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Old June 9th, 2010, 05:47 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
Flotillagate
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks


Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

By JENNY HOPE
Last updated at 1:33 AM on 9th June 2010

The number of heart attacks has fallen dramatically since the smoking
ban came in, figures reveal.
At least 1,200 heart attacks were prevented in England in the year
after the ban's introduction, according to a report in the British
Medical Journal.
In the largest study of its kind, information on adult heart attack
patients from the five years before the ban came into force in July
2007, was compared with data from the subsequent 14 months.

Forcing people to smoke outside has dramatically slashed the number of
heart attacks by 1,200, a report has revealed
The Bath University research found hospital admissions for heart
attacks fell 2.4 per cent in England in the year after it became the
last UK nation to ban smoking in indoor public places.
This cut in admissions saved the NHS around £8.4million and is likely
to have prevented almost 200 deaths.
The survival rate in hospital is 85 per cent, so within a group of
1,200 admissions around 180 would be expected to die.
Experts pointed out that heart attacks are only one of the smoke-
related health problems that the ban will have reduced.
Deborah Arnott, of the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said
longer-term improvements in cancer could also be expected.
Research has already demonstrated that the smoking ban has
significantly reduced exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmokers
and children, which is likely to result in further improvements in
health.
Smoke, both first and secondhand, is thought to increase the chances
of a heart attack by making the blood more prone to clotting, reducing
levels of 'good' cholesterol and raising the risk of dangerous heart
rhythms.
More than one in five adults in Britain is a smoker, with 23 per cent
of men and 21 per cent of women smoking regularly.
There are 230,000 heart attacks each year, of which 123,000 are in
adults younger than 75.
Betty McBride, of the British Heart Foundation, said: 'It's brilliant
news that an average three fewer people a day are admitted to hospital
suffering a heart attack.
'What's more, we'll see more benefits in future because heart attacks
aren't the only way that tobacco smoke harms the heart.
'Government should see this as a green light for further life-saving
measures, going beyond the forthcoming ban on cigarette vending
machines, to crack down on illegal tobacco smuggling and introducing
plain packaging on cigarette boxes.
'These will also help stop people dying prematurely because of smoking-
related illnesses.'
Previous studies have shown reductions in the number of heart attacks
of 14 to 17 per cent after bans were introduced in Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
Experts said the effect was smaller in England because many workplaces
and restaurants were already smoke-free when the law changed.


Read mo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...#ixzz0qKOfzN5y
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Old June 9th, 2010, 07:59 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

Just because we can live longer, should we? Been to a nursing home lately?
Think they have a wonderful quality of life? Reckon the economy and the
planet in general really needs people living to be 110?

It's far better to die from the body giving out, than for the body to stay
fit whilst the mind disappears. Until they can find a way to stop dementia
and senility, the only people who benefit from heart attacks being slashed
are those who own the £3,000 per month nursing homes that you have to give
all of your relatives life-savings to, then when the cash has all gone they
go back to being a burden on the state somewhere filthy and horrible.

Bloody do-gooder PC ****s never actually think anything through do they?
Always too busy patting themselves on the back, like today.


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Old June 9th, 2010, 08:05 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On Jun 9, 7:59*am, "Simon S-B" wrote:
Just because we can live longer, should we? Been to a nursing home lately?
Think they have a wonderful quality of life? Reckon the economy and the
planet in general really needs people living to be 110?


No. Only some of us.
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Old June 9th, 2010, 08:29 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

Mark (newsgroups) wrote:

On Jun 9, 7:59Â*am, "Simon S-B" wrote:
Just because we can live longer, should we? Been to a nursing home
lately? Think they have a wonderful quality of life? Reckon the economy
and the planet in general really needs people living to be 110?


No. Only some of us.


Just wait until you're 110 and some middle-aged-know-it-all says your life
is worthless.

Lodi

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Old June 9th, 2010, 09:10 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On 6/9/2010 5:47 AM, Flotillagate wrote:

Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

By JENNY HOPE
Last updated at 1:33 AM on 9th June 2010

The number of heart attacks has fallen dramatically since the smoking
ban came in, figures reveal.
At least 1,200 heart attacks were prevented in England in the year
after the ban's introduction, according to a report in the British
Medical Journal.
In the largest study of its kind, information on adult heart attack
patients from the five years before the ban came into force in July
2007, was compared with data from the subsequent 14 months.

Forcing people to smoke outside has dramatically slashed the number of
heart attacks by 1,200, a report has revealed
The Bath University research found hospital admissions for heart
attacks fell 2.4 per cent in England in the year after it became the
last UK nation to ban smoking in indoor public places.
This cut in admissions saved the NHS around £8.4million and is likely
to have prevented almost 200 deaths.
The survival rate in hospital is 85 per cent, so within a group of
1,200 admissions around 180 would be expected to die.
Experts pointed out that heart attacks are only one of the smoke-
related health problems that the ban will have reduced.
Deborah Arnott, of the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said
longer-term improvements in cancer could also be expected.
Research has already demonstrated that the smoking ban has
significantly reduced exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmokers
and children, which is likely to result in further improvements in
health.
Smoke, both first and secondhand, is thought to increase the chances
of a heart attack by making the blood more prone to clotting, reducing
levels of 'good' cholesterol and raising the risk of dangerous heart
rhythms.
More than one in five adults in Britain is a smoker, with 23 per cent
of men and 21 per cent of women smoking regularly.
There are 230,000 heart attacks each year, of which 123,000 are in
adults younger than 75.
Betty McBride, of the British Heart Foundation, said: 'It's brilliant
news that an average three fewer people a day are admitted to hospital
suffering a heart attack.
'What's more, we'll see more benefits in future because heart attack
aren't the only way that tobacco smoke harms the heart.
'Government should see this as a green light for further life-savingot
measures, going beyond the forthcoming ban on cigarette vending
machines, to crack down on illegal tobacco smuggling and introducing
plain packaging on cigarette boxes.
'These will also help stop people dying prematurely because of smoking-
related illnesses.'
Previous studies have shown reductions in the number of heart attacks
of 14 to 17 per cent after bans were introduced in Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
Experts said the effect was smaller in England because many workplaces
and restaurants were already smoke-free when the law changed.


Read mo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...#ixzz0qKOfzN5y


Correlation does not imply causation.
That less people were admitted to hospital does not mean they did not
have heart attacks, or that they did not have heart disease.
The BHF states that 1 in 3 people with a heart attack die before they
even reach hospital.
Heart attack stats in this country are abysmal - maybe this is why they
have to use stats like admission to hospital rather than actual heart
attack occurrence.
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Old June 9th, 2010, 10:50 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On 9 June, 05:47, Flotillagate wrote:
Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

By JENNY HOPE
Last updated at 1:33 AM on 9th June 2010

The number of heart attacks has fallen dramatically since the smoking
ban came in, figures reveal.
At least 1,200 heart attacks were prevented in England in the year
after the ban's introduction, according to a report in the British
Medical Journal.
In the largest study of its kind, information on adult heart attack
patients from the five years before the ban came into force in July
2007, was compared with data from the subsequent 14 months.

Quality of life is important - not just quantity. I don't smoke myself
and most of the people I know who do seem to feel guilty about their
habit but I once heard someone saying while smoking a cigarette that
it might kill him one day but if it does he can honestly say he
enjoyed every smoke and I thought good for you.
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Old June 9th, 2010, 10:51 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On 9 June, 07:59, "Simon S-B" wrote:
Just because we can live longer, should we? Been to a nursing home lately?
Think they have a wonderful quality of life? Reckon the economy and the
planet in general really needs people living to be 110?


But cigarettes don't merely reduce your life expectancy. They reduce
the number of years you can expect to live in good health.
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Old June 9th, 2010, 11:03 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On 09/06/10 11:50, My two cents wrote:
On 9 June, 05:47, Flotillagate wrote:
Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

By JENNY HOPE
Last updated at 1:33 AM on 9th June 2010

The number of heart attacks has fallen dramatically since the smoking
ban came in, figures reveal.
At least 1,200 heart attacks were prevented in England in the year
after the ban's introduction, according to a report in the British
Medical Journal.
In the largest study of its kind, information on adult heart attack
patients from the five years before the ban came into force in July
2007, was compared with data from the subsequent 14 months.


Smoking has long term health effects. How can the effects be seen
already 14 months after a limited ban?


Quality of life is important - not just quantity. I don't smoke myself
and most of the people I know who do seem to feel guilty about their
habit but I once heard someone saying while smoking a cigarette that
it might kill him one day but if it does he can honestly say he
enjoyed every smoke and I thought good for you.


Needless to say smoking hasn't been banned in UK, Smoking has been
banned inside some public places - pubs restaurants etc. The resulting
fall in the number of smokers was only a few percent.
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Old June 9th, 2010, 11:26 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:59:52 +0100, "Simon S-B"
wrote:

the only people who benefit from heart attacks being slashed


has it occurred to you that smokers often have heart attacks in their
60s or earlier while still fully active?
--
Petrol Head


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Old June 9th, 2010, 11:27 AM posted to uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe,rec.sport.rugby.union
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Default Smoking ban has dramatically slashed number of heart attacks

On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 02:50:39 -0700 (PDT), My two cents
wrote:

Quality of life is important - not just quantity.


indeed, like having clean air in pubs.
--
Petrol Head


 




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