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Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2016
The article reviews the most recent literature on the association between secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and rhinitis. The discussion will focus on the biologic links between tobacco exposure and rhinitis symptoms, evaluating this relationship in different populations.Significant associations between tobacco smoke exposure and rhinitis symptoms have
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The article reviews the most recent literature on the association between secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and rhinitis. The discussion will focus on the biologic links between tobacco exposure and rhinitis symptoms, evaluating this relationship in different populations.Significant associations between tobacco smoke exposure and rhinitis symptoms have
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Secondhand Smoke Hurts Everyone
NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2003Below is testimony in support of a city-wide worksite smoking ban presented by NYCOSH (The New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health) to the New York City Council on November 12, 2002.
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Dipstick tests for secondhand smoke exposure
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2010We tested TobacAlert and NicAlert immunochromatographic strips for use as indicators of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure.Urine samples collected from SHS-unexposed volunteers were spiked with cotinine to concentrations of 5, 8, 13, and 23 ng cotinine/ml urine. One sample was not spiked and used as a control.
Dana, Best +3 more
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
In recent years, cities and states across the country have enacted smoke-free workplace laws to protect employees from the harm caused by secondhand smoke. The fact that secondhand smoke exposure is a significant public health threat is beyond dispute. The World Health Organization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S.
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In recent years, cities and states across the country have enacted smoke-free workplace laws to protect employees from the harm caused by secondhand smoke. The fact that secondhand smoke exposure is a significant public health threat is beyond dispute. The World Health Organization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S.
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Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Thyroid Function
Inflammation & Allergy-Drug Targets, 2009Growing evidence suggests that the effects of second hand smoke (SHS) exposure contribute to disruptions in thyroid function. Toxic elements contained in cigarette smoke, such as thiocyanate, may be partially responsible for impaired thyroid hormonogenesis.
Andres E, Carrillo +2 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular disease
Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2007Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among nonsmokers, which has been estimated to be 20% to 30%. SHS may also increase the risk of stroke; however, the link is equivocal compared with that for CHD.
Stranges S +3 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure in Mexican discotheques
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2007This study describes the impact of exposure to secondhand smoke for subjects who spend time in a discotheque, by comparing within-subject baseline and postexposure urinary cotinine levels. A total of 100 nonsmoking volunteers from a central region of Mexico provided a urine sample before entering a discotheque and another sample an average of 6 hr ...
Eduardo, Lazcano-Ponce +7 more
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Screening for secondhand smoke in schoolchildren in Japan
Pediatrics International, 2015AbstractBackgroundThere is no systematic screening for secondhand smoke exposure in children.MethodsIn 2002, we began a secondhand smoke screening (SSS) program for grade 4 elementary schoolchildren with the cooperation of public administration. The SSS program consisted of urinary cotinine measurement in children and a questionnaire survey of their ...
Toshihiro, Ino, Kazuo, Kurosawa
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