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SENT BY:Xerox Tetecopier 7021 ;11-28-94 ; 17:43 ; ' PHI~IP MI31tRIS -COMP NIE I~.TCA -~ PHILIP MORRIS;# 3 120 Park Ave ne - New York, NY 10017 To: Chuck Wall Date; November 18,1994 Frorn: George Weiss.man subjec#: Srnokins ,a,nd Halth David Mahoney who is an old friend of mine, 3s Chairman of various 1Jana Foundations and projects at Harvard dealing in the neuro- sciences, particularly In the area of the brain. I receive their newslettere, and was particularly struck by this one on Alzheimera. As you can aee on Page 2, the average age of onset of Alzheimer's is six to eight years older in Japan - where I believe smoking is twice per capita of the United States. In view of some recent articles relating some beneficial effects of cigarette smoking in cases of Alzheimer's, I would transmit, if you wish, some of this material to David. Tncidentally, he is a smoker. /is Enci. cc: Murray Bring