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| Efficacy of chlorine dioxide disinfection to non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a hospital water system | 2016 | Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.; Infection Control Center, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Far E | Read more... |
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The Journal of hospital infection
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Hosp.Infect.
Pub Date Free Form
May
Volume
93
Issue
1
Start Page
22
Other Pages
28
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CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 8007166; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/06/19 [received]; 2016/01/04 [accepted]; 2016/01/25 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1532-2939; 0195-6701
Accession Number
PMID: 26944904
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2016.01.005 [doi]
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26944904
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BACKGROUND: Chlorinated tap water in hospitals often contains low levels of non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Measures are needed to ensure a safe water supply in hospitals to prevent nosocomial infections from these waterborne pathogens. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of ClO2 treatment of a hospital water system on the levels of NFGNB and NTM in the water. METHODS: Our institution is a 1000-bed medical centre with two main buildings (B1 and B2). B1 has three intensive care units (ICUs) and transplant wards and polyethylene water pipes. B2 (control) has no ICUs and galvanized water pipes. A ClO2 generating unit was installed in the water system of B1 in April 2012 and water samples were collected in B1 and B2 before and eight times after installation. All samples were cultured for NFGNB and NTM. FINDINGS: The ClO2 concentration was significantly lower in the hot water than in the cold water (P
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The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd
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Hsu,M.S., Wu,M.Y., Huang,Y.T., Liao,C.H.
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20160125
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| Association between parental smoking behavior and children's respiratory morbidity: 5-year study in an urban city of South Korea | 2012 | Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. | Read more... |
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Pediatric pulmonology
Periodical, Abbrev.
Pediatr.Pulmonol.
Pub Date Free Form
Apr
Volume
47
Issue
4
Start Page
338
Other Pages
345
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LR: 20151119; CI: Copyright (c) 2011; JID: 8510590; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 2011/03/13 [received]; 2011/08/31 [accepted]; 2011/10/17 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1099-0496; 1099-0496
Accession Number
PMID: 22006579
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1002/ppul.21556 [doi]
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22006579
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INTRODUCTION: After intensive tobacco control efforts in recent decades, the prevalence of active smoking has decreased. However, the hazardous effect of indirect exposure to cigarette smoke is often underestimated, especially in children. We aimed to investigate the effect of parental smoking on the respiratory morbidity of the children of parents who smoke by evaluating the relationship between parental smoking behavior and children's respiratory symptoms. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional follow-up study of 31,584 children aged 6-11 in an urban community in Anyang City, Korea. The children's parents were asked about their smoking status and completed questionnaires regarding their children's symptoms related to asthma and other upper or lower respiratory illnesses. Our analysis focused on a comparison of the frequency of respiratory and ocular symptoms according to parental smoking status, whether it was non-smoking (Non-S), indirect passive smoking (third-hand smoking, THS) or direct passive smoking (second-hand smoking, SHS). RESULTS: The children with Non-S patients were 40.9%, THS group 40.6%, and SHS group 18.5%. THS group showed lower ORs for most respiratory symptoms when compared with those of SHS group, however, THS group revealed increased ORs compared with Non-S in cough-related symptoms. There was a linear trend in frequencies of cough and sputum-related symptoms according to the degree of exposure to cigarette smoke (P
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc
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Jung,J.W., Ju,Y.S., Kang,H.R.
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20111017
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| Tobacco use and cessation among medical students in Croatia--results of the Global Health Professionals Pilot Survey (GHPS) in Croatia, 2005 | 2008 | Department of Internal medicine, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia. hvrazic@kbd.hr | Read more... |
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International journal of public health
Periodical, Abbrev.
Int.J.Public.Health.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
53
Issue
2
Start Page
111
Other Pages
117
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JID: 101304551; CIN: Int J Public Health. 2008;53(2):65-6. PMID: 18681333; ppublish
Place of Publication
Switzerland
ISSN/ISBN
1661-8556; 1661-8556
Accession Number
PMID: 18681340
Language
eng
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18681340
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OBJECTIVES: To collect information from third year medical students attending Croatian medical schools on prevalence of cigarette smoking and other tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke, desire to quit using tobacco, attitudes and training concerning counselling patients on tobacco cessation. METHODS: Global Health Professionals Survey (GHPS) was conducted in 2005 in all four Croatian medical schools with a census of third year medical students (404 out of 409, response rate 98.5%) using an anonymous, confidential and self-reported questionnaire. RESULTS: More than two thirds (67.4%) of medical students in Croatia have ever smoked cigarettes, and over one third (36.6%) are smoking cigarettes currently. Half of the medical students (50.4%) report exposure to second hand smoke at home. Less than a third of current smokers (30.9%) have received cessation assistance when they tried to quit. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate significant tobacco use among medical students in Croatia. There is an urgent need to reduce this harmful behaviour through more comprehensive public health initiatives, provision of support for cessation among health professionals who smoke and provision of training to health professionals to assist their patients with cessation.
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Adult, Counseling/education, Croatia, Cross-Sectional Studies, Curriculum, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Smoking/epidemiology/prevention & control, Smoking Cessation/statistics & numerical data, Students, Medical/statistics & numerical data
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Vrazic,H., Ljubicic,D., Schneider,N. K.
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| In vitro activity of seven systemically active antifungal agents against a large global collection of rare Candida species as determined by CLSI broth microdilution methods | 2009 | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. | Read more... |
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Journal of clinical microbiology
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Clin.Microbiol.
Pub Date Free Form
Oct
Volume
47
Issue
10
Start Page
3170
Other Pages
3177
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LR: 20141207; JID: 7505564; 0 (Antifungal Agents); OID: NLM: PMC2756931; 2009/08/26 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1098-660X; 0095-1137
Accession Number
PMID: 19710283
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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10.1128/JCM.00942-09 [doi]
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19710283
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Five Candida species (C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, and C. krusei) account for over 95% of invasive candidiasis cases. Some less common Candida species have emerged as causes of nosocomial candidiasis, but there is little information about their in vitro susceptibilities to antifungals. We determined the in vitro activities of fluconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, amphotericin B, anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin against invasive, unique patient isolates of Candida collected from 100 centers worldwide between January 2001 and December 2007. Antifungal susceptibility testing was performed by the CLSI M27-A3 method. CLSI breakpoints for susceptibility were used for fluconazole, voriconazole, anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin, while a provisional susceptibility breakpoint of < or = 1 microg/ml was used for amphotericin and posaconazole. Of 14,007 Candida isolates tested, 658 (4.7%) were among the less common species. Against all 658 isolates combined, the activity of each agent, expressed as the MIC50/MIC90 ratio (and the percentage of susceptible isolates) was as follows: fluconazole, 1/4 (94.8%); voriconazole, 0.03/0.12 (98.6%); posaconazole, 0.12/0.5 (95.9%); amphotericin, 0.5/2 (88.3%); anidulafungin, 0.5/2 (97.4%); caspofungin, 0.12/0.5 (98.0%); and micafungin, 0.25/1 (99.2%). Among the isolates not susceptible to one or more of the echinocandins, most (68%) were C. guilliermondii. All isolates of the less common species within the C. parapsilosis complex (C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis) were susceptible to voriconazole, posaconazole, anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin. Over 95% of clinical isolates of the rare Candida species were susceptible to the available antifungals. However, activity did vary by drug-species combination, with some species (e.g., C. rugosa and C. guilliermondii) demonstrating reduced susceptibilities to commonly used agents such as fluconazole and echinocandins.
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Antifungal Agents/pharmacology, Candida/drug effects/isolation & purification, Candidiasis/microbiology, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Humans, Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Diekema,D. J., Messer,S. A., Boyken,L. B., Hollis,R. J., Kroeger,J., Tendolkar,S., Pfaller,M. A.
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Date of Electronic
20090826
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PMC2756931
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| Secondhand hookah smoke: an occupational hazard for hookah bar employees | 2016 | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.; New York University, New York, New York, USA.; Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA Department of E | Read more... |
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Tobacco control
Periodical, Abbrev.
Tob.Control
Pub Date Free Form
25-Jan
Volume
Issue
Start Page
Other Pages
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LR: 20160127; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/; JID: 9209612; OTO: NOTNLM; aheadofprint
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1468-3318; 0964-4563
Accession Number
PMID: 26811352
Language
ENG
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
DOI
tobaccocontrol-2015-052505 [pii]
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26811352
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BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing popularity of hookah bars, there is a lack of research assessing the health effects of hookah smoke among employees. This study investigated indoor air quality in hookah bars and the health effects of secondhand hookah smoke on hookah bar workers. METHODS: Air samples were collected during the work shift of 10 workers in hookah bars in New York City (NYC). Air measurements of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), fine black carbon (BC2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), and nicotine were collected during each work shift. Blood pressure and heart rate, markers of active smoking and secondhand smoke exposure (exhaled CO and saliva cotinine levels), and selected inflammatory cytokines in blood (ineterleukin (IL)-1b, IL-6, IL-8, interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), tumour necrosis factor (TNF-alpha)) were assessed in workers immediately prior to and immediately after their work shift. RESULTS: The PM2.5 (gravimetric) and BC2.5 concentrations in indoor air varied greatly among the work shifts with mean levels of 363.8 microg/m3 and 2.2 microg/m3, respectively. The mean CO level was 12.9 ppm with a peak value of 22.5 ppm CO observed in one hookah bar. While heart rate was elevated by 6 bpm after occupational exposure, this change was not statistically significant. Levels of inflammatory cytokines in blood were all increased at postshift compared to preshift testing with IFN-Upsilon increasing from 0.85 (0.13) to 1.6 (0.25) (mean (standard error of the mean; SEM)) pg/mL (p90 ppm exhaled CO. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate that hookah bars have elevated concentrations of indoor air pollutants that appear to cause adverse health effects in employees. These data indicate the need for further research and a marked need for better air quality monitoring and policies in such establishments to improve the indoor air quality for workers and patrons.
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Zhou,S., Behrooz,L., Weitzman,M., Pan,G., Vilcassim,R., Mirowsky,J.E., Breysee,P., Rule,A., Gordon,T.
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20160125
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| Evaluation of ultraviolet light for disinfection of hospital water contaminated with Legionella | 1988 | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA | Read more... |
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Lancet
Periodical, Abbrev.
Lancet
Pub Date Free Form
1988/
Volume
2
Issue
8612
Start Page
669
Other Pages
672
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0140-6736
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An epidemic of nosocomial Legionella micdadei pneumonia occurred among renal transplant patients in the University of Virginia hospital between 1978 and 1982. Although no further cases were diagnosed after 1982, filters and ultraviolet light (UVL) fittings were installed in 1985 as an attempt to disinfect water piped to rooms of transplant patients, because of concern about persistence of L micdadei in hospital water. Water samples were obtained from eight UVL-treated rooms and eight control rooms. 26 of 95 control samples were culture positive for L micdadei compared with 0 of 71 samples of filtered, UVL-treated water (p < 0.0001, Fisher's exact test). After the UVL fitting and filter had been bypassed because of a leak, 9 of 33 samples from the UVL rooms were positive (p < 0.0001). These data suggest that UVL treatment may be useful in continuous disinfection of water in the hospital rooms of high-risk patients.
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drinking water, human, kidney transplantation, Legionella pneumophila, nonhuman, pneumonia, prevention, priority journal, ultraviolet radiation
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Embase; MEDLINE
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Embase
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Farr,B. M., Tartaglino,J. C., Gratz,J. C., Getchell-White,S. I., Groschell,D. H. M.
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| Previous use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana and subsequent abuse of prescription opioids in young adults | 2013 | Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8093, USA. lynn.fiellin@yale.edu | Read more... |
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Adolesc.Health
Pub Date Free Form
Feb
Volume
52
Issue
2
Start Page
158
Other Pages
163
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LR: 20150411; CI: Copyright (c) 2013; GR: K12 DA00167/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: L30 DA018518/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: T32DA007238/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9102136; 0 (Prescription Drugs); NIHMS388189; OID: NLM: NIHMS388189; O
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United States
ISSN/ISBN
1879-1972; 1054-139X
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PMID: 23332479
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
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10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.010 [doi]
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PURPOSE: There has been an increase in the abuse of prescription opioids, especially in younger individuals. The current study explores the association between alcohol, cigarette, and/or marijuana use during adolescence and subsequent abuse of prescription opioids during young adulthood. METHODS: We used demographic/clinical data from community-dwelling individuals in the 2006-2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. We used logistic regression analyses, adjusted for these characteristics, to test whether having previous alcohol, cigarette, or marijuana use was associated with an increased likelihood of subsequently abusing prescription opioids. RESULTS: Twelve percent of the survey population of 18-25 year olds (n = 6,496) reported current abuse of prescription opioids. For this population, prevalence of previous substance use was 57% for alcohol, 56% for cigarettes, and 34% for marijuana. We found previous alcohol use was associated with the subsequent abuse of prescription opioids in young men but not young women. Among both men and women, previous marijuana use was 2.5 times more likely than no previous marijuana to be associated with subsequent abuse of prescription opioids. We found that among young boys, all previous substance use (alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana), but only previous marijuana use in young girls, was associated with an increased likelihood of subsequent abuse of prescription opioids during young adulthood. CONCLUSIONS: Previous alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use were each associated with current abuse of prescription opioids in 18-25-year-old men, but only marijuana use was associated with subsequent abuse of prescription opioids in young women. Prevention efforts targeting early substance abuse may help to curb the abuse of prescription opioids.
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Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc
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Fiellin,L.E., Tetrault,J.M., Becker,W.C., Fiellin,D.A., Hoff,R.A.
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Date of Electronic
20120820
PMCID
PMC3552239
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| Distribution of Legionella pneumophila bacteria and Naegleria and Hartmannella amoebae in thermal saline baths used in balneotherapy | 2013 | Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland. ezbikow@biol.uni.torun.pl | Read more... |
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Parasitology research
Periodical, Abbrev.
Parasitol.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
Jan
Volume
112
Issue
1
Start Page
77
Other Pages
83
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LR: 20150222; JID: 8703571; 059QF0KO0R (Water); OID: NLM: PMC3536949; 2012/06/13 [received]; 2012/08/24 [accepted]; 2012/09/30 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
Germany
ISSN/ISBN
1432-1955; 0932-0113
Accession Number
PMID: 23052757
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.1007/s00436-012-3106-4 [doi]
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23052757
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The present study was aimed at investigating the coexistence and interactions between free living amoebae of Naegleria and Hartmannella genera and pathogenic Legionella pneumophila bacteria in thermal saline baths used in balneotherapy in central Poland. Water samples were collected from November 2010 to May 2011 at intervals longer than 1 month. The microorganisms were detected with the use of a very sensitive fluorescence in situ hybridisation method. In addition, the morphology of the amoebae was studied. Despite relatively high salinity level, ranging from 1.5 to 5.0 %, L. pneumophila were found in all investigated baths, although their number never exceeded 10(6) cells dm(-3). Hartmannella were not detected, while Naegleria fowleri were found in one bath. The observation that N. fowleri and L. pneumophila may coexist in thermal saline baths is the first observation emphasising potential threat from these microorganisms in balneotherapy.
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Zbikowska,E., Walczak,M., Krawiec,A.
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20120930
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PMC3536949
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| US news media coverage of tobacco control issues | 2006 | Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, C223 Clark Building, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. malong@lamar.colostate.edu | Read more... |
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Tobacco control
Periodical, Abbrev.
Tob.Control
Pub Date Free Form
Oct
Volume
15
Issue
5
Start Page
367
Other Pages
372
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LR: 20151119; GR: AA10377/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; GR: CA109649/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9209612; OID: NLM: PMC2563650; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1468-3318; 0964-4563
Accession Number
PMID: 16998170
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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15/5/367 [pii]
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16998170
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OBJECTIVE: To characterise the relative amount and type of daily newspaper, local and national TV newscast, and national news magazine coverage of tobacco control issues in the United States in 2002 and 2003. DESIGN: Content analysis of daily newspapers, news magazines, and TV newscasts. SUBJECTS: Items about tobacco in daily newspapers, local and national TV newscasts, and three national news magazines in a nationally representative sample of 56 days of news stratified by day of week and season of the year, from 2002 and 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Story theme, tobacco topics, sources, story prominence, story valence (orientation), and story type. RESULTS: Tobacco coverage was modest over the two-year period as estimated in our sample. Only 21 TV stories, 17 news magazine stories, and 335 daily newspaper stories were found during the two-year sampling period. Noteworthy results for the newspaper data set include the following: (1) government topics predominated coverage; (2) government action and negative health effects topics tended not to occur together in stories; (3) tobacco stories were fairly prominently placed in newspapers; (4) opinion news items tended to favour tobacco control policies, while news and feature stories were evenly split between positive and negative stories; and (5) tobacco coverage in the southeast, which is the country's major tobacco producing region, did not differ from the rest of the country. CONCLUSION: Results suggest mixed support in news coverage for tobacco control efforts in the United States. The modest amount of news coverage of tobacco is troubling, particularly because so few news stories were found on TV, which is a more important news source for Americans than newspapers. When tobacco was covered, government themed stories, which often did not include mentions of negative health effects, were typical, suggesting that media coverage does not reinforce the reason for tobacco control efforts. However, some results were encouraging. For example, when newspapers did cover tobacco, they accorded the stories relatively high prominence, thus increasing the chance that readers would see tobacco stories when they were published.
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Humans, Mass Media/statistics & numerical data, Newspapers as Topic, Smoking/adverse effects, Smoking Cessation, Television, Tobacco, Tobacco Industry, United States
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Long,M., Slater,M. D., Lysengen,L.
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PMC2563650
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| Changes in use of cigarettes and non-cigarette alternative products among college students | 2015 | Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States. Electronic address: alexandra.loukas@austin.utexas.edu.; Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Eliot-Pearson Department of Chi | Read more... |
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Addictive Behaviors
Periodical, Abbrev.
Addict.Behav.
Pub Date Free Form
Oct
Volume
49
Issue
Start Page
46
Other Pages
51
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CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/01/05 [received]; 2015/04/26 [revised]; 2015/05/08 [accepted]; 2015/05/16 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1873-6327; 0306-4603
Accession Number
PMID: 26046401
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.05.005 [doi]
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26046401
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INTRODUCTION: The present study examined change in use of various smoked and smokeless non-cigarette alternative products in a sample of college students, stratified by current, or past 30-day, cigarette smoking status. METHODS: Participants were 698 students from seven four-year colleges in Texas. Participants completed two waves of online surveys regarding tobacco use, knowledge, and attitudes, with 14 months between each wave. RESULTS: The most prevalent products used by the entire sample at Wave 1 were cigarettes, followed by hookah, cigars/cigarillos/little cigars, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). At Wave 2, prevalence of e-cigarette use surpassed use of cigars/cigarillos/little cigars. Snus and chew/snuff/dip were relatively uncommon at both waves. Examination of change in use indicated that e-cigarette use increased across time among both current cigarette smokers and non-cigarette smokers. Prevalence of current e-cigarette use doubled across the 14-month period to 25% among current smokers and tripled to 3% among non-cigarette smokers. Hookah use also increased across time, but only among non-cigarette smokers, whereas it decreased among current cigarette smokers. Use of all other non-cigarette alternatives remained unchanged across time. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the socio-demographic predictors of Wave 2 e-cigarette use, the only product that increased in use among both current cigarette smokers and non-cigarette smokers. Results indicated that Wave 1 current cigarette use and Wave 1 current e-cigarette use, but not gender, age, or race/ethnicity, were significantly associated with Wave 2 e-cigarette use. CONCLUSIONS: Findings underscore the need to track changes in the use of non-cigarette alternatives and call for additional research examining the factors contributing to change in use.
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Elsevier Ltd
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Loukas,A., Batanova,M., Fernandez,A., Agarwal,D.
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Date of Electronic
20150516
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