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Prevalence, Perceived Factors and Knowledge on Effects of Tobacco Use on Oral Health Among Secondary School Students in Dar es salaam [PDF]

, 2011
At the time of the conception of this study there was scant information on self reported prevalence, knowledge on detrimental effects on oral health and factors influencing tobacco use among secondary school students in Dar es Salaam region. To determine
Kabulwa, Msafiri N, Kabulwa, Msafiri Nicodemus   +1 more
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Comprehensive Quantification of Oligoasthenozoospermia Induced by Obesity, Reproductive Toxicants, and Their Combination in Rat Models

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oligoasthenozoospermia is a leading cause of male infertility and has been increasingly associated with the global surge in obesity and exposure to reproductive toxicants. Despite extensive research on each factor individually, their combined pathological effects remain poorly understood.
Yunlong Yao, Xi Zhang, Lingru Li, Yunzhi Zhang, Shuo Huang, Yulin Zong, Mingrui Li, Fufangyu Zhao, Linghui Zhu, Tianxing Li, Wenlong Sun, Mingyan Shao, Yanfei Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of tobacco-related cancer data in Switzerland [PDF]

, 2013
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Each year the tobacco epidemic accounts for 6 million deaths and costs hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy.
Jürgens, Verena
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“Yet the Problem Remains”: Why Genetic Determinism Still Haunts Biomedical Research

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After the horrors of the Holocaust and its connections to eugenics were revealed to the world, many post‐war population geneticists sought to establish rhetorical distance from the Nazi's state‐led campaigns, without abandoning their belief that actively shaping the population's genetics would produce a prosperous society.
Christopher R. Donohue, Ian A. Myles
wiley   +1 more source

Worldwide Impact of Human Development and Inequality on the Prevalence of Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis and Eczema. Global Asthma Network's Ecological Study

Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
Global Asthma Network Phase I surveyed children, adolescents, and adults worldwide to assess the prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema. Human Development Index (HDI) and Gini inequality index (GinI) were important explanatory factors for prevalence variability of these conditions, with hotspots in areas with high HDI and high GinI ...
Luis García‐Marcos, Chen‐Yuan Chiang, M. Innes Asher, Guy B. Marks, Asma El Sony, Refiloe Masekela, Karen Bissell, Eamon Ellwood, Philippa Ellwood, Neil Pearce, David P. Strachan, A. Elena Martínez‐Torres, Manuel Sánchez‐Solís, Kevin Mortimer, Eva Morales, The Global Asthma Network Phase I Study Group   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between perceived exposure to secondhand smoke and depression independent of biomarker-measured exposure

BMC Public Health
Background Perceived exposure to secondhand smoke has previously not been distinguished from actual exposure dose when considering the association with depression.
Dongkyu Lee, Hyeon Chang Kim, Young-Chul Jung, Sun Jae Jung   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards an integrated molecular understanding of plant hormones

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This review offers a comprehensive overview of the nine plant hormones, delving into their biosynthesis, transport, signaling and crosstalk mechanisms. Because the complexity of plant hormonal control goes beyond these core elements, additional specific features are discussed. Lastly, this review highlights how fundamental insights drive hormonal‐based
Louise Vilain, Marie‐Laure Fauconnier, Manon Genva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Activities in Smokes-Free Zone Policy: a Tobacco Control Care Reviews in Indonesia

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2018
Although the Republic of Indonesia’s government has not yet ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), this nation has started to implement tobacco control care by establishing smoke-free zones (SFZs ...
Meita Veruswati, Al Asyary, Mardiati Nadjib, Anhari Achadi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reductions in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory mortality following the national Irish smoking ban: Interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 Stallings-Smith et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and
Pat Goodman, Clancy Luke, Stallings-Smith, S, Kabir, Zubair, Luke Clancy, Stallings-Smith Sericea, Sericea Stallings-Smith, Kabir Zubair, Zeka Ariana, Goodman Pat, Zeka, A, Luke Clancy (313026), Kabir, Z, Zeka, Ariana, Goodman, Pat, Ariana Zeka (406547), Stallings-Smith, Sericea, Zubair Kabir (394455), Clancy, L, Zubair Kabir, Pat Goodman (71592), Ariana Zeka, Goodman, Patrick J., Sericea Stallings-Smith (406546), Goodman, P, Clancy, Luke   +25 more
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Mucosal Melanoma of Head and Neck: A Rare and Aggressive Disease—A Register‐Based Cohort Study

Journal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mucosal melanomas of the head and neck are rare and often diagnosed in the advanced stage. This study examines the incidence, survival and histology of mucosal melanoma compared to its cutaneous counterpart. Methods This register‐based cohort study reviews head and neck melanomas at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, from 2002 ...
Sara C. Degerholm, Tuula A. Salo, Matti O. Mauramo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source