April 26, 1999

Cancer Risk May Be Higher For Young Smokers David Christiani and colleagues have found evidence that people who started smoking early may face a greater risk of lung cancer than those who began later—even if they gave up the habit years before.

Couples-Oriented Therapy for Alcoholism May Reduce Incidence of Domestic Violence Link Between Breast Symptoms and Breast Cancer Researched Advertising May Influence Physicians' Choice of Blood Pressure Drugs Clinicians, Patients Should Be Aware of Benefits and Risks of Email Communication

Radiology Grand Rounds: Image Guidance in Neurosurgery: Then and Now Ferenc Jolesz, Brigham and Women's Hospital Tuesday, April 27 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

New Procedure Makes Applying to HMS Easier, Increases Pool Who will be part of the first-year class's opening ceremonies next fall? The new dean for admissions, Jules Dienstag, can't say yet. But he can describe the new admissions processand other forces shaping the class to come.

3-D Imaging Assists Surgeons Computer-aided imaging at the Surgical Planning Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital is a key component in the future of minimally invasive procedures.