This article doesn't really add anything we don't already know, but it selectively chooses studies - and omits many others that contradict the authors claims - which misleads the reader." writes Peter Shields to Science Media Centre
They are easy to construct
"Tobacco companies dreamed up slogans such as, 'Not one single case of throat irritation with Camels;' then, to justify their advertising claims, marketing departments sought out pliant doctors to conduct well-compensated, pseudoscientific 'research,' which invariably found the sponsoring company's cigarettes to be safe," Jackler said
Meanwhile, some items proved non-negotiable across households
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