Tobacco Documents Online

Recounts conversation with Dave Vadehra of Video Storyboard [Tests, Inc.], regarding #3 ranking of Camel for 1993. States, "Jokingly, he [Vadhera] said he would not indicate that Joe appeals to kids." Notes author's reply: "I told him that we're always pleased with his survey because it confirms Joe's appeal with adults, which antismokers claim he doesn't have." Concludes, "he seemed pleased to know that we point to his work, so maybe he'll be supportive when he does his annual Wall Street interview." Handwritten note from one recipient urges, "strong push to talk about adult appeal and use of cartoons to reach adults."

Presents Philip Morris position, quotes, and statistics on secondhand smoking, cigarette taxes, advertising, smoking v. nonsmoking sections, and adult smoking. States PM position on ETS as, "claims that STS (secondhand tobacco smoke) is harmful to health are based on inconclusive scientific studies" and "we believe the Environmental Protection Agency's report is scientifically unsound, so we have sued the EPA to force it to withdraw its classification of STS as a Class A carcinogen."

Outlines subjects related to ETS, including: chemistry, exposure assessment/dosimetry, risk assessments, lung cancer, reproductive effects, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease in adults (non lung cancer), other cancer, meta-analysis, sick building syndrome, multiple endpoint health effects review, epidemiology theory, allergy, policy, annoyance/attitudes, respiratory disease in children (non lung cancer), indoor air pollution, media coverage, IAQ, legal issues, and ETS and physical attraction. Includes subcategories for most subjects.

Reviews Fontham et al paper that concludes "exposure to ETS during adult life increases risk of lung cancer in lifetime nonsmokers." Compares study with previous study by same author. Notes strengths and weaknesses of the study, the paper and the results. Addresses the study's efforts at controlling for confounders and bias. Addresses the study's data in relation to childhood ETS exposure and risk of lung cancer. Concludes, "this is clearly a very important study and the paper is quite a good one. I believe it will be widely cited by many people as providing the last word on the subject. While there are no major flaws in the study that one can pick on with certainty as being the explanation of the observed significant association with all forms of adult ETS exposure (spouse, workplace, social), it has certainly not demonstrated that these associations necessarily arise from an effect of ETS exposure." Concludes that the "overall evidence" on ETS "shows no association of lung cancer risk with workplace or childhood ETS exposure and a weak association of lung cancer risk with spousal ETS exposure."

Consists of section of published British government hearing transcripts regarding "passive smoking and asthma" and call to investigate the Liverpool Health Authority's investments in the British-American Tobacco Company in "contradiction to its investment policies" and "for the immediate disposal of its shares."

Reviews and critiques published study reporting statistically significant excesses of respiratory symptoms among 200 never smokers with asthma exposed to ETS (Environmental tobacco smoke). Criticizes study methodology and statistical analyses performed. Concludes "this paper does not add very usefully to the rather unclear data concerning ETS exposure and asthma in adults." Indicates "confidential" and "subject ref 8c."