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Patient and provider perceptions of the relationship between alcohol use and TB and readiness for treatment: a qualitative study in South Africa

BMC Public Health
Background Unhealthy alcohol use is widespread in South Africa and has been linked to tuberculosis (TB) disease and poor treatment outcomes. This study used qualitative methods to explore the relationship between TB and alcohol use during TB treatment ...
Suchitra Kulkarni, Sarah E. Weber, Chané Buys, Tersius Lambrechts, Bronwyn Myers, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Karen R. Jacobson, Danie Theron, Tara Carney   +8 more
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The Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Disease Severity

Tobacco Use Insights, 2022
BACKGROUND Although combustible cigarette use is an established risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease, there is conflicting evidence for the association of electronic cigarette use with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity.
Andrea N Burnett-Hartman, Shauna Goldberg Scott, J David Powers, Morgan N Clennin, Jason A Lyons, Mark Gray, Heather Spencer Feigelson   +6 more
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Death of a salesman [PDF]

, 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
core   +2 more sources

Cigarette Prices and Smoking Experimentation in Sierra Leone: An Exploratory Study

Tobacco Use Insights, 2022
This study examines the effect of cigarette prices on the likelihood of experimental smoking among adolescents in Sierra Leone. The study links data from the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) to price data covering 2008–2017 obtained from the World
Micheal Kofi Boachie, Mustapha Immurana, John Kwaku Agyemang, Hana Ross   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco use disorder and the lungs

Addiction, 2020
AbstractThis narrative review provides a summary of the impact of tobacco smoking on the respiratory system and the benefits of smoking cessation. Tobacco smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of death world‐wide and a major risk factor for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Hayden McRobbie   +2 more
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The Extent to Which Tobacco Marketing and Tobacco Use in Films Contribute to Children's Use of Tobacco [PDF]

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2006
To quantify the effect of exposure on initiation of tobacco use among adolescents.A systematic literature search of MEDLINE, PsychINFO, ABI/INFORM, and Business Source Premier through October/November 2005 was conducted. Unpublished studies were solicited from researchers.Of 401 citations initially identified, 51 (n = 141 949 participants) met the ...
Wellman, Robert J., Sugarman, David B., DiFranza, Joseph R., Winickoff, Jonathan P.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Beyond the brotherhood: Skoal Bandits' role in the evolution of marketing moist smokeless tobacco pouches. [PDF]

, 2017
Background:Since 2006, "snus" smokeless tobacco has been sold in the U.S.. However, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco (USST) and Swedish Match developed and marketed pouched moist snuff tobacco (MST) since 1973.
Hendlin, Yogi H, Lewis, M Jane, Ling, Pamela M, Veffer, Jessica R   +3 more
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CLIMATRIAL: applicability and adaptability of a novel method to quantify the carbon footprint of a South African clinical trial

Trials
Background No formal assessment of a method to measure the carbon emissions from a clinical trial has been undertaken in the low- and middle-income country setting. We aimed to evaluate the UK-based National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) method for
Nandi Louise Siegfried, Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Jessica Griffiths, Lisa Fox, Paula R. Williamson   +4 more
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Construction of a mutant library associated with aroma genes in tobacco using CRISPR/Cas9

Guangxi Zhiwu
To explore the feasibility of constructing a tobacco mutant library using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, we designed sgRNAs of 100 aroma related genes in tobacco, constructed a plasmid library composed of 100 corresponding CRISPR/Cas9 editing ...
ZENG Wanli1, LIANG Gang2, GAO Qian1, LI Yuanchuan3, XU Li1, JIANG Jiarui1, XU Yong1, XIANG Haiying1*
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Developing a Guided Imagery Telephone-Based Tobacco Cessation Program for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Tobacco Use Insights, 2020
Background/Aims: Guided imagery is an evidence-based, multi-sensory, cognitive process that can be used to increase motivation and achieve a desired behavior.
Julie S Armin, Uma Nair, Peter Giacobbi, Gayle Povis, Yessenya Barraza, Judith S Gordon   +5 more
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