TNhe general interest in the potential damage caused by secondhand tobacco smoke
appears to be spreading. Dr. A. Stewart Allen's historical contribution to this topic (Can Med …

MEDICAL writers, without exception, describe tobacco as a poison. It owes its poisonous
nature to a substance called NICOTIA, which is extracted from it, in the form of a liquid, by …

TNhe general interest in the potential damage caused by secondhand tobacco smoke
appears to be spreading. Dr. A. Stewart Allen's historical contribution to this topic (Can Med …

News media have an obligation to defend their readers' health from tobacco products, the
most lethal public health danger. These media can be effective partners in the anti‐tobacco …

We appreciate Dr. Chaiton's perspective and his thoughtful response, 1 as well as the
opportunity to reply and discuss this issue further. We viewed our piece as an invitation to a …

What do tobacco, food additives, chemical flame retardants and carbon emissions all have
in common? The industries associated with them and their ill effects have been remarkably …

other diseases. Earlier this month, how-ever, at the request of the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee, the FTC agreed to postpone this requirement until July …

To the Editor.—In December 1990, the American Medical Association (AMA) was
approached for advice by a law professor appointed by the US 10th Circuit Court to …

Early in the last century, when questions about the health effects of smoking became a topic
of widespread discussion, tobacco companies undertook a multi‐faceted campaign to allay …

After considering the views of leading bioethicists and its members, the board of the
association's affiliate, the American Thoracic Society, decided that, as of December 1995 …