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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra, Hélène Rangé, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Philippe Bouchard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontitis and metabolic diseases (diabetes and obesity): Tackling multimorbidity

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are multifactorial, long‐term, chronic conditions that represent a burden to health‐care systems worldwide as they can only be controlled rather than cured; hence, they require long‐term care. With the exponential increase in NCDs, the occurrence of individuals presenting with more than one chronic disease is ...
Crystal Marruganti, Jean E. Suvan, Francesco D'Aiuto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light me up: power and expertise in risk communication and policy-making in the e-cigarette health debates [PDF]

, 2018
This paper presents a detailed account of policy-making in a contemporary risk communication arena, where strong power dynamics are at play that have hitherto lacked theoretical analysis and empirical validation.
Adekola, Josephine, Fischbacher-Smith, Denis, Fischbacher-Smith, Moira   +2 more
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Nicotine addiction : a review [PDF]

, 2013
Nicotine, the major psychoactive compound in tobacco, acts as a potent addictive drug in humans. The addictive nature of nicotine leads to more than 6 million deaths a year.
Di Giovanni, Giuseppe, Vella, Jacob
core   +1 more source

A qualitative study of electronic cigarette use among young people in Ireland: Incentives, disincentives, and equivocal cessation

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020
Background Smoking prevalence in Ireland is falling in all age groups, but the prevalence of e-cigarette use is rising among young people. This qualitative study aims to explore and understand the factors associated with young people’s use of e ...
Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy
doaj   +1 more source

What should dentists know and advise about electronic cigarettes to their patients

SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2016
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered devices that convert nicotine into a vapor which can be inhaled. The vapors from e-cigarettes are complex mixtures of chemicals, not pure nicotine.
Shailee Fotedar, Vikas Fotedar, Vinay Bhardwaj   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

'Maybe they should regulate them quite strictly until they know the true dangers': A focus group study exploring UK adolescents’ views on e-cigarette regulation [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims: Regulation of electronic cigarettes has moved to the top of the addiction policy agenda, as demonstrated by the recent focus across the UK on introducing age of sale restrictions.
Hilton, Shona, Trevisan, Filippo, Weishaar, Heide   +2 more
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Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Nicotine Pharmacology and Dependence. [PDF]

, 2020
Tobacco dependence is a leading cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. Nicotine, the main psychoactive component in tobacco cigarettes, has also been garnering increased popularity in its vaporized form, as derived from e-cigarette devices ...
A Ashoor, A Kuryatov, A Loukola, A Loukola, A Markou, A Pandhare, AA George, AA Strasser, AB Tekinay, AC Harris, AC Villanti, AJ Lanca, AJ Law, AK Stoker, AR Tapper, AT Peana, B Forget, B Froeliger, B Le Foll, B Lenz, BJ Hall, BJ Henderson, CD Fowler, CD Fowler, CDC, CJ Livingston, CL Walters, CL Walters, CM Flores, D Bagdas, D Carmelli, D Gonzales, D Ji, D John, D Vullhorst, DB Vazquez-Sanroman, DC Perry, DK Williams, E Wada, EC Pittaras, ED Claus, EE DeVito, EJ Nestler, EN Lyukmanova, FI Carroll, FJ McClernon, G Di Chiara, G Kong, G Schoenbaum, GS Portugal, H Xian, HD Mansvelder, I Ibanez-Tallon, J Hartmann-Boyce, J Hartmann-Boyce, J Ramirez-Latorre, J Tang, JA Dani, JA Dani, JA Hill Jr, JA Wilking, JE Lisman, JJ Couey, JM Miwa, JM Miwa, JM Miwa, JM Williams, JP Changeux, JR Turner, JR Turner, JR Turner, JS Fowler, JS Fowler, JW Kenney, JZ Liu, KA Garrison, KJ Clemens, KJ Jackson, KJ Jackson, KJ Jackson, KJ Jackson, KP Cosgrove, KS Kendler, KS Okuyemi, L Lagostena, L Zhou, LJ Bierut, LM Tuesta, LP Dwoskin, LP Dwoskin, M Alkondon, M Alkondon, M Arvaniti, M De Biasi, M Foddai, M Kallupi, M Kassiou, M Yuan, M Zhang, MD Li, MI Damaj, MJ Marks, MJ Orejarena, ML Fisher, ML Goniewicz, MP Demars, MR Picciotto, MS Thomsen, MT Bardo, N Champtiaux, N Omelchenko, NI Nissen, NL Benowitz, NL Saccone, O Salminen, P Fagan, P Li, P Truman, PF Sullivan, PJ Welsby, R Girod, R Klink, R Miech, R Salas, R Srinivasan, RL Ashare, RS Caraballo, S Dodd, S Jones, S Kuhn, S Nakauchi, S Pons, S Tonstad, SD Alsharari, SD Alsharari, SS Sanjakdar, TT Smith, U Broms, U Maskos, V Gerzanich, W Berrettini, WA Corrigall, WD Myers, X Pang, Y Li, YY Huang, Z Jin   +146 more
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The unique contribution of e-cigarettes for tobacco harm reduction in supporting smoking relapse prevention

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background We have little understanding of how vapers use e-cigarettes beyond cessation. E-cigarettes may have a role to play in reducing the health-related harms of tobacco smoking, through not only assisting smoking cessation attempts but also ...
Caitlin Notley, Emma Ward, Lynne Dawkins, Richard Holland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reported patterns of vaping to support long-term abstinence from smoking: a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of vapers

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background E-cigarettes are the most popular aid to smoking cessation attempts in England and the USA. This research examined associations between e-cigarette device characteristics and patterns of use, tobacco-smoking relapse, and smoking abstinence ...
Sarah Victoria Gentry, Emma Ward, Lynne Dawkins, Richard Holland, Caitlin Notley   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source