Prabhat Jha, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE) St. Michael's Hospital Caption Tripling taxes on cigarettes around the world would reduce the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths from lung cancer and other diseases this century, according to a review by Dr. Prabhat Jha of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Credit Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.