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Second-Hand Smoke : Ignored Implications

International Journal of Health Sciences, 2015
On an average 5.5 minute life is lost with each cigarette smoked. Smokers have ten times risk of acquiring lung cancer, two times risk of myocardial infarction and six times risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Economic costs of smoking should not be forgotten as for purchase of cigarettes, direct medical care cost because of smoking ...
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A 57‐Year‐Old Male With Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and MATR3 and NOS3 Mutations

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This report presents a case of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia caused by mutations in the MATR3 and NOS3 genes, aiming to analyze its clinical manifestations and genetic characteristics. For a case presenting with personality changes and gait abnormalities as the initial symptoms, this study conducted a comprehensive analysis of its
Feifei Lin, Saie Huang
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Secondhand smoke prevention through the perceptions of pregnant women with smoking family members: a Thailand study

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Purpose Pregnant women with smoking family members are at risk of exposure to second-hand smoke, which leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Second-hand smoke prevention is thus important but remains less understood based on pregnant women’s perceptions ...
Sunisa Chansaeng, Waraporn Boonchieng, Warangkana Naksen   +2 more
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Second hand smoke and COPD: lessons from animal studies

Frontiers in Physiology, 2013
Exposure to second hand smoke is a major cause of COPD in the non-smoker. In this review we explore the use of animal smoke exposure models and their insight into disease pathogenesis.
Monica Prasad Goldklang, Sarah Margaret Marks, Jeanine Marie D'Armiento   +2 more
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Second-Hand Smoke Exposure at Home in the United States; Minorities’ Diminished Returns [PDF]

International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2019
Introduction: Educational attainment and poverty status are two strong socioeconomic status (SES) indicators that protect individuals against exposure to second-hand smoke.
Shervin Assari, Mohsen Bazargan
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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Sub-chronic exposure to second hand smoke induces airspace leukocyte infiltration and decreases lung elastance

Frontiers in Physiology, 2012
Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke is associated with the development and/or exacerbation of several different pulmonary diseases in humans. To better understand the possible effects of second hand smoke exposure in humans, we sub-chronically (4 weeks)
John M. Hartney, Hong Wei eChu, Roberta ePelanda, Raul M Torres   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos, José Miguel Sequí‐Sabater, Diego Benavent   +2 more
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Metalloproteinase-9 contributes to endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis via protease activated receptor-1. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The atherosclerotic process begins when vascular endothelial cells undergo pro-inflammatory changes such as aberrant activation to dysfunctional phenotypes and apoptosis, leading to loss of vascular integrity.
Jon M Florence, Agnieszka Krupa, Laela M Booshehri, Timothy C Allen, Anna K Kurdowska   +4 more
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Burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review.

Preventive Medicine, 2019
Our aim was to provide a systematic review of studies on the burden of disease due to second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, reviewing methods, exposure assessment, diseases causally linked to SHS, health outcomes, and estimates available to date.
G. Carreras, A. Lugo, S. Gallus, Barbara Cortini, E. Fernández, M. López, J. Soriano, Á. López-Nicolás, S. Semple, G. Gorini, Y. Castellano, Marcela Fu, M. Ballbè, Beladenta Amalia, O. Tigova, X. Continente, Teresa Arechavala, Elisabet Henderson, Xiaoqiu Liu, C. Bosetti, E. Davoli, P. Colombo, R. O’Donnell, R. Dobson, L. Clancy, S. Keogan, H. Byrne, P. Behrakis, A. Tzortzi, C. Vardavas, V. Vyzikidou, Gerasimos Bakellas, George Mattiampa, R. Boffi, A. Ruprecht, C. De Marco, A. Borgini, C. Veronese, M. Bertoldi, A. Tittarelli, Simona Verdi, E. Chellini, M. Trapero-Bertran, Daniel Celdrán Guerrero, C. Radu-Loghin, Dominick Nguyen, P. Starchenko, J. Ancochea, T. Alonso, M. Pastor, M. Erro, A. Roca, Patricia Pérez   +52 more
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