Executives Say Smoking Is Not Addiction in Hearing
Tobacco chiefs testifying before the House subcommittee denied proof that cigarettes cause lung cancer or are addictive. They argued nicotine is not manipulated and compared addiction to consuming Twinkies, while lawmakers pressed for FDA regulation and noted the 400,000 annual deaths blamed on smoking.
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Ashington
Ciga
Akers
Rep
Henry
D-Calif
House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
Wan
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Blood pressure rises with job stress in study findings
A study finds men with stressful jobs have higher blood pressure even during sleep, suggesting lasting vascular effects. Women show fewer ill effects at work but home strains raise blood pressure. Researchers tracked 373 NYC workers, noting higher averages of 137 over 85 in high stress low autonomy roles compared with 129 over 83 in others.
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Boston
Thomas Pickering
New York Hospital
Beta carotene megadoses questioned by researchers
A large study questions the benefit of high dose beta carotene supplements. Among 29,133 older male Finnish smokers, those taking beta carotene capsules showed 18 percent more lung cancer than controls after five to eight years, while foods rich in beta carotene remain considered healthy.
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Boston
DeLuca
Beacon Hill
Paul Sousa
England Journal of Mediie
Kara Smigel
National Cancer Institute
Council For Responsible Nutrition
U.S
Finland
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Society of Behavioral Medicine
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