tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post3664540553974449203..comments2024-03-26T00:00:44.845-04:00Comments on Tobacco Truth: Minnesota Researchers to Smokeless Users: You’re Better Off Smoking!Brad Roduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-5972006829608325592009-08-27T10:38:47.976-04:002009-08-27T10:38:47.976-04:005 times more dangerous than cigarettes? That's...5 times more dangerous than cigarettes? That's nothing! Shisha is "<b>450 times more dangerous</b> than having a cigarette."<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8214097.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8214097.stm</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.velvetgloveironfist.com/shisha_bbc_worse_than_cigarettes.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.velvetgloveironfist.com/shisha_bbc_worse_than_cigarettes.php</a>Chris Snowdonhttp://www.velvetgloveironfist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-35231614149037917322009-08-27T04:18:46.949-04:002009-08-27T04:18:46.949-04:00My presentation at the ACS meeting (Division of Ch...My presentation at the ACS meeting (Division of Chemical Toxicology) immediately preceeded Dr. Stepanov's. I stayed for her presentation. There was little correlation between what Dr. Stepanov said and what was contained in the press releases. Basically she measured the levels of the PAHs in smokeless tobacco products. The potential error in her conclusions was that she assumed 100-percent transfer of the PAHs to the user. Since there are apparently no data to the contrary, is the default assumption of 100-percent transfer that bad?Dr. J. H. Lauterbachhttp://www.lauterbachandassociates.netnoreply@blogger.com