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around 50000 people die a year from second hand smoke

Actually there is conflicting numbers from the WHO (World Health Organization)

Their original study showed NO Statistically Significant Corellation to Lung Cancer and Second Hand Smoke; conducted over 7 years, in 12 centers in 7 countries for 7 years. Ref: http:/www.davehitt.com/facts/who.HTML

The British Press Documented the issue:

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An abstract of the study is available here. The entire study can be found here. (.pdf file)

The WHO's press release is located here.

This article, from the British Wall Street Journal, discusses this study and the EPA study.

FORCES has lots of links to articles and editorials on this subject.

Not getting the desired results, the study was quickly pulled.

Currently the WHO states 200,000 people die of Second Hand smoke each year: Ref: http:/www.who.int/features/factfiles/tobacco/en/index.HTML

One needs to wonder whay type of study and statistical rigour went into this conclusion.

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