Just as Canadians get used to new cigarette packages with larger and more dire full-colour warnings about the hazards of tobacco, a new warning method is on the horizon. The New Scientist says a patent has been filed for a talking cigarette packet “that recites a firm health warning on opening.” The potential messages range from a funeral march to health warnings “in any of several languages.” Should Canada consider some new warning methods of its own, given its continuing high smoking rate? Let CMAJ's editor know (hoeyj@cma.ca). We'll publish the best suggestions in our Holiday Review in December.
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