Richard Doll

An epidemiologist, Doll was the first to actually prove that cigarettes caused cancer, heart attacks and emphysema. Such had been suspected for decades, but Doll's studies showed that, on average, smokers die 10 years sooner than non-smokers. A smoker himself, Doll quit smoking two-thirds of the way through his study, and his conclusions were published in the British Medical Journal in 1950. A follow-up study in 1954 was so conclusive that Britain's Health Minister declared it "established that there is a relationship between smoking and cancer of the lung." (Press accounts noted that nearly everyone present at the announcement was smoking.) Doll later went on to found Britain's blood bank, showed aspirin can help prevent heart disease, warned of the harmful effects of asbestos and atomic radiation, promoted fluoride in water to prevent tooth decay, warned that ultraviolet light promotes skin cancer more than people think, and studied the effects of cholesterol. Dr. William Richard Shaboe Doll taught at several British medical schools and was knighted in 1971. He died July 24 at age 92. From This is True for 24 July 2005 Suggestions for further reading: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate M.D. Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: Some people view addiction as a sign of weakness. Some view addiction as a physical problem or maybe a psychological problem. But addiction is all that and more. Dr Mate's book is well written and well constructed. The book begins with informa...   The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine Amazon Price: $10.20 Customer Review: Be sure to read her column on Huffington Post, dated 2/20/10. Sure sounds to me like fat people hatred. What a hateful, arrogant b$%@h.   The Eat-Clean Diet Workout: Quick Routines for Your Best Body Ever (with DVD) by Tosca Reno Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I have recently ordered 4 books in the Tosca Reno range; The Clean Diet Recharged, The Clean Diet Workout, The Clean Diet Cookbook and one for the husband; The Clean Diet for Men - AWESOME books, many thanks to Tosca. I must also thank Amazon for the...   Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook by Jane Maxwell, Carol Thuman, David Werner, Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell Amazon Price: $15.46 Customer Review: This book was recommended to me by a nurse who had been on a number of medical missions to Africa. After looking through it, I believe that it would be a necessary reference book for anyone who might be able to access modern medical resources. There...   The Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Y... by David Zinczenko, Ted Spiker Amazon Price: $10.87 Customer Review: I received the book in a timely matter. I have not had time to read the book yet, but it is just what I wanted. Everything about the purchase was great.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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