Posted on 01/05/2006 6:57:14 AM PST by SheLion
Curious you should mention that.
In 1957, our family physician instructed my Father to occasionally blow tobacco smoke at my infant sister, who was developing asthma symptoms.
Don't know if that was what fixed her, but something did.
We've moved on from that as a society. Now, it's either "the crash was alcohol related" or "it is unknown whether or not the crash was alcohol related".
Next, we're going to have "junk food related" deaths, "smoking related" deaths, or "video game related" deaths - ad infinitum, whatever is the demon of the day.
Actually, not. If you read or hear a news story about a motor vehicle fatality I guarantee you that if seatbelts are not mentioned, they were being worn and if alcohol is not mentioned it is because it wasn't involved.
I remember doing a story about a serious crash and afterwards (I was in radio) getting a call from the cop shop asking me why I mentioned the seriously injured person was wearing a seatbelt. I was honest and said it was true and therefore it was part of the story. It was "'splained" to me that they didn't want that kind of information publicized.......I told them I didn't care what they wanted, if they insisted on non-seatbelt use being part of a press release, I was including seatbelt use as well. If one was part of the story, so was the other.
I still feel the same way, and it's been a long time since I was a reporter.
Then, the next time they have "news", they call your competitors, but not you.
I know how this works.
They had no choice but to call me..........I was at the only 50,000 watt FM station in the state :) and the number 1 news AM station (back then--it's the pits now)
I had a great relationship with the cops, from the head of the state Police down to the smallest PD in the state........they all knew I was right, but had to make the noises anyway.
If a few more of us were that way, the world would be a better place.
LOL!!!
I've been that way since the day I was born :)
And I wonder why my 7 year old is such an opinionated, obstinent little so and so .......ROFL!!!!
Unbelievable that an old person would freeze to death going outside for a smoke.
Doesn't the fact that the person made it to old age tell them anything?
Morons !
Jeeeepers. To listen to some of you, the only time you clean your clothes is after contact with smokers.
Could you direct me to this info..that is correlating increasing asthma diagnosis/events/hospitalizations/etc.. with smoking decreasing/cessation?
Thanks-
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