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Obesogenic Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Air Pollution in Children

ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2013
Background:Increased childhood body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence have been associated with exposure to tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke (SHS) and maternal smoking during pregnancy) and to...
Robert McConnell, Ernest Shen, Frank Gilliland, Michael Jerrett, Jennifer Wolch, Chih-Chieh Chang, Frederick Lurmann, Kiros Berhane   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Role of Oxidative Stress in Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Oxidative stress is involved in multiple chemical reactions that take place in different intracellular organelles: mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, autophagy, and aging, and can be influenced by exogenous factors: nutrition, physical activity, psychological status, environmental conditions, microbiome, and drugs.
Pedro Bullon, Francesca Giampieri, Beatriz Bullon, Maurizio Battino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Portuguese Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home and in the Car

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019
Introduction: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a cause of serious health problems and infant morbidity. This is the first nationally representative study conducted in Portugal to describe the prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke ...
José Precioso, Vânia Rocha, Isabel Sousa, Ana Carolina Araújo, José Cunha Machado, Henedina Antunes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Periodontal Medicine Rewired: Mechanisms Linking Periodontitis to Systemic Diseases

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This review reorganizes decades of research in periodontal medicine into a multi‐dimensional framework, illustrating how periodontitis influences systemic health through at least seven interconnected mechanisms. ABSTRACT Periodontitis is now recognized not merely as a localized oral condition but as a systemic disease linked to over 70 communicable and
Mario Romandini, George Hajishengallis, Mike Curtis, Giacomo Baima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of environmental tobacco smoke by industry in central America: findings from the II central American survey of working conditions and health

Scientific Reports
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure remains a preventable cause of illness and death worldwide. Tobacco smoke bans reduce exposure, but enforcement in Central America has been slow. Workplaces can reduce ETS impact through policies.
Tracey E. Barnett, Aro N. Choi, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of tobacco control policies in hospitals: Evaluation of a national smoke-free campus ban in Spain

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2014
Introduction: On January 2, 2011, the Spanish government passed a new smoking law that banned smoking in hospital campuses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation of smoke-free campuses in the hospitals of Catalonia based on both ...
Xisca Sureda, Montse Ballbè, Cristina Martínez, Marcela Fu, Esther Carabasa, Esteve Saltó, Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez, Esteve Fernández   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Environmental Exposure on Infant Sleep : The Exposome Approach

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how exposure to environmental pollutants during the first 1000 days of life may affect infant sleep. Evidence suggests potential links between chemical exposures and sleep disturbances, underscoring the need for more research on early‐life vulnerability and the impact of pollutants in air, diet, and breast milk.
Zeina Halbouty, Debora Tuka, Erwan Stephan‐Blanchard, Veronique Bach, Pierre Tourneux, Elodie Haraux, Karen Chardon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home Safe Home: Safety Gains Through Telework During the Covid‐19 Pandemic

LABOUR, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper exploits exogenous shifts in work organisation during the Covid‐19 pandemic to study the implications of hybrid and remote work arrangements on occupational safety. Combining accident registers and household survey microdata from Hungary, we are able to address potential selection and reporting bias, and reliably identify the ...
Bálint Menyhért, Szilárd Erhart
wiley   +1 more source

Extracting vitalities: Cuts in Indigenous women's bodies‐territories (Brazil)

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I explore the connections between the medicalization of childbirth and environmental devastation through Guarani‐Mbyá understandings of life and the living. I argue that the cuts made to Guarani‐Mbyá women's vaginas (episiotomies) in Brazilian hospitals are experienced and situated on the same cosmopolitical level as the cuts ...
Maria Paula Prates
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Acute Exposure to Thirdhand Smoke and Changes in the Human Nasal Epithelial Transcriptome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]

, 2019
Importance:No previous studies have shown that acute inhalation of thirdhand smoke (THS) activates stress and survival pathways in the human nasal epithelium.
Girke, Thomas, Kagda, Meenakshi S, Pozuelos, Giovanna L, Schick, Suzaynn, Talbot, Prue, Volz, David C   +5 more
core   +1 more source