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...that break down bupropion in the body. Everyone possesses all the genes in question, says Rose, but in different forms, or versions, which either amplify or dampen their effects. "We're going to see a lot more studies like this now, because the tools are there," says Dr. Normal Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association and a professor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook University. "It's a wonderful first step, because smoking cessation is a real problem - it's not easy to quit...
...These are very interesting and potentially very, very important findings," says Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association. "They put nicotine front and center in smoking-related diseases, including lung cancer...
...risk aside, smoking also increases the risk of emphysema and heart disease; what's more, smokers without the genetic variants are not at all protected from developing lung cancer or any other smoking-related disease. "Nothing in these papers should give people comfort in terms of continuing smoking," says Edelman, "even after they have their genetic profiles looked at. But if we can use this information to develop better approaches to smoking cessation, then we can reduce the amount of smoking-related disease enormously...
ALEXANDER L. EDELMAN...
...opportunities and costs of globalization aren't being fairly distributed, companies that appear sympathetic may gain a competitive edge. European and Japanese companies report that young graduates ask tough questions about a potential employer's social practices. And European firms, with their more developed commitment to social responsibility, Edelman argues, are developing a "halo effect" among consumers worldwide. For American firms competing globally, that's a reason to know what NGO stands...