The Institute of Medicine is expected to release what it says will be a "comprehensive evaluation of studies exploring the impacts of smoking bans in the United States and abroad and the relationship between secondhand smoke and heart disease."
From the release:
The release will take place from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern in Room 201 of the National Academies Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may participate by conference call.
Advance copies of the report will be available to reporters only beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. The report is embargoed until 11 a.m. EDT on Oct. 15. Reporters: To receive a copy of the report and to register to attend the briefing or to receive the call-in information, contact the Office of News and Public Information, tel. 202-334-2138, or e-mail news@nas.edu.