Martin McKee and Virginia Berridge - 1 July 2007

In this programme, presented by Derek Thorne:

The Threat of Oral Tobacco Martin McKee on the smoking ban – and how the tobacco industry is looking to promote oral tobacco. Is it an effort to keep people addicted?

Health Politics Must Involve History Virginia Berridge on how the past holds important lessons for public health in the present [see The Guardian, 20th June];

Alcohol Consumption in Russian Men Martin McKee also discusses the new study on alcohol and mortality in working-age Russian men, and evidence that non-beverage alcohol is a major cause of early death [see The Lancet 2007; 369:2001-2009].