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Hospitals and the Department of Health were able to congratulate each other on time and money well spent while in reality their decisions were as helpful as a split fingernail
Air purifier What It Does: Filters airborne particles and, with the right filter, some odors or gases What It Does Not Do: Does not remove humidity Dehumidifier What It Does: Removes excess moisture from indoor air What It Does Not Do: Does not filter dust, pollen, smoke, or pet dander like an air purifier So, if youre wondering whether an air purifier is the same as a dehumidifier, the answer is no
And according to University of Stirling tobacco packaging researcher Crawford Moodie, that should be no surprise: The findings [on the benefits of plain packaging] are also consistent with idea that packaging is an important vehicle for marketing, as is clear from the tobacco industrys own internal documents. Indeed, tobacco industry communications were made public through legislation and shed light on how the industry hooks consumers
According to Ministry of Health statistics, about 581,000 adults - 15 per cent of the population - are current smokers, which is down from 20 per cent in 2006/07
Clive Bates, a former director general with the Welsh government and an international anti-tobacco activist, said on his blog that the study was not published in a peer-reviewed journal, its provenance is unclear and the interpretation of its findings is very poor
