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Predictors of adherence to nicotine gum and counseling among African-American light smokers	2010	Program in Health Disparities Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. kokuyemi@umn.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of general internal medicine Periodical, Abbrev. J.Gen.Intern.Med. Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 25 Issue 9 Start Page 969 Other Pages 976 Notes LR: 20151119; GR: R01 CA091912/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA091912/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 8605834; 0 (Chewing Gum); 0 (Nicotinic Agonists); 0 (Placebos); 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); OID: NLM: PMC2917663; 2009/06/23 [received]; 2010/04/07 Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1525-1497; 0884-8734 Accession Number PMID: 20495885 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1007/s11606-010-1386-x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20495885 Abstract BACKGROUND: A high proportion of African-American smokers are light smokers, and they experience low smoking cessation rates and disproportionately high tobacco-related morbidity; yet no studies have examined tobacco treatment adherence in this group. OBJECTIVES: To determine the predictors of adherence to nicotine gum and counseling among African-American light smokers (defined as smoking < or =10 cigarettes/day), and the effects of adherence on smoking cessation. DESIGN: Data were from a 2 x 2 randomized, placebo-controlled smoking cessation trial of nicotine gum (2 mg versus placebo) and counseling (motivational interviewing versus health education). PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred fifty-five African-American light smokers at a community-based clinic. MEASUREMENTS: Demographic and health-related information, smoking behaviors, psychosocial variables, adherence to nicotine gum and counseling, and cotinine-verified 7-day abstinence from smoking at week-26 follow-up. RESULTS: A logistic regression model showed that having a higher body mass index (OR = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01 to 1.05), more quit attempts in the past year (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01 to 1.07), higher baseline exhaled carbon monoxide (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.01 to 1.48), and higher perceived stress (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.03 to 1.22) increased the likelihood of adherence to nicotine gum. Being a high school graduate was a predictor of adherence to counseling (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.02 to 2.44). Surprisingly, being adherent to nicotine gum significantly reduced the odds of smoking cessation (OR = 0.50, CI = 0.28 to 0.87). On the other hand, adherence to counseling dramatically increased the likelihood of smoking cessation (OR = 3.32, CI = 1.36 to 8.08). CONCLUSIONS: Individual risk factors may influence adherence to nicotine gum and counseling. Improving psychological interventions and promoting adherence to counseling may increase overall smoking cessation success among African-American light smokers. Descriptors Adult, African Americans, Behavior Therapy, Body Mass Index, Chewing Gum, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Medication Adherence/ethnology, Middle Aged, Nicotine/therapeutic use, Nicotinic Agonists/therapeutic use, Odds Ratio, Placebos, Smoking/ethnology/prevention & control, Smoking Cessation/ethnology/methods/psychology, Treatment Failure Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Okuyemi,K. S., Zheng,H., Guo,H., Ahluwalia,J. S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100521 PMCID PMC2917663 Editors
Periodontal health in Down syndrome: contributions of mental disability, personal, and professional dental care	2010	Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. akhocht@temple.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry Periodical, Abbrev. Spec.Care Dentist. Pub Date Free Form May-Jun Volume 30 Issue 3 Start Page 118 Other Pages 123 Notes LR: 20111117; GR: DE15012-02/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States; JID: 8103755; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1754-4505; 0275-1879 Accession Number PMID: 20500707 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; D DOI 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00134.x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20500707 Abstract Fifty-five dentate patients with Down syndrome (DS) and 74 with mental disability non-Down (MR) were compared to 88 control subjects. Subjects in the MR and Control groups were matched by gender and ethnicity to subjects with DS. All subjects were nonsmokers. Periodontal evaluation included plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), bleeding on probing (BOP), and clinical periodontal attachment levels. Caries and missing teeth were recorded. Measures of personal dental hygiene and the frequency of professional dental care were also recorded. Most subjects brushed their teeth at least once per day, but did not floss. Both groups with DS and MR had significantly more missing teeth, more BOP, and higher GI and PI levels than the control group. Patients with DS had more attachment loss (AL) than the other two groups (p < .001). Increased AL in patients with DS was not associated with differences in socioeconomic status, personal/professional dental care, or mental disability. Descriptors Adolescent, Adult, African Americans, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Dental Care for Disabled, Dental Caries/classification, Dental Devices, Home Care, Dental Plaque Index, Down Syndrome/complications/physiopathology, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Gingival Hemorrhage/classification, Humans, Income, Institutionalization, Intellectual Disability/complications/physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Attachment Loss/classification, Periodontal Index, Self Care, Sex Factors, Social Class, Tooth Loss/classification, Toothbrushing, Young Adult Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Khocht,A., Janal,M., Turner,B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Reduction of secondhand tobacco smoke in public places following national smoke-free legislation in Uruguay	2010	Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. blancoad@paho.org	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 19 Issue 3 Start Page 231 Other Pages 234 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9209612; 0 (Air Pollutants); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 20501496 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2009.034769 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20501496 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoke-free legislation eliminating tobacco smoke in all indoor public places and workplaces is the international standard to protect all people from exposure to secondhand smoke. Uruguay was the first country in the Americas and the first middle-income country in the world to enact a comprehensive smoke-free national legislation in March 2006. OBJECTIVE: To compare air nicotine concentrations measured in indoor public places and workplaces in Montevideo, Uruguay before (November 2002) and after (July 2007) the implementation of the national legislation. METHODS: Air nicotine concentrations were measured for 7-14 days using the same protocol in schools, a hospital, a local government building, an airport and restaurants and bars. A total of 100 and 103 nicotine samples were available in 2002 and 2007, respectively. RESULTS: Median (IQR) air nicotine concentrations in the study samples were 0.75 (0.2-1.54) microg/m(3) in 2002 compared to 0.07 (0.0-0.20) microg/m(3) in 2007. The overall nicotine reduction comparing locations sampled in 2007 to those sampled in 2002 was 91% (95% CI 85% to 94%) after adjustment for differences in room volume and ventilation. The greatest nicotine reduction was observed in schools (97% reduction), followed by the airport (94% reduction), the hospital (89% reduction), the local government building (86% reduction) and restaurants/bars (81% reduction). CONCLUSION: Exposure to secondhand smoke has decreased greatly in indoor public places and workplaces in Montevideo, Uruguay, after the implementation of a comprehensive national smoke-free legislation. These findings suggest that it is possible to successfully implement smoke-free legislations in low and middle-income countries. Descriptors Air Pollutants/analysis, Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis/legislation & jurisprudence, Inhalation Exposure/legislation & jurisprudence/prevention & control, Nicotine/analysis, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/analysis/legislation & jurisprudence, Uruguay, Workplace Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Blanco-Marquizo,A., Goja,B., Peruga,A., Jones,M. R., Yuan,J., Samet,J. M., Breysse,P. N., Navas-Acien,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Health warning labelling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories	2010	Health Behavior and Education Department, Center for Research on Population and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, PO, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. rima.nakkash@aub.edu.lb	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 19 Issue 3 Start Page 235 Other Pages 239 Notes LR: 20141203; JID: 9209612; OID: NLM: PMC2989164; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 20501497 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2009.031773 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20501497 Abstract BACKGROUND: Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence is increasing around the globe despite current evidence that smoke emissions are toxic and contain carcinogenic compounds. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate current health warning labelling practices on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. METHODS: All waterpipe tobacco products, as well as waterpipe accessories, were purchased from Lebanon and a convenience sample was obtained from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Canada, Germany and South Africa. FINDINGS: Of the total number of waterpipe tobacco products collected from Lebanon, the majority had textual health warning labels covering on average only 3.5% of total surface area of the package. Misleading descriptors were commonplace on waterpipe tobacco packages and related accessories. CONCLUSIONS: There are no WHO FCTC compliant waterpipe-specific health warning labels on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. Introducing health warnings on waterpipe tobacco products and accessories will probably have worldwide public health benefits. Descriptors Global Health, Health Promotion/methods, Humans, Inhalation Exposure/adverse effects/prevention & control, Product Labeling, Smoking/adverse effects/prevention & control Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nakkash,R., Khalil,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC2989164 Editors
Perceived discrimination and health-related quality of life among Arabs and Jews in Israel: a population-based survey	2010	The School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Israel. ornaepel@research.haifa.ac.il	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC public health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form 27-May Volume 10 Issue Start Page 282 Other Pages 2458-10-282 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 100968562; OID: NLM: PMC2891650; 2009/03/15 [received]; 2010/05/27 [accepted]; 2010/05/27 [aheadofprint]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1471-2458; 1471-2458 Accession Number PMID: 20507564 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-10-282 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20507564 Abstract BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that perceived discrimination may be associated with impaired health. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of perceived discrimination on the basis of origin and ethnicity and measure the association with health in three population groups in Israel: non-immigrant Jews, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and Arabs. METHODS: A cross sectional random telephone survey was performed in 2006 covering 1,004 Israelis aged 35-65; of these, 404 were non-immigrant Jews, 200 were immigrants from the former Soviet Union and 400 were Arabs, the final number for regression analysis was 952. Respondents were asked about their perceived experiences with discrimination in seven different areas. Quality of life, both physical and mental were measured by the Short Form 12. RESULTS: Perceived discrimination on the basis of origin was highest among immigrants. About 30% of immigrants and 20% of Arabs reported feeling discriminated against in areas such as education and employment. After adjusting for socioeconomic variables, discrimination was associated with poor physical health among non-immigrant Jews (OR = 0.42, CI = 0.19, 0.91) and immigrants (OR = 0.51, CI = 0.27, 0.94), but not among Arabs. Poor mental health was significantly associated with discrimination only among non-immigrant Jews (OR = 0.42, CI = 0.18, 0.96). CONCLUSIONS: Perceived discrimination seemed high in both minority populations in Israel (Arabs and immigrants) and needs to be addressed as such. However, discrimination was associated with physical health only among Jews (non-immigrants and immigrants), and not among Arabs. These results may be due to measurement artifacts or may be a true phenomenon, further research is needed to ascertain the results. Descriptors Adult, Aged, Arabs/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emigrants and Immigrants/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Israel, Jews/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Prejudice, Quality of Life/psychology, Regression Analysis, Surveys and Questionnaires, USSR/ethnology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Epel,O. B., Kaplan,G., Moran,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100527 PMCID PMC2891650 Editors
Molecular characterization of addiction systems of plasmids encoding extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli	2010	Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris-6, Faculte de Medecine, Site Saint-Antoine, Laboratoire de Bacteriologie, ER8 Paris, France.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Periodical, Abbrev. J.Antimicrob.Chemother. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 65 Issue 8 Start Page 1599 Other Pages 1603 Notes JID: 7513617; 0 (DNA, Bacterial); 0 (Escherichia coli Proteins); EC 3.5.2.6 (beta-Lactamases); 2010/05/27 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1460-2091; 0305-7453 Accession Number PMID: 20507859 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1093/jac/dkq181 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20507859 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Escherichia coli producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are spreading worldwide. The aim of this work was to investigate the addiction systems carried by the replicons involved in the emergence and spread of ESBLs in relation to ESBL and replicon types. METHODS: A collection of 125 TEM, SHV and CTX-M ESBL-producing E. coli isolates and their 125 transconjugants or transformants was analysed. Five plasmid protein antitoxin-regulated systems and three plasmid antisense RNA-regulated systems were sought by PCR. RESULTS: Two hundred and ninety-eight plasmid addiction systems were detected in the parental strains (mean 2.38, range 0-6 per strain) and 86 were detected in the recipient strains (mean 0.69, range 0-5 per strain). PemKI, CcdAB, Hok-Sok and VagCD were the most frequently represented systems in both recipient and parental strains. The parental SHV and CTX-M ESBL-producing strains had more addiction systems than the TEM ESBL producers. In the recipient strains, the frequency of addiction systems was significantly higher in IncF plasmids. Among the IncF replicons carrying CTX-M-type enzymes, the frequency of addiction systems was significantly higher in IncF plasmids carrying CTX-M-15 (mean 3.5) or CTX-M-9 (mean 4) than in those carrying CTX-M-14 (mean 0.6). CONCLUSIONS: In E. coli producing CTX-M-15 or CTX-M-9 ESBLs, plasmids bearing the bla(CTX-M) gene have multiple addiction systems that could contribute to their maintenance in host strains. Descriptors Conjugation, Genetic, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, Escherichia coli/genetics/isolation & purification, Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics, Genes, Bacterial, Plasmids, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Transformation, Genetic, beta-Lactamases/genetics Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Mnif,B., Vimont,S., Boyd,A., Bourit,E., Picard,B., Branger,C., Denamur,E., Arlet,G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100527 PMCID Editors
Progression of coronary artery disease during long-term follow-up of the Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischemia Type II (SWISSI II)	2010	Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and Spital Netz Bern Ziegler, and University of Bern, Switzerland.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Clinical cardiology Periodical, Abbrev. Clin.Cardiol. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 33 Issue 5 Start Page 289 Other Pages 295 Notes LR: 20101118; CI: Copyright 2010; ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00387231; JID: 7903272; 0 (Antihypertensive Agents); 0 (Cardiovascular Agents); 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents); 0 (Hypolipidemic Agents); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1932-8737; 0160-9289 Accession Number PMID: 20513067 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1002/clc.20775 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20513067 Abstract BACKGROUND: This study evaluates cardiovascular risk factors associated with progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with silent ischemia following myocardial infarction. HYPOTHESIS: Coronary artery disease only progresses slowly with comprehensive risk factor intervention. METHODS: A total of 104 of 201 patients (51.7%) of the Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischemia Type II (SWISSI II) with baseline and follow-up coronary angiography were included. All patients received comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor intervention according to study protocol. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between baseline cardiovascular risk factors and CAD progression. RESULTS: The mean duration of follow-up was 10.3+/-2.4 years. At baseline, 77.9% of patients were smokers, 45.2% had hypertension, 73.1% had dyslipidemia, 7.7% had diabetes, and 48.1% had a family history of CAD. At last follow-up, only 27 patients of the initial 81 smokers still smoked, only 2.1% of the patients had uncontrolled hypertension, 10.6% of the patients had uncontrolled dyslipidemia, and 2.1% of the patients had uncontrolled diabetes. Coronary artery disease progression was found in up to 81 (77.9%) patients. Baseline diabetes and younger age were associated with increased odds of CAD progression. The time interval between baseline and follow-up angiography was also associated with CAD progression. CONCLUSION: Coronary artery disease progression was highly prevalent in these patients despite comprehensive risk factor intervention. Further research is needed to optimize treatment of known risk factors and to identify other unknown and potentially modifiable risk factors. Descriptors Adult, Aged, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use, Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Stenosis/etiology/radiography/therapy, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use, Hypolipidemic Agents/therapeutic use, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction/etiology/radiography/therapy, Myocardial Ischemia/etiology/radiography/therapy, Odds Ratio, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Smoking Cessation, Switzerland, Time Factors Links Book Title Database Publisher Wiley Periodicals, Inc Data Source Authors Schoenenberger,A. W., Jamshidi,P., Kobza,R., Zuber,M., Stuck,A. E., Pfisterer,M., Erne,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Role of Fks1p and matrix glucan in Candida albicans biofilm resistance to an echinocandin, pyrimidine, and polyene	2010	Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave., H4/572 Clinical Sciences Center, Madison, WI 53792, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Periodical, Abbrev. Antimicrob.Agents Chemother. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 54 Issue 8 Start Page 3505 Other Pages 3508 Notes LR: 20141203; GR: R01 AI073289/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 AI073289-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States; JID: 0315061; 0 (Antifungal Agents); 0 (Echinocandins); 0 (Fungal Proteins); 0 (Glucans); 0 (Polyenes); 0 (Pyrimidines); 7XU7A7DROE (Amphote Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1098-6596; 0066-4804 Accession Number PMID: 20516280 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1128/AAC.00227-10 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20516280 Abstract Candida infections frequently involve drug-resistant biofilm growth on device surfaces. Glucan synthase gene FKS1 has been linked to triazole resistance in Candida biofilms. We tested the impact of FKS1 modulation on susceptibility to additional antifungal classes. Reduction of FKS1 expression rendered biofilms more susceptible to amphotericin B, anidulafungin, and flucytosine. Increased resistance to anidulafungin and amphotericin B was observed for biofilms overexpressing FKS1. These findings suggest that Candida biofilm glucan sequestration is a multidrug resistance mechanism. Descriptors Amphotericin B/pharmacology, Antifungal Agents/classification/pharmacology, Biofilms/drug effects/growth & development, Candida albicans/drug effects/enzymology/genetics/growth & development, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Echinocandins/pharmacology, Flucytosine/pharmacology, Fungal Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Glucans/metabolism, Glucosyltransferases/genetics/metabolism, Humans, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Polyenes/pharmacology, Pyrimidines/pharmacology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nett,J. E., Crawford,K., Marchillo,K., Andes,D. R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100601 PMCID PMC2916329 Editors
Risk perceptions of menthol cigarettes compared with nonmenthol cigarettes among New Jersey adults	2010	Center for Tobacco Surveillance and Evaluation Research, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 335 George Street, Suite 2100, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. olivia.wackowski@umdnj.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 12 Issue 7 Start Page 786 Other Pages 790 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9815751; 0 (Flavoring Agents); 1490-04-6 (Menthol); 2010/06/03 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 20522521 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntq085 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20522521 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Menthol cigarettes were historically marketed as "healthier" cigarettes, and menthol possesses cooling qualities that may reduce the perceived harshness of cigarette smoke. As such, it is possible that smokers may perceive menthol cigarettes to be safer when, in fact, some research suggests that menthols may be more addictive than regular cigarettes. Research shows that smokers have a faulty understanding of the risks of cigarettes in general, but little is known about smokers' risk perceptions for these particular products. METHODS: We examined data from the 2005 New Jersey Adult Tobacco Survey, a statewide random-digit-dial telephone survey monitoring tobacco-use behavior, knowledge, and attitudes and which asked participants to compare how risky (somewhat less risky, about the same, or somewhat more risky) menthol cigarettes were with nonmenthol cigarettes. RESULTS: Few menthol smokers (2.4%) and survey respondents overall (4.0%) believed menthol cigarettes to be less risky than nonmenthol cigarettes. In contrast, 30.2% of menthol smokers and 25.9% of all respondents (including nonsmokers) believed menthols to be more risky than nonmenthol cigarettes. Compared with never-smokers, nonmenthol smokers were most likely to believe this (AOR = 4.51), followed by former smokers (AOR = 1.77) and current menthol smokers (AOR = 1.58). Among current smokers, Blacks (AOR = 2.17) were more likely than Whites to indicate menthols as being more risky and young adults (18- to 24-year-olds) were the age group most likely to hold this belief (AOR = 3.30). CONCLUSIONS: Future research should explore whether these perceptions exist in broader population groups as well as their development and association with smoking-related behaviors. Descriptors Adult, Attitude to Health/ethnology, Behavior, Addictive/epidemiology/ethnology, Ethnic Groups/statistics & numerical data, Female, Flavoring Agents/administration & dosage, Humans, Male, Menthol/administration & dosage, Middle Aged, New Jersey/epidemiology, Smoking/epidemiology/ethnology, Smoking Cessation/ethnology, Social Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tobacco Use Disorder/epidemiology, Young Adult Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Wackowski,O. A., Delnevo,C. D., Lewis,M. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100603 PMCID Editors
Highly sensitive determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air dust by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after molecularly imprinted polymer extraction	2010	National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440 020, India. rj_krupadam@neeri.res.in	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Periodical, Abbrev. Anal.Bioanal Chem. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 397 Issue 7 Start Page 3097 Other Pages 3106 Notes LR: 20160512; JID: 101134327; 0 (Air Pollutants); 0 (Dust); 0 (Methacrylates); 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Polymers); 0 (Polyvinyls); 0 (poly(vinylpyridine-ethylene dimethacrylate)); 2010/03/05 [received]; 2010/05/18 [accepted]; 2010/05/14 [ Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1618-2650; 1618-2642 Accession Number PMID: 20526768 Language eng SubFile Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1007/s00216-010-3858-6 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20526768 Abstract A method based on solid--phase extraction with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) has been developed to determine five probable human carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air dust by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Molecularly imprinted poly(vinylpyridine-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) was chosen as solid-phase extraction (SPE) material for PAHs. The conditions affecting extraction efficiency, for example surface properties, concentration of PAHs, and equilibration times were evaluated and optimized. Under optimum conditions, pre-concentration factors for MIP-SPE ranged between 80 and 93 for 10 mL ambient air dust leachate. PAHs recoveries from MIP-SPE after extraction from air dust were between 85% and 97% and calibration graphs of the PAHs showed a good linearity between 10 and 1000 ng L(-1) (r = 0.99). The extraction efficiency of MIP for PAHs was compared with that of commercially available SPE materials--powdered activated carbon (PAC) and polystyrene-divinylbenzene resin (XAD)--and it was shown that the extraction capacity of the MIP was better than that of the other two SPE materials. Organic matter in air dust had no effect on MIP extraction, which produced a clean extract for GC-MS analysis. The detection limit of the method proposed in this article is 0.15 ng L(-1) for benzo[a]pyrene, which is a marker molecule of air pollution. The method has been applied to the determination of probable carcinogenic PAHs in air dust of industrial zones and satisfactory results were obtained. Descriptors Adsorption, Air Pollutants/analysis, Dust/analysis, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods, Limit of Detection, Methacrylates/chemistry, Molecular Imprinting, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/analysis/isolation & purification, Polymers/chemistry, Polyvinyls/chemistry, Solid Phase Extraction/instrumentation/methods Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Krupadam,R. J., Bhagat,B., Khan,M. S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100606 PMCID Editors

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