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Study: Respiratory Symptoms Decrease At City's Smoking Ban
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| Last Edited | Penguin Feb 27, 2006 08:59pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 02:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers released the results on Monday of a study that appears to reconfirm the public health effects touted by supporters of smoking bans.
Opponents, however, are questioning the study and seeking to discredit it.
Researchers at the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center surveyed 400 bartenders before and after the smoking bans in bars and restaurants passed in Madison eight months ago.
The data was released at the Harmony Bar on Atwood Avenue in Madison on Monday afternoon.
The study found that respiratory symptoms, including wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing, were cut by 40 percent after the smoking ban took effect.
Dr. Patrick Remington, a researcher at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that the study's results demonstrate the positive effects of the ban. |
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