NEW JUNK SCIENCE: ETS, hamburgers, vitamin E & more!

[milloy@cais.cais.com (Steven J. Milloy)]

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WHAT'S CURRENT

-FAMILY HISTORY OF CANCER AND LUNG CANCER. Not much significant
about this study (statistically, that is), except for a VERY
tantalizing tidbit about environmental tobacco smoke. I think the
authors may rue the day they published this one... 

-HAMBURGERS AND NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
accounts for approximately 3 percent of all cancer in the U.S. and 
affects about 43,000 American every year. Jackie O died from NHL. 
This study tries to give new meaning to that Jimmy Buffet song
"Cheeseburger in Paradise!"

-ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE. Vitamin E intake 
from foods (nuts, margarine and mayonnaise?!), but not vitamin 
supplements, is linked with reduced risk of death from coronary 
heart disease. But how will they test this in a clinical trial? 
Pecan-walnut sandwiches with extra mayo?

SPECIAL GUEST COMMENTARY

-Jay Lehr, senior scientist at Environmental Education Enterprises,
discusses the applicability of the linear nonthreshold model to
residential radon.


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