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Electronic cigarettes and nicotine dependence: evolving products, evolving problems [PDF]

, 2015
Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) use an electric heater to aerosolize a liquid that usually contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavorants, and the dependence-producing drug nicotine.
Cobb, Caroline O, Eissenberg, Thomas, Hendricks, Peter S   +2 more
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Reference change values in concentrations of urinary and salivary biomarkers of exposure and mouth level exposure in individuals participating in an ambulatory smoking study

Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2016
Background: Modified-risk tobacco products (MRTPs) are being developed that may contribute to tobacco harm reduction. To support reduced exposure or risk claims, a scientific framework needs to be developed to assess the validity of claims and monitor ...
Oscar M. Camacho, Johan Sommarström, Krishna Prasad, Anthony Cunningham   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes on Smoking Behavior and Biomarkers of Exposure in Menthol and Non-menthol Smokers. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionBecause 30% of cigarettes sold in the United States are characterized as menthol cigarettes, it is important to understand how menthol preference may affect the impact of a nicotine reduction policy.MethodsIn a recent trial, non-treatment ...
Benowitz, Neal L, Denlinger-Apte, Rachel L, Donny, Eric C, Hatsukami, Dorothy K, Ikuemonisan, Joshua O, Jensen, Joni A, Koopmeiners, Joseph S, Kotlyar, Michael, Luo, Xianghua, Pacek, Lauren R, Smith, Tracy T, Tidey, Jennifer W, Vandrey, Ryan   +12 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Incidence, Prevalence, and Survival of 8 Types of Parkinsonism in a Population‐Based Study with 367 Million Person Years of Observation over 21 Years

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Findings are contradictory regarding changes in the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) over time; data for other parkinsonian disorders are rare. Objectives To analyze temporal trends in the incidence and prevalence of eight parkinsonisms (PD, MSA, PSP, CBS, DLB, vascular parkinsonism, drug‐induced parkinsonism ...
Sacha E. Gandhi, Katherine A. Grosset, Prasanth A. Iruthayaraj, Romel Gravesande, Lance Lee, Cathal Doyle, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Donald G. Grosset   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Hazard Manual for Firefighters [PDF]

, 1990
[Excerpt] Firefighters, as well as victims, can be exposed to a variety of toxic substances during a fire. Some of these toxicants are particularly insidious because they are produced by thermal decomposition before smoke makes a fire ...
Brown, Nellie J.
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Whither tobacco product regulation? [PDF]

, 2012
Despite decades of industry innovation and regulatory efforts, the harmfulness of conventional cigarettes has not changed. There are several pitfalls in this area, including the long time lag before health impacts of product regulatory changes become ...
Gartner, Coral, Hammond, David, McNeill, Ann   +2 more
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The Relative Toxicity of Substituted Phenols Reported in Cigarette Mainstream Smoke [PDF]

Toxicological Sciences, 2002
Cigarette mainstream smoke (MS) contains a number of structurally diverse substituted phenols. Recent quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) studies on phenols show that substituted phenols with electron-releasing groups can form potentially toxic phenoxyl-free radicals.
Carr J, Smith, Thomas A, Perfetti, Michael J, Morton, Alan, Rodgman, Rajni, Garg, Cynthia D, Selassie, Corwin, Hansch   +6 more
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Phytochemical‐Based Strategies for Lung Cancer: Clinical Insights Into Pleiotropic Molecular Signaling and Therapeutic Roles

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Lung cancer (LC) remains the leading cause of global cancer‐related death. Phytochemicals from medicinal plants are increasingly being considered as potential LC treatment agents due to their multi‐targeted action, safety, and accessibility. These have anticancer properties by regulating key molecular signaling pathways.
Md. Rezaul Islam, Abdur Rauf, Happy Akter, Md. Ibrahim Khalil Al‐Imran, Md. Naeem Hossain Fakir, Gazi Kaifeara Thufa, Umme Habiba, Karjin Nahar Riya, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Sadique Hussain, Hanan A. Ogaly, Abdullah S. M. Aljohani, Waleed Al Abdulmonem, Dorota Formanowicz, Marcello Iriti   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of monoamine oxidase inhibition by cigarettes and modified risk tobacco products

Toxicology Reports, 2019
The adverse effects of cigarette smoking are well documented, and the two main strategies for reducing smoking prevalence are prevention of smoking initiation and promotion of smoking cessation.
Marco van der Toorn, Kyoko Koshibu, Walter K. Schlage, Shoaib Majeed, Pavel Pospisil, Julia Hoeng, Manuel C. Peitsch   +6 more
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From Tobacco to Ultraprocessed Food: How Industry Engineering Fuels the Epidemic of Preventable Disease

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are engineered to heighten reward and accelerate delivery of reinforcing ingredients, driving compulsive consumption and disrupting appetite regulation. This is a growing challenge for health policy. UPFs share key engineering strategies adopted from the tobacco industry, such as dose optimization and hedonic ...
ASHLEY N. GEARHARDT, KELLY D. BROWNELL, ALLAN M. BRANDT   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source