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The Big Five-Oh Show

Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show

#525 Show summary (The Big Five-Oh Show):

January 1964 brought several historically significant events. The Beatles hit number one with "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", the Rolling Stones began their first tour, Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" premiered, and the Surgeon General released the first report on Tobacco and Health. Join the Health Matters crew as we reminisce and trace the path of tobacco control from that fateful month.

Tip:  The Surgeon General’s report and the subsequent tobacco wars, by preventing an estimated 8 million premature deaths, will rank as one of the greatest public health achievements of modern times.

Links:

Nice summary of the safety concerns about e-cigarettes

The Surgeon General's reports, including the original 1964 report

US Preventive Services Task Force statement on lung cancer screening

Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.