On 29/04/16 01:41 PM, Edward Picot wrote: > The Royal College of Physicians have just announced their approval of > e-cigarettes.
There was a controversy about them in the States recently - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/09/how-the-media-totally-exaggerated-study-on-risk-of-popcorn-lung-from-e-cigarettes/ Whether this is an example of media pressure on research or of misplaced moralising I don't know. "Popcorn Lung" is a very media-friendly name for a nasty disease... > [...] > > But that's typical of new technology, isn't it? It gives with one hand, > and takes away with the other. Absolutely. Another example is that health tracker information is now being used in criminal cases: http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/11/16/fitbit-data-court-room-personal-injury-claim/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
