Tobacco was once considered a medicinal herb. Now, a British Columbia physician,
concerned that other medicinal herbs may not be as benign as they appear, has helped form …

'Ending the tobacco problem—a blueprint for the nation'is a book issued by the much
respected Institute of Medicine, USA. Since 1970 the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a private …

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Surgeon General's report on tobacco and
health. It has been during these last four decades that the epidemic of tobacco-related …

BETHESDA, MD—New moves are coming to protect human research subjects. Greg Koski,
PhD, newly appointed director of the Office of Human Research Protection, has put clinical …

Smoking has been the number-one target of public health professionals in the United States
for more than a decade because it is the leading cause of premature death. Nonetheless, no …

If there was a drug contained within a delivery device provided through pharmacies that had
a mortality associated with its use amounting to over 450,000 deaths in the United States …

An advertisement from the 30 January 1996 issue of the Sacramento (California) Bee,
sponsored by Americans for Nonsmokers1 Rights and the American Heart Association. to …

At a meeting with federal health minister Diane Marleau on Nov. 16, 1995, the CMA and
other health organizations were told that the minister plans to propose comprehensive …

Letters to the editor referring to a recent Journal article are encouraged up to 3 months after
the article's appearance. By submitting a letter to the editor, the author gives permission for …

Iwas delighted and en couraged to see the Jour nal devote the News and Current Literature
columns of the May 15, 1994, issue to smoking, tobacco, and smoking-cessation therapy. In …