A few of you have asked what I make of this week's Surgeon Genera'ls report on secondhand smoke. Truth is, I haven't had time to read it, much less pick at it. But public health movement advocate-turned-skeptic Michael Siegal has, and begins debunking here and here. Without looking at the study, the idea that exposure to secondhand smoke for mere secounds "sets the cancer process in motion" seems so hyperbolic so as to be beyond the realm of serious discussion.Of course, that hasn't stopped the media from running with it without an ounce of skepticism.
Then again, that's all pretty obvious, no?
Posted by Walter at June 30, 2006 10:14 PM