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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

open access: yesBMC 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing soil health and tobacco productivity with different organic amendments: evidence from a 7-year field experiment

open access: yesFrontiers in Soil Science
Long-term organic fertilization is widely advocated to counteract soil fertility decline and nutrient imbalances in tobacco cropping systems. However, systematic research comprehensively evaluating the long-term effects of different organic fertilizers ...
Wei Yang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

UVM Tobacco Use and Attitudes After Implementation of a Tobacco-Free Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction: Widespread public health initiatives have led to falling smoking rates. Currently, 1,620 U.S. colleges have adopted smoke-free policies. In August 2015, the University of Vermont (UVM) adopted a tobacco-free policy that bans all forms of ...
Cahill, Christina   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2016

open access: yesMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States; nearly all tobacco use begins during youth and young adulthood (1,2). Among youths, use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe (1,3).
Ahmed Jamal   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Temporal Trends in and Associations With Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drug Prescription in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Recent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment guidelines have recommended against nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) use despite prevalent musculoskeletal symptoms and opioid overuse in this population. Given the discordance between changing national guidelines and potential clinical utility, we sought to assess national temporal
Adam S. Mayer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Disease Severity

open access: yesTobacco 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association studies of up to 1.2 million individuals yield new insights into the genetic etiology of tobacco and alcohol use. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Tobacco and alcohol use are leading causes of mortality that influence risk for many complex diseases and disorders1. They are heritable2,3 and etiologically related4,5 behaviors that have been resistant to gene discovery efforts6-11.
23andMe Research Team   +99 more
core  

Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesTobacco 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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