site URL - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/280/13/1173
Site description: Article in medical journal surveys industry documents produced in litigation, and finds the tobacco industry knew for decades that nicotine is an addictive drug, and knew ways to design cigarettes to make them more addictive.
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| Previous 10 | Tobacco or Health: The Consequences of Tabacco Use | http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-28813-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Tobacco or Health: The Consequences of Tabacco Use | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Summary of health effects, costs, effects on environment, with focus on Canada. |
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| Random 1 | Riverview Healthcare Association | http://www.riverviewhealth.org/ Riverview Healthcare Association | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Minnesota/Localities/C/Crookston A community-based not for profit organization. It directly provides or supports the provision of a continuum of quality, accessible, and cost effective services focused on the needs of individuals. |
| Random 2 | Boe Baby Biz, Inc. | http://www.boebabybiz.com/ Boe Baby Biz, Inc. | Top/Shopping/Health/Reproduction_and_Sexuality/Pregnancy_and_Birth/Breastfeeding Offering electric pumps, nursing pads and bras. |
| Random 3 | Surgery Door Medical Conditions | http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/medical_conditions/Indices/A/asthma.htm Surgery Door Medical Conditions | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/Asthma Offers detailed information about Asthma. |
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| Next | Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and Cancer | http://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/tobacco/main.html Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and Cancer | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Information from the Academy of General Dentistry on effects of spit tobacco; mouth sores; double dippers; addiction; and kicking the habit. |
| Next 10 | Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Yes | http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.744/healthissue_detail.asp Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Yes | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Presents the case for recommending that smokers switch to smokeless tobacco products. |
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| Previous 170 | The George Institute for International Health | http://www.thegeorgeinstitute.org The George Institute for International Health | Top/Health/Organizations Seeks solutions for major global public health problems through research, policy development and training. Based in Sydney, Australia. |
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