Browsing by Author "Harry Lando"

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    Legislation to ban smoking in the workplace
    (2007-01-24) Finnegan, John; Harry Lando
    Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Minnesota this year will consider legislation that would ban smoking in the workplace. Why should the public care? We asked Harry Lando, a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. And despite concerns from some bar owners, Lando says the evidences shows that a smoking ban does not harm businesses in the long run. Tuesday, Jan. 30 is Smokefree Minnesota Day at the State Capitol. For more information, go to www.smokefreeminnesota.com. With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.
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    Warning labels on cigarette packages
    (2011-11-21) Engebretson, Mark; Harry Lando
    Welcome to Public Health Moment, from the University of Minnesota. President Obama last week scolded tobacco companies for their opposition to the new graphical cigarette package warning labels. He said that the industry does not want to be honest about the consequences of smoking. The warning labels were due to be implemented in September 2012. But recently, a federal judge granted a request by tobacco companies to postpone the deadline. Graphic labels are already used effectively in other countries, said Harry Lando, a University of Minnesota public health professor. The risks of smoking are clear: About 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in men and almost 80 percent in women are due to smoking. But Lando said that there are other health risks associated with smoking.