Unfortunately this isn't a very good study from what little I read of it. Anyone have a login for the actual journal website? No real comparison or control groups - only a pre-post measure. There are too many other possible explanations that can adequately fit these results.
larry >So? > >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:249590 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
