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• Smoking Bans' Effects on Heart Disease Risks -- IOM Report Releases Oct. 15 

Jump to full article: The National Academies, 2009-10-06

Intro:

Secondhand-Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, provides a comprehensive evaluation of studies exploring the impacts of smoking bans in the United States and abroad and the relationship between secondhand smoke and heart disease. Based on this review, the report offers conclusions about the effectiveness of smoke-free policies. The report will be released with a one-hour public briefing.

Details:

11 a.m. to noon EDT Thursday, Oct. 15, Room 201 of the National Academies Keck Center

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