NYC Health Commissioner Urges Doctors to Persuade Patients to Quit Cigarettes
June 7, 1963 - Dr. George James, New York City’s Commissioner of Health, urged a graduating class of physicians today to try to persuade...
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Oct 6, 2022
Military Cracks Down on Free Cigarettes for Servicemen
Oct. 6, 1962 - The Air Force Surgeon General’s office has ordered Air Force hospitals and clinics to stop distributing free cigarettes to...
Jul 15, 2022
Study Pins Premature Births to Pregnant Smokers
July 15, 1962 - Preliminary findings show that premature births occur more frequently among mothers who smoke than among nonsmokers. This...
Jun 22, 2022
American Cancer Society Urges Curbs on Marketing Cigarettes to Youth
June 22, 1962 - The American Cancer Society decided today to urge college presidents and the Federal Trade Commission to help curb the...
Jun 7, 2022
Surgeon General to Launch Health Probe Into Cigarettes
June 7, 1962 - Surgeon General Luther L. Terry announced today that he would appoint an advisory committee to study the effect of...
May 25, 2022
Federal Agencies To Examine Link of Cigarette Smoking to Cancer
May 25, 1962 - Two Federal agencies are preparing reports dealing with the possible connection between cigarette smoking and cancer. The...
Mar 7, 2022
British Report Links Cigarette Smoking to Lung Cancer
Mar. 7, 1962 - “Cigarette smoking is a cause of lung cancer” and probably contributes to the development of other diseases, the Royal...
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