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Is tobacco use a disease? [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008 Should tobacco use be framed as a disease or a population-based health concern?[1][1] At present, there are 2 potentially competing approaches to reducing smoking rates. The first, the disease-centred approach, identifies smoking as an individual-level disorder requiring medical treatment ...
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Tobacco use and colon cancer [PDF]
International Journal of Cancer, 1997 Smoking cigarettes has been consistently associated with adenomatous polyps. However, only a few studies have reported associations between smoking cigarettes or using other forms of tobacco and colon cancer. A population-based case-control study of colon cancer was conducted in 3 areas in the United States: northern California, Utah and Minnesota.
Khe Ni Ma +4 more
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Disparities in Rural Tobacco Use, Smoke-Free Policies, and Tobacco Taxes
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2019 Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) remain leading causes of preventable disease, disability, and mortality in the United States. Rural populations are among those being left behind in the recent declining smoking rates and have become a ...
Kelly Buettner-Schmidt +2 more
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Moyamoya Disease and the Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the progressive narrowing of arteries at the base of the brain, forming abnormal collateral vascular networks. While vascular parkinsonism is noted in MMD, its link to Parkinson's disease (PD) has not been explored.
Dallah Yoo +9 more
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, 2015 First paragraph: In December 2012 Australia became the first jurisdiction to mandate plain (or standardised) packaging for tobacco products. Many governments have been looking on with interest, anxious to learn if this is also the next step forward in ...
Hastings, Gerard B., Moodie, Crawford
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To quantify the number and volume of whole brain perivascular spaces (PVS) using a detection and segmentation algorithm in participants with multiple sclerosis (MS) and patients with disorders mimicking MS known to potentially influence PVS, such as cerebrovascular disease.
Elle M. Levit +5 more
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Addiction Science & Clinical PracticeIntroduction In South Africa, community-oriented primary care teams work to re-engage out-of-care people with HIV (PWH) in treatment, many of whom have substance use (SU) concerns.
Bronwyn Myers +12 more
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Serum Folate: A Case Study
Tobacco Use Insights, 2019 Introduction: In 2018, the US Surgeon General declared youth electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use as an epidemic. Combustible cigarettes have been shown to adversely affect folate status; however, no study to date has explored how ENDS impact ...
Julie M Croff +5 more
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“Why Wouldn’t I Use It?”: Purdue Pharmaceutical’s Push of Pills [PDF]
, 2020 Throughout the early 1940’s to mid 1960’s, the popular habit of smoking cigarettes was not only condoned, but advertised by doctors and lawmakers. With the support of medical professionals and non-restrictive advertisement laws, the widespread use of ...
Fletcher, Gillian
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Chronic Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study from the Veteran's Health Administration
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of chronic opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed chronic opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget +7 more
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