500 deaths in nonsmoking men yearly. Worldwide, the increase in smoking and lung cancer is rising steadily, especially in women. In Japan, lung cancer deaths are ten times higher in men and eight times higher in women since 1950." - Richard Harkness, The Natural Pharmacist: Your Complete Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk (Get the book.)

"He said "The major determinant of whether reviews of passive smoking concluded it was harmful was whether the authors had financial ties with tobacco manufacturers. In the disputed topic of whether third-generation contraceptive pills cause an increase in thromboembolic disease [serious clots in blood vessels], studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry find that they don't, and studies funded by public money find that they do." These findings merely added to a long-standing concern about bias in the medical literature." - Jerome P. Kassirer, On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health (Get the book.)

"The study results pointed to a definite link between lung cancer and passive smoking: ¦ 97 people developed lung cancer. ¦ 20 more had related cancers, such as cancer of the larynx. ¦ 14 died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ¦ Ex-smokers faced up to twice the risk of respiratory diseases from passive smoke than those who had never smoked.34 Don't smoke! And if you are living with someone who does, insist that he or she smoke outside and away from children." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

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