Does this study threaten smoking in the home?
BBC News reports:
Passive smoking 'damages children's arteries'
Odd, isn't it, that the harm occurred when both parents smoked. So it's alright if only one parent smokes?
I was asked to comment and I did:
"We must avoid scaremongering because damage to arteries could be caused by a number of factors including poor diet and other forms of air pollution.
"While it's sensible and considerate not to smoke around children in a small confined space it's far too easy to point the finger at smokers when the issue is extremely complicated."
It's fairly obvious what's going on. This the first (latest?) move towards a de facto ban on smoking in the home.
In response someone has tweeted:
BBC News - Passive smoking 'damages children's arteries'. Simon Clark @Forest_Smoking is a despicable man.
Charming.
Recommended reading.
Smoking bans in the home: the next logical step (Velvet Glove Iron Fist)
Chris Snowdon has in turn linked to this post:
Science and politics: the case of passive smoking (Lee Jones)