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Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch +6 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker +14 more
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What you need to know about quitting smoking : advice from the Surgeon General [PDF]
The progress made in reducing cigarette smoking in the United States over the past five decades represents one of the most notable public health achievements of the past century. Today cigarette smoking among U.S.
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Introduction Some e-cigarette manufacturers have marketed e-cigarette flavors branded after popular menthol cigarette brands, such as Newport. Such targeted marketing has the potential to increase the likelihood of e-cigarette initiation among menthol ...
Israel Agaku
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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 +2 more
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PUTTING OUT THE FIRES: WILL HIGHER TAXES REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING? [PDF]
This paper re-examines the empirical support for predictions that proposed cigarette tax or price increases will substantially reduce youth smoking. Part of the support for these predictions comes from evidence that higher taxes reduce aggregate tobacco ...
Mathios, Alan +2 more
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Smoking cessation during pregnancy: the influence of partners, family and friends on quitters and non-quitters [PDF]
This research compared pregnant quitters’ and non-quitters’ accounts of how partners, family and friends influenced their smoking cessation attempts.
P. Koshy +11 more
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Tobacco control and cessation in Romania – a situation analysis
Romanian expertise in tobacco control and cessation is relatively young, as it has effectively started in the early ‘90’s. Ever since, smoking prevalence in the general population has decreased from 36.1% (48% B/25%F) in 2000 to 26.7% (37.4% B/16.7% F ...
Antigona Trofor, Cornel Radu Loghin
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Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis
Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Ellen Romich +35 more
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Objective This study aims to investigate lifestyle‐related factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and their association with disease activity measurements. Methods This multicenter cohort included 938 patients who were newly diagnosed with PsA between 2013 and 2023.
Batoul Hojeij +11 more
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