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Dangers of Nicotine Pellets
A tobacco company’s new, dissolvable nicotine pellet--which is being sold as a tobacco product, but which in some cases resembles popular candies--could lead to accidental nicotine poisoning in children, according to a new study by HSPH's Tobacco Control Research Program and lead author Dr. Greg Connolly. More
Focus On: Tobacco Control Research Program
4 of the 10 articles on tobacco research are authored by the Division's Tobacco Control Research Program's scientists and researchers in a recent special edition of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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Focus On: Influenza Type A (H1N1)
The Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness is closely monitoring the information on the recently reported human cases of influenza A (H1N1) also known as swine flu. The following information tracks the evolving situation, both nationally and internationally, and provides access to the main sources of information on this topic. More
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