Second hand smoke -- finally gets its due

Just this past week, a milestone in health has taken place. The Surgeon General has finally annouced that secondhand smoke is a true hazard for all who are present. The US EPA has long equated secondhand smoke with asbestos as a carcinogen, but the tobacco industry and millions of addicted smokers have long fought and denied these harms as over-reacting and hysteria, not fact. Finally, the truth is becoming known. Let's hope that the mass media -- still dependent on advertising dollars from the non-tobacco holdings of Philip Morris' new "Altria" holding group -- are not too cowed to give this news the space it is due:

For more read:

Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/Tobacco/sgr/index.htm

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Environmental_Tobacco_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp

Baron and Budd: http://www.baronbudd.com