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Thank you for not smoking
An Institute of Medicine study suggests that smoking bans in public places decrease heart disease in nonsmokers. In the years since many restaurants and bars have prohibited smoking, researchers sponsored by the Center for Disease control found nonsmokers had fewer heart attacks, suggesting that a reduction in secondhand smoke was the primary factor in the decrease.
An Institute of Medicine study suggests that smoking bans in public places decrease heart disease in nonsmokers. In the years since many restaurants and bars have prohibited smoking, researchers sponsored by the Center for Disease control found nonsmokers had fewer heart attacks, suggesting that a reduction in secondhand smoke was the primary factor in the decrease.
Guests:
Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, a professor in the environmental health sciences department at Johns Hopkins University. She was chair of the committee that produced the report.
Jacob Sullum, senior editor of Reason Magazine and author of "For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health".