A July 18, 2007 piece notes a skeptical HealthFactsAndFears.com piece about the benefits of smoking bans and, while downplaying ACSH's constant warnings about the dangers of smoking, also says:
A July 18, 2007 piece notes a skeptical HealthFactsAndFears.com piece about the benefits of smoking bans and, while downplaying ACSH's constant warnings about the dangers of smoking, also says:
The ACSH has been willing to take a controversial position on the ETS issue in the past, hotly contesting Mayor Bloomberg's claim of New York's ban saving thousands of lives. ACSH president Dr. Elizabeth Whelan has stated, "Our best estimate of the number of deaths prevented is somewhere between zero and a hypothetical ten to fifteen. There is no evidence that any New Yorker -- patron or employee -- has ever died as a result of exposure to smoke in a bar or restaurant."
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