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Electronic cigarettes: patterns of use, health effects, use in smoking cessation and regulatory issues

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2014
BackgroundElectronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered devices that vaporize a liquid solution to deliver a dose of inhaled nicotine to the user. There is ongoing debate regarding their regulation.ObjectivesThis comprehensive narrative review
M. Rahman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hydrogel‐based drug delivery systems for intracerebral hemorrhage with therapeutic advances and emerging roles of the bone–brain axis

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Hydrogel‐based drug delivery systems offer a promising approach for treating intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) by overcoming blood‐brain barrier limitations, enabling precise, sustained release of neuroprotective and anti‐inflammatory agents. These systems enhance treatment efficacy, but challenges remain in biosafety, drug penetration, and scalability ...
Haojun Shi   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco and the lung cancer epidemic in China.

open access: yesTranslational Lung Cancer Research, 2019
China is in the midst of a lung cancer epidemic on an unprecedented scale. In 2015, there were an estimated 733,000 new lung cancer cases (17% of total cancer incidence) and 610,000 deaths (21.7% of total cancer mortality) in China.
M. Parascandola, Lin Xiao
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Scoping Review of Artificial Intelligence‐Powered Chatbots for Addressing Patients' and Caregivers' Information Needs

open access: yesMedicine Advances, EarlyView.
This scoping review synthesizes evidence from 24 studies (2019–2024) to examine how AI‐powered chatbots address patients' and caregivers' health information needs across diseases. Findings highlight key benefits such as accessibility, empowerment, efficiency, and personalization, alongside important limitations related to empathy, language and ...
Julie Desgroseilliers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey Experiment on How Legal Status of Nicotine Products Influences Young Adults' Perceptions and Choices

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how sales bans influence young adults' perceptions and their interest in using combustible and non‐combustible nicotine products in Türkiye. Using a scenario‐based, between‐subjects experimental design, participants aged 18–30 were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: cigarettes or e‐cigarettes, framed as either
Asena Caner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco control in Georgia – key achievements and challenges

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
Georgia has one of the highest smoking prevalence among the European countries; cigarette smoking alone kills 8000 to 11 000 (22% of all death cases) people per year.
Nino Maglakelidze   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Continuous Disclosure Improve Investment Efficiency? Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting

open access: yesAbacus, EarlyView.
We examine the association between continuous disclosure and investment efficiency within the context of Australia's unique regulatory setting for continuous disclosure. Based on 8,527 firm‐year observations, we find that continuous disclosure is positively associated with investment efficiency and helps to mitigate both over‐investment and under ...
Sudipta Bose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Self-Help Smoking Cessation Intervention for Dual Users of Tobacco Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes

open access: yes, 2021
Most users of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) report initiating use to quit combustible cigarettes. Nevertheless, high levels of dual use (i.e., using both combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes) occur among adults.
Thomas Eissenberg   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Determining the prevalence of cannabis, tobacco, and vaping device mentions in online communities using natural language processing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
IntroductionThe relationship between cannabis, tobacco, and vaping devices is both rapidly changing and poorly understood, with consumers rapidly shifting between use of all three product types.
Conway, Mike   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Trends and patterns of dual use of combustible tobacco and e‐cigarettes among adults in England: A population study, 2016–2024

open access: yesAddiction, Volume 120, Issue 4, Page 608-619, April 2025.
Abstract Background/Aims E‐cigarettes are frequently used by people who smoke. This study measured how the prevalence and patterns of smoking and vaping (‘dual use’) in England have changed as the vaping market has rapidly evolved. Design Representative monthly cross‐sectional survey, July 2016 to April 2024. Setting England.
Sarah E. Jackson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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