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The 3rd edition set of our beautifu l botanica l notecards are now in ava ilable! Visit our 101/J Centt1o' Botanicals page for more information.

HSL's exhibit cases are avai lable for use by any faculty, staff or student at US for display s that support teach ing or research at UB. Displays must be for non-commerical purposes only. The exh ibit cases can be reserved for extended lengths of time at no charge. To apply, please print out, read, sign and return the Guidelines for the u se of Display Cases and the Applica tion for u se of display Cases, or contact Pamela M. Rose at 829-5722.

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Visit the lnt~n~~nal Tobacco Cont10l ltarnp Exhibh and ILW01t a U.I. PO!!age Stamp

C01nm1m01ating SoYem of Toba«o(oot,ol and Luther Teuy

International Tobacco Contro l Stamp Exhib it Lobby, 1st floor, HSL

An exh ibit showcasing a collect ion of the world's anti-smoking stamps will be on display in the lobby of HSL during the entire month of January and part of February.

The exhibit features highlights of the prom inent television, newspa per and magazine cove rage of the release of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health on January 11, 1964 and includes anti-smoking postage stamps from around the world. Formerly exhibited at Roswell Park Cance r Institute, the exh ibit includes postcards that can be filled out to urge that a special stamp be created in 2014 to commemprate the 50th anniversary of the of the Surgeon Gene ral's Report . The stamp wou ld also honor Dr. Luther Terry, the ninth Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965, best known for his warnings against the dangers of and the impact of tobac co use on health.

The stamps were collected by James Lutschg, MD, a pulmonary disease physician in Baton Rouge, LA, and were donated to the University of Alab ama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, whose Director, Ala n Blum, MD, curated the exhibit. Dr. Blum is an adjunct professor in the Department of Hea lth Behav ior at RPCI.

"The 1964 report was historic in that it really changed people's views about smok ing and health and helped to lead changes in smoking behavior and reductions in diseases caused by tobacco use," said K. Michae l Cummings, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health Behav ior at RPCI. "More than 60 million American s have stopped smoking since the report was presented by Dr. Luther Terry in 1964. A stamp commemora ting this monument al report w ill be an important symbo l to remind us all to help prevent the next generat ion from the need less suffering caused by tobacco use."

"The United States has issued stam ps urging support for breast cancer resea rch, prosta te cancer screening, sickle cell awareness and the fight against alcoholism," noted Dr. Blum. "Yet we are not among the 65 countries that have issued a stamp against smoking, which remain s the leading preventable cause of death and disease." At its annual meeting in June, the American Medica l Assoc iation passed a resolution, endo rsed by dozens of other medical organizations, calling for such a stamp . Support for a stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of the U.S Surgeon General's Report on Smok ing and Health can be sent to the Citizen's Stamp Adv isory Comm ittee on Stamp Development, U.S. Posta l Serv ice, 1735 North Lynn Street, Suite 5013, Ar lington, VA 22209-6432.

"Roswell Park is proud to be join ing other health organizations in the campaig n to encourage the U.S. Posta l Service to adopt a commemorative stamp recognizing the 1964 Surgeon General's Report," said Dona ld L. Trump, MD, Pres ident and CEO of RPCI. "We strongly support this effort to give postal customers a tool for spreading tobac co prevention awa reness."

Photos of the exhibit insta llation at HSL can be viewed at http://b lumalburn .wordp ress.co rnlcc1tegoryl pictures-o / .. tt1e-itc-s tarnp-c x11bits-on-tourll 1ealtt1-scir.r1ce-liQ.!i!£YL.

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