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Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Is Not Benign [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2016
Although most people know that secondhand tobacco smoke can be harmful,[1][1] the perception is that marijuana smoking is less harmful to health, less addictive, and more socially acceptable than tobacco use.[2][2] In fact, we have heard from parents here in Colorado that they have quit ...
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Changes of CEA Diagnostic Performance Under the New Reference Interval Stratified by Age and Sex

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Our study included patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer and apparently healthy individuals, conducted a large case–control study to assess the effects of age and sex on serum concentrations and positive rates of CEA, established age‐ and sex‐stratified reference intervals using indirect methods.
Ke Zhang, Xiarui Ye
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Association between serum α‐Klotho levels and severity of periodontitis in a representative U.S. population

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease, is linked to systemic conditions such as cardiovascular and kidney disease. Serum α‐Klotho, an anti‐aging protein with anti‐inflammatory properties, has been associated with systemic diseases, but its role in periodontitis is unclear.
Hamoun Sabri, Sahar Baniameri, Pranav Kataria, Hend Abulatifa, Parham Hazrati, Hom‐Lay Wang, Muhammad H. A. Saleh   +6 more
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Paraben Exposure in the General Taiwanese Population: Reference Values, Personal Care Products, and Cumulative Risk Assessment

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parabens (parahydroxybenzoates), which are frequently used as preservatives in pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and personal care products, have recently attracted considerable attention due to their adverse health effects and endocrine‐disrupting properties.
Jung‐Wei Chang, Yen‐Hsuan Huang, Hsin‐Chang Chen, Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Wan‐Ting Chang, Po‐Chin Huang   +5 more
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Predictors of smoking exposure in non-smoking adolescents in Indonesia

Healthcare in Low-resource Settings
Exposure to secondhand smoke is one of the leading causes of death for non-smokers worldwide. The prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke is higher among adolescents.
Julfia Aina Sari, Ferry Efendi, Lailatun Nimah, Gading Ekapuja Aurizki, Ronal Surya Aditia, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin   +6 more
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Global trends and regional differences in the burden of cancer attributable to secondhand smoke in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundTo describe the status quo and trends in the global burden of all cancers caused by secondhand smoke during 1990–2019.MethodsData on cancer associated with secondhand smoke were extracted from the Global Heath Data Exchange.
Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Minmin Wang, Yanan Luo, Yanan Luo, Jia Wang, Yinzi Jin, Yinzi Jin, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Zhi-Jie Zheng   +9 more
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Smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and smoking restrictions in Tijuana, Mexico [PDF]

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2005
To estimate the prevalence of tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and smoking restrictions in the home and workplace among residents of Tijuana, one of Mexico's largest cities.This cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, during 2003 and 2004.
Ana P, Martínez-Donate, Melbourne F, Hovell, C Richard, Hofstetter, Guillermo J, González-Pérez, Marc A, Adams, José de Jesús, Sánchez, Gabriela, Guzmán-Cerda   +6 more
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Prioritizing Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Adults With Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study

Med Research, EarlyView.
This study examined the relative contributions of modifiable risk factors to cardiovascular diseases in adults with hypertension. More favorable risk factor profiles were consistently associated with lower risks across all outcomes. Beyond blood pressure, nicotine exposure showed comparatively larger population attributable fractions.
Shengtao Wei, Dashan Zheng, Lan Chen, Zitong Zhuang, Zihan Lin, Junguo Zhang, Peng Hu, Zijun Yang, Zhen‐He Huang, Bing Zhang, Hualiang Lin   +10 more
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Firearms as a Market‐Driven Epidemic: Potential Pathways to Reduce Preventable Firearm‐Related Harm in the United States

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points For half a century, firearm‐related deaths and injuries have been endemic in the United States, with COVID‐19 contributing to a record high of 48,830 deaths in 2021, an epidemic rate increase. By 2023, national trends masked a significant 10‐fold difference in firearm‐related death rates among states.
ESZTER RIMÁNYI, JONATHAN D. QUICK, STEPHEN W. HARGARTEN, CHARLES C. BRANAS, SANDRO GALEA, NASON MAANI, JONATHAN LOWY, ZAIN HUSSAIN, NICHOLAS HOFFMANN   +8 more
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Cuttings, Combings, Fettlings and Flock: Gender and Australian Wool ‘Waste’, 1900–1950

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As Australia's wool industry produced vast amounts of fine fleece from the nineteenth century, the wool processing and clothes manufacturing industries generated waste – products like cuttings, combings, fettlings and flock. Salvaged and then sold to waste merchants, these and other materials had a second life.
Lorinda Cramer
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