Tag Archives: war on tobacco

HPV virus linked to lung cancer


A newly published study links the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, to lung cancer, adding lungs to the list of organs scientists say are susceptible to cancer as a result of contracting the most common sexually transmitted infection in … Continue reading

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Mark Twain on anti-Smoking Nannies


The Moral Statistician Originally published in Sketches, Old and New, 1893 I don’t want any of your statistics; I took your whole batch and lit my pipe with it. I hate your kind of people. You are always ciphering out … Continue reading

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Smoking Bans and Property Rights


The argument constantly comes up when talking about second hand smoke. The ban was just passed in PA, but here is what Sen. Mike Folmer had to say. I wholeheartedly believe that we should continue to push for good public … Continue reading

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Medical Science and Smoking Bans


First the scientific evidence just isn’t there.  I am well aware of what the Surgeon Generals report says.  The problem is that it is mostly the same studies that were in the EPA report that was thrown out of court … Continue reading

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