Philip Morris recalls Marlboro cigarette lighter, considered 'enticing fire hazard for children.'

Article Abstract:

Phillip Morris USA and Polyflame Concepts USA Inc. recalled a Marlboro cigarette lighter after it was discovered that children started a house fire in Torrington, CT while playing with the lighter. About 2.5 million of the promotional lighters, which put on a light show when the lighting mechanism is pressed down, were distributed prior to the recall. Every year, about 5,800 residential fires are started by children under age five, and about 75% of the children who start fires with lighters are under age five. Critics of the tobacco industry cite the twinkling cigarette lighter as another example of the industry's attempts to encourage children to smoke. It is estimated that 60% of the people who smoke in the US started before they were 14, and 35% of teenagers who smoke own promotional items distributed by tobacco companies, such as T-shirts and sandals. Although the tobacco industry claims it does not want children to smoke, Phillip Morris alone sells more than $1 billion worth of Marlboro cigarettes to children in the US every year.

Cigarettes, Psychological aspects, Product defects and recalls, Prevention, Smoking and youth, Youth smoking, Philip Morris Inc., Fire, Cigarette lighters, Polyflame Concepts USA, Inc.

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Using ventricular assist devices as long-term therapy for heart failure

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Physicians at 20 medical centers throughout the US will begin recruiting patients for a clinical trial comparing ventricular assist devices (VAD) with drug treatment for patients with congestive heart failure. In this disease, the left ventricle cannot pump enough blood to supply the body. A VAD helps the ventricle pump stronger. They are sometimes used in patients who are waiting for a heart transplant, but the demand for hearts exceeds the supply by 10 to 100. Consequently, the study will determine whether VADs can be used for long-term therapy and whether they are better than drugs in reducing mortality.

Evaluation, Congestive heart failure, Cardiovascular instruments, Implanted, Cardiovascular implants

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Correctional and community health care collaborations

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Massachusetts and Rhode Island are models of well-coordinated health care for prisoners in as well as out of prison. In Rhode Island, a prison release program for HIV-infected women successfully reduced their high-risk behavior as well as their risk of ending up back in prison. Massachusetts has also established a program to assign each prisoner a personal physician who covers the neighborhood the prisoner lived in. Compared to prisoners who do not receive such services, these prisoners were less likely to end up back in prison and also more likely to keep their health care appointments.

Sexually transmitted diseases, Services, Correctional institutions, Prisoners

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