All of this, historian Robert Proctor argues, amounted to an elaborate exercise in what he coined agnotology, or ignorance creation, characterized by the industry trifecta of feigning its own ignorance of hazards, while simultaneously affirming the absence of definite proof in the scientific community, while also doing all it could to manufacture ignorance on the part of the smoking public. This story, sadly, does not end with tobacco
[3] Prohaska T, Burholt V, Burns A, et al Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health
And then I reach for my cigarettes. I said at the outset that the very repetitive nature of smoking calls forth anecdotage but really its more profound than that
As a result, it may aggravate: Viral and bacterial infections, especially of the lungs (pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis) Periodontal or gum disease Bacterial meningitis (brain inflammation) Post-surgery infections Crohns disease New evidence finds that smoking is a major cause of rheumatoid arthritis
