Anti smoking pills seen to help blacks quit smoking too
A Kansas University study finds Zyban more effective than placebo for 600 black smokers over seven weeks with 36 percent quitting, rising to 21 percent at 26 weeks. The trial used black counselors and notes higher lung cancer risk among black men.
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Neal Benowitz
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Doctors fault safety report for omitting simple checks
A JAMA critique by Drs. Leape Berwick and Bates argues a government safety report neglects common sense methods like checklists sponge counts and surgical site verification. They contend policy should include practical, low risk practices such as pharmacist on call and patient education alongside studied interventions.
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Bush plan to free airwaves for mobile devices
The Bush administration proposes reallocating two slices of spectrum for advanced mobile phones and wireless devices. The Defense Department will relocate its transmissions by December 2008, funded by the winning wireless companies, while a third slice remains reserved for Pentagon use. Steven Price, the Pentagon official, calls the compromise satisfactory.
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