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Airway function at one year: association with premorbid airway function, wheezing, and maternal smoking [PDF]

, 2001
Background - Impaired growth and development of the respiratory system during fetal and early postnatal life may have important implications for lung development and later lung health.
Wade, AM, Wade, A. M., Fletcher, M. E., C Dezateux, Dezateux, C., Dundas, I, Fletcher, ME, Stocks, J., Dundas, I., Stocks, J, Fletcher, Margaret, Dezateux, C   +11 more
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Chronobiology of Cancer: How Aging Fuels Oncogenesis at the Molecular Level

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the key biological pathways linking aging with cancer development and progression. In the upper left, cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, toxins, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes DNA damage and genomic instability, whereas age‐related decline in repair mechanisms, such as ATM/ATR, BER, and NER ...
Anu Singh, Aroonima Misra, Sufian Zaheer
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of smoking and quitting on household expenditure patterns and medical care costs in China [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Smoking remains very common in Chinese men, and the economic burden caused by cigarette consumption on smokers and their families may be substantial. Using a large nationally representative household survey, the third National Health Services
Gao, J, Xin, Y., Xu, L, Tang, S, Critchley, JA, Tang, Shenglan, Qian, J., Xin, Y, Xu, L., Gao, J., Critchley, J., Qian, J   +11 more
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Acute Kidney Injury After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke in Patients With Pre‐Existing Renal Impairment

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but often underrecognized complication in ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, particularly among those with pre‐existing renal impairment. This study evaluated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical impact of AKI in this high‐risk population.
Michał Borończyk, Marcel Pilarek, Emilia Jaworska, Natalia Kardas, Oliwia Barnaś, Julia Woźniak, Iga Machała, Julia Węgrzynek‐Gallina, Joanna Siuda, Anna Hawrot‐Kawecka, Anetta Lasek‐Bal   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The public health benefits of smoking ban policies: epidemiologic analyses of mortality effects and differentials by socioeconomic status [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis was submited for the degree of Doctor of Public Health and awarded by Brunel UniversityBackground: The implementation of comprehensive smoking ban policies results in reduced population exposure to secondhand smoke, yielding health benefits ...
Smith, Sericea Stallings
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Smoking during pregnancy and smoking cessation services [PDF]

, 2009
The 2008 UK National Smoking Cessation Conference (UKNSSC) included a number of oral and poster presentations on the theme of smoking during pregnancy.
Bauld, Linda
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White Matter Hyperintensity Burden and Short‐Interval Change Associated With Sleep Apnoea in the UK Biobank

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a core neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Sleep apnoea (SA) is a recognized vascular risk factor, but its associations with regional WMH burden, short‐interval WMH change and cognitive performance in population‐based cohorts remain incompletely defined. We
Peng Cheng, Diego Z. Carvalho, Shahid Karim, Anwar Chahal, Virend K. Somers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking and HIV: what are the risks and what harm reduction strategies do we have at our disposal?

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2018
The World Health Organization estimates that smoking poses one of the greatest global health risks in the general population. Rates of current smoking among people living with HIV (PLHIV) are 2–3 times that of the general population, which contributes to
Michelle L. Giles, Coral Gartner, Mark A. Boyd   +2 more
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Promoting smoking cessation through smoking reduction during Ramadan

Addiction, 2011
Ramadan restricts smoking and leads to reduction. Recent research on reduction has focused upon using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as a substitute for missed cigarettes and behavioural approaches have been neglected, despite evidence of efficacy. Ramadan reminds us of the need to harness these natural experiments to enhance smoking reduction and ...
Aveyard, P, Begh, R, Sheikh, A, Amos, A
openaire   +3 more sources

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: Two feasibility studies [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation have not been adequately tested in pregnancy and women are reluctant to use them. Behavioural support alone has a modest effect on cessation rates; therefore, more effective interventions are needed ...
Marcus Bess, Michael Ussher, Lewis Beth, Coleman, T, Robert West, Bess Marcus, West, R, Ussher, M, Straus Lianne, Lewis, B, Lewis, Beth, Coleman Tim, Coleman, Tim, Straus, L, Aveyard Paul, West Robert, Aveyard, P, Beth Lewis, Marcus, B, West, Robert, Paul Aveyard, Isaac Manyonda, Manyonda, I, Tim Coleman, Manyonda, Isaac, Lianne Straus, Marcus, Bess, Ussher, Michael, Ussher Michael, Straus, Lianne, Manyonda Isaac, Aveyard, Paul   +31 more
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