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Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:49 -0000
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
Technology to eradicate malaria
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 -0000
Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat malaria, says a report.
Lung disease diagnosis confusion
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:46:30 -0000
Most GPs have difficulty differentiating chronic severe lung disease from asthma, a UK survey finds.
CNN.com - Health
Woman given windpipe created in laboratory
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:13:07 -0500
Medical experts hailed a "milestone in medicine" Wednesday as they announced the successful transplant of a human windpipe engineered with the patient's own stem cells.
U.S. opens FDA office in China after scares
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:18:40 -0500
The first foreign office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened Wednesday in Beijing after an influx of contaminated Chinese food and drug imports to the United States.
Healthy Thanksgiving tips, market to table
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:28 -0500
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a season where eating is central to the festivities. While it's also the season of indulgence, it's easy to plan a holiday meal that's delicious and healthful. Whether you're serving two or 20, these guidelines will help make sure your big dinner is a success. Follow our tips for making smart choices at the market, in the kitchen, and at the table.
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Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:49 -0000
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
Technology to eradicate malaria
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 -0000
Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat malaria, says a report.
Lung disease diagnosis confusion
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:46:30 -0000
Most GPs have difficulty differentiating chronic severe lung disease from asthma, a UK survey finds.
CNN.com - Health
Woman given windpipe created in laboratory
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:13:07 -0500
Medical experts hailed a "milestone in medicine" Wednesday as they announced the successful transplant of a human windpipe engineered with the patient's own stem cells.
U.S. opens FDA office in China after scares
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:18:40 -0500
The first foreign office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened Wednesday in Beijing after an influx of contaminated Chinese food and drug imports to the United States.
Healthy Thanksgiving tips, market to table
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:28 -0500
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a season where eating is central to the festivities. While it's also the season of indulgence, it's easy to plan a holiday meal that's delicious and healthful. Whether you're serving two or 20, these guidelines will help make sure your big dinner is a success. Follow our tips for making smart choices at the market, in the kitchen, and at the table.
Sites:
The BADvertising Institute: anti-smoking/tobacco advertising.Cigarettes: Column by humorist Dave Barry on Philip Morris's Dave cigarettes.
Cancer Equals Altria: Visual humor exploring the Altria logo.
Cartoons: Political cartoons on tobacco issues topical around 1998.
Cheapest Cigarettes on Earth: Where to get dirt-cheap cigarettes, no taxes.
F.A.R.C.E.S. - Foster All Restrictions to Control and Eliminate Smoking: The web site for the anti-anti-anti-tobacco movement, a humorous approach to tobacco control.
Flash from Philip Morris: Smoking Causes Cancer: Philip Morris takes to the Web and finally admits it: Smoking causes cancer. Nice of them to notice, says satirist Rick Horowitz.
Gasp! by Frank Freudberg: A novel of revenge about a journalist dying of lung cancer who wants to destroy the tobacco industry while being pursued by an ex-cop whose own problems help him track down the madman.
Getting around Advertising Restrictions: Humorous article by a filmmaker documents some new approaches to promoting product.
I Can Quit Anytime I Want: Pulizter prize winning cartoon for 1995.
Jim Borgman - Tobacco Gallery: Political cartoons by Jim Borgman, focusing on tobacco and the tobacco industry.
Licensed to Kill, Inc.: Licensed to Kill is a tobacco company, incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They knowingly kill people for profit. And they are proud of it.
Philip Morris, Now Called Altria, Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix': Short item on Philip Morris's name change.
Play it again: Collection of recent quotes reveals some dark humor. E.g. It's nice that while Philip Morris is killing about 200 000 people every year that they're also doing something for the homeless.
SatireWire: Lung Cancer to Change Its Name to Philip Morris: Lung Cancer today announced it will change its name to
The Top 15 New Products from Philip Morris/Nabisco: Tobacco behemoth Philip Morris recently announced that it is acquiring food monstrosity Nabisco. What new products can we expect to see now?
The Top 17 Rejected Slogans for The Altria Group: Humor from topfive.com takes on Philip Morris's announcement it's changing its name to Altria.
We are Americans, too: Spoof of 'smokers rights'.
Working to make a difference, the people of Philip Morris: View and send video jokes, spoofs, parodies, satire, funny movie scenes and impressions by NineOh, the 3D interactive host of Quipples, the Internet game show of satirical riddles!
WWWF Grudge Match: Joe Camel vs. Spuds MacKenzie: Which commercial icon can corrupt the most sixth graders: Joe Camel with his Camel Cigarettes or Spuds Mackenzie with his Bud Light beer?
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