London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine Audio News - Lshtm Podcast

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News, July 1st, 2007 1. The Threat of Oral Tobacco Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Martin McKee on the smoking ban – and how the tobacco industry is now looking to promote oral tobacco. Is it an effort to keep people addicted? 2. Health Politics Must Involve History REFERENCE: The Guardian, 20th June http://politics.guardian.co.uk/politicspast/comment/0,,2106590,00.html Virginia Berridge, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Virginia Berridge on how the past holds important lessons for public health in the present. 3. Alcohol Consumption in Russian Men REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:2001-2009 Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Martin McKee also discusses the new study on alcohol and mortality in working-age Russian men, and evidence that non-beverage alcohol is a major cause of early death.