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show first aired June 18, 2009
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In the 1990s, the US Food and Drug Administration claimed it had the authority to regulate tobacco as a drug. In 2000, the Supreme Court disagreed, saying the agency could not take such a step without Congressional authority. Cigarettes remained less regulated than cosmetics or pet food. All that just changed. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll talk about the law giving the FDA the final say on tobacco. We’ll also find out how woman may show very different symptoms than men while having a stroke. And we’ll hear an oral history of the AIDS crisis in American, from a New England village that was on the front lines.
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THE F.D.A.s LONG TOBACCO ROAD
On Friday June 12, by a 307-97 vote, the US house passed legislation that has been a long time coming for people and organizations battling smoking in the US. The Food And Drug Administration has been given the power to regulate tobacco and tobacco products. The Senate passed the FDA bill on the day before by a 79-17 margin. Some of the main provisions of the bill include creating a tobacco control center in the FDA and giving the FDA authority to regulate the content, marketing and sale of tobacco products to protect public health. It strengthens warning labels on tobacco product packaging and bars the use of words like “light”, “mild” and “low-tar” to give the impression that some tobacco products are safer than others. It also makes it much harder and more costly to bring new tobacco products on the market. Here to talk about this historic legislation is Michael Seilback, vice president of public policy and communications for the American Lung Association in New York.
Recognizing A Woman's Stroke
Each year, 800-thousand Americans experience a stroke. It is the leading cause of serious disability and the third leading cause of death. Many of us know the classic signs of a stroke, but in women, doctors and bystanders may need to focus on different symptoms. Here is Andi McDonnell with more.
There Were Ghosts Everywhere
Provincetown, Massachusetts is both a gay vacation mecca and a small fishing village on the tip of Cape Cod. That made it one of the first fronts in the battle to understand and fight AIDS as the crisis first came to light. Producer Sarah Yahm examines the way AIDS affected this unique small town in the 80's and 90's in this oral history called “There Were Ghosts Everywhere”.
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