Simply presenting an interesting related bit of information. It does support smoking bans as a general public health issue.
-Cameron Loathe wrote: > So? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:54 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Smoke and Mirrors - Study shows Smoking Ban Results in Fewer Heart > Attacks > > This may be old news and already discussed here, but I think it's > relevant based on smoking ban thread. - Cameron > > From: > http://www.health.state.ny.us/press/releases/2007/2007-09-27_shs_heart_attac > ks.htm > > Hospital Admissions for Heart Attack Decline Due to State Clean Indoor > Air Act > "The state Department of Health study found 3,813 fewer hospital > admissions for heart attacks in 2004, an 8 percent decline, than would > be expected in New York without a comprehensive indoor smoking ban. > Fewer hospital admissions translate into direct health care cost savings > of $56 million in 2004 alone." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249552 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
