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Normal spirometry values. Investigated in King Abdulaziz Teaching Hospital, Jeddah	1982	Dept. Trop. Med., Liverpool Sch. Trop. Med., Liverpool, L3 5QA	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form 1982/ Volume 3 Issue 3 Start Page 159 Other Pages 170 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0379-5284 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Spirometry was carried out on 51 healthy volunteers and 112 patients without cardiorespiratory symptoms in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Regression equations incorporating sex, age, height and weight were estimated from the data, suggesting normal values for Saudi Arabians in Jeddah. The influence of smoking, use of shisha (hubble-bubble pipe) and method of house cleaning were considered and comparisons made with other countries. Although the FEV1 and FVC values were lower than in Scandinavians, there was probably less deterioration with age as reflected by lower (negative) coefficients for age in the regression equations. Descriptors human cell, respiratory system, smoking, spirography Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Haddock,D. R. W., Al-Hadramy,M. S., Macfarlane,S. B. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Normal values and influencing factors of fractional exhaled nitric oxide for Chinese healthy adults	2012	China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Zhonghua yi xue za zhi Periodical, Abbrev. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi Pub Date Free Form 24-Jul Volume 92 Issue 28 Start Page 1971 Other Pages 1973 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 7511141; 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide); ppublish Place of Publication China ISSN/ISBN 0376-2491; 0376-2491 Accession Number PMID: 22944271 Language chi SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22944271 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the normal values of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) for Chinese adults. METHODS: A total of 200 non-smoking and healthy Chinese adults were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They received lung function and allergen skin prick tests at the Outpatient Department of China-Japan Friendship Hospital from February to August 2011. There were 100 males and 100 females. FENO test was performed according to the standard procedures of American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) recommendation. The FENO levels of healthy non-smokers were tested by the NIOXMINO analyzer. All variables, such as age, gender, height, weight, forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV(1))% predicted and FEV(1)/FVC, were included for multiple regression analyses. RESULTS: The FENO level of healthy non-smokers was (14.2 +/- 5.6)x10(-9) mol/L with the 95% normal range of (3.2 - 25.2)x10(-9) mol/L. The value of FENO was significantly higher in males than females ((15.6 +/- 5.5) vs (12.9 +/- 5.4)x10(-9) mol/L, t = 3.48, P = 0.001). The FENO level of the subjects aged 60 - 80 years was (15.7 +/- 5.4)x10(-9) mol/L and it was higher than those aged 18 - 60 years ((13.8 +/- 5.6)x10(-9) mol/L, t = 2.04, P = 0.040). Multiple regression analysis showed that gender was an independent influencing factor of FENO level. CONCLUSIONS: The FENO level of non-smoking and healthy Chinese adults is similar with that of the westerners. Gender is an independent influencing factor of FENO level. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Zhang,Y.M., Lin,J.T. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Nose-only water-pipe smoking effects on airway resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress in mice	2013	Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985) Periodical, Abbrev. J.Appl.Physiol.(1985) Pub Date Free Form 1-Nov Volume 115 Issue 9 Start Page 1316 Other Pages 1323 Notes JID: 8502536; 0 (Antioxidants); 0 (Interleukin-6); 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha); EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase); EC 2.5.1.18 (Glutathione Transferase); GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione); OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/07/18 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1522-1601; 0161-7567 Accession Number PMID: 23869065 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.00194.2013 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23869065 Abstract Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is a common practice in the Middle East and is now gaining popularity in Europe and the United States. However, there is a limited number of studies on the respiratory effects of WPS. More specifically, the underlying pulmonary pathophysiological mechanisms related to WPS exposure are not understood. Presently, we assessed the respiratory effects of nose-only exposure to mainstream WPS generated by commercially available honey flavored "moasel" tobacco. The duration of the session was 30 min/day and 5 days/wk for 1 mo. Control mice were exposed to air only. Here, we measured in BALB/c mice the airway resistance using forced-oscillation technique. Lung inflammation was assessed histopathologically and by biochemical analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and oxidative stress was evaluated biochemically by measuring lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione and several antioxidant enzymes. Pulmonary inflammation assessment showed an increase in neutrophil and lymphocyte numbers. Likewise, airway resistance was significantly increased in the WPS group compared with controls. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 6 concentrations were significantly increased in BAL fluid. Lipid peroxidation in lung tissue was significantly increased whereas the level and activity of antioxidants including reduced glutathione, glutathione S transferase, and superoxide dismutase were all significantly decreased following WPS exposure, indicating the occurrence of oxidative stress. Moreover, carboxyhemoglobin levels were significantly increased in the WPS group. We conclude that 1-mo nose-only exposure to WPS significantly increased airway resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Our results provide a mechanistic explanation for the limited clinical studies that reported the detrimental respiratory effects of WPS. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nemmar,A., Raza,H., Yuvaraju,P., Beegam,S., John,A., Yasin,J., Hameed,R.S., Adeghate,E., Ali,B.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130718 PMCID Editors
Nosocomial legionellosis traced to a contaminated ice machine.	1997	Graman, P.S., Department of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America Periodical, Abbrev. Infect.Control Hosp.Epidemiol. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 18 Issue 9 Start Page 637 Other Pages 640 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0899-823X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate a case of nosocomial legionellosis, identify pathways of transmission, and effect control of the environmental source. DESIGN: Case investigation and environmental culture surveillance. SETTING: A 720-bed university teaching hospital. CASE PATIENT: A ventilator-dependent 66-year-old male developed nosocomial pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 after 3 months in an intensive-care unit (ICU). The patient had no intake of potable water except for ice chips from an ice machine in the ICU. RESULTS: Cultures revealed L pneumophila serogroup 6 in the ice (4.3 colony-forming units/mL) and ice machine cold water (too numerous to count). Cultures from adjacent hot and cold taps, plus taps located near the patient, all were negative; ice machines and cold water on seven other patient units also were negative. Only sterile water had been used for tube feedings, mouth care, suctioning, and ventilator humidification. Hospital hot water previously had been colonized with L pneumophila serogroup 6, but all surveillance water cultures had been negative since chlorination of the hot-water system began the previous year; cold-water cultures had never before grown Legionella. The ice machine was disinfected with a 2-hour flush of 2.625% sodium hypochlorite. The supply line to the ice machine was replaced, and the cold-water pipe from the floor below was treated with 83 ppm sodium hypochlorite for 48 hours. All follow-up surveillance cultures of the ice machine remained negative through mid-1996. No additional cases of nosocomial legionellosis occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Ice machines may be reservoirs of L pneumophila in hospitals. Both ice and water dispensed from these machines may be contaminated, and nosocomial transmission may occur. Successful long-term decontamination and control can be accomplished with shock chlorination. Descriptors ice, aged, article, case report, cross infection, disease carrier, disease transmission, devices, human, legionnaire disease, male, microbiology, teaching hospital, United States Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Graman,P. S., Quinlan,G. A., Rank,J. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease following renal transplantation	1987	The Department of Transplantation Surgery, Huddinge University Hospital, 141 86 Huddinge	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Transplantation Periodical, Abbrev. Transplantation Pub Date Free Form 1987/ Volume 43 Issue 6 Start Page 847 Other Pages 851 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0041-1337 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A cluster of five cases of Legionnaires' disease in renal transplant patients is described. They were treated with erythromycin and rifampicin, and all five survived. Two of them had rejected their grafts prior to their Legionella pneumonia; two rejected their transplants after reduction of immunosuppressive therapy to combat the infection. L pneumophila was present in the water distribution system of the hospital. Eradication measures included flushing the water pipes to the transplantation ward with hot and hyperchlorinated water, raising the warm water temperature to 60Â°C, and installing ultraviolet (UV) irradiation units on the warm and and cold water pipes to the ward. These measures were successful in that no new cases of legionellosis occurred afterwards. L pneumophila could subsequently not be demonstrated by culture in plastic shower hoses supplied with UV-irradiated water. L pneumophila could be demonstrated by direct fluorescent antibody technique, but nonspecific reactions cannot be excluded. A higher prevalence of elevated L pneumophila antibody titers was observed in patients nursed for more than four weeks in the hospital than in patients with a shorter hospital stay, in hospital staff members, or in the general population. It seems that, with appropriate control measures, transplantation activities need not be discontinued in the presence of a minor cluster of Legionnaires' disease in renal transplant patients. Descriptors clinical article, human, immunosuppressive treatment, kidney, kidney transplantation, legionnaire disease, priority journal Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Wilczek,H., Kallings,I., Nystrom,B., Hoffner,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Not Available; ReacciÃ³n comparativa experimental de la chicha y el alcohol sobre el peso de los curÃ¤es.	1949	Soriano Lleran, A.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Medicina y cirugÃa Periodical, Abbrev. Med Cir (Bogota) Pub Date Free Form / Volume 3 . epoca, 4 Issue 6 Start Page 405 Other Pages 407 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors alcoholic beverage, article Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Soriano Lleran,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Not just 'a few wisps': real-time measurement of tobacco smoke at entrances to office buildings	2011	Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Canada. pam_kaufman@camh.net	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form May Volume 20 Issue 3 Start Page 212 Other Pages 218 Notes JID: 9209612; 0 (Air Pollutants); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 2010/12/21 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 21177666 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2010.041277 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21177666 Abstract INTRODUCTION: An unintended consequence of indoor smoking restrictions is the relocation of smoking to building entrances, where non-smokers may be exposed to secondhand smoke, and smoke from outdoor areas may drift through entrances, exposing people inside. Tobacco smoke has been linked to numerous health effects in non-smokers and there is no safe level of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. This paper presents data on levels of tobacco smoke inside and outside entrances to office buildings. METHODS: Real-time air quality monitors were used to simultaneously measure respirable particulate matter (PM(2.5); air pollutant particles with a diameter of 2.5 mug or less) as a marker for tobacco smoke, outside and inside 28 entrances to office buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, in May and June 2008. Measurements were taken when smoking was and was not present within 9 m of entrances. Background levels of PM(2.5) were also measured for each session. A mixed model analysis was used to estimate levels of PM(2.5), taking into account repeated measurement errors. RESULTS: Peak levels (10 s averages) of PM(2.5) were as high as 496 mug/m(3) when smoking was present. Mixed model analysis shows that the average outdoor PM(2.5) with smoking was significantly higher than the background level (p/= 5 lit cigarettes was 2.5 times greater than the average background level. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support smoke-free policies at entrances to buildings to protect non-smokers from exposure to tobacco smoke. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kaufman,P., Zhang,B., Bondy,S.J., Klepeis,N., Ferrence,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20101221 PMCID Editors
Notes from the field: electronic cigarette use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2012	2013		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full MMWR.Morbidity and mortality weekly report Periodical, Abbrev. MMWR Morb.Mortal.Wkly.Rep. Pub Date Free Form 6-Sep Volume 62 Issue 35 Start Page 729 Other Pages 730 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 7802429; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1545-861X; 0149-2195 Accession Number PMID: 24005229 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI mm6235a6 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24005229 Abstract Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that provide doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol. Depending on the brand, e-cigarette cartridges typically contain nicotine, a component to produce the aerosol (e.g., propylene glycol or glycerol), and flavorings (e.g., fruit, mint, or chocolate). Potentially harmful constituents also have been documented in some e-cigarette cartridges, including irritants, genotoxins, and animal carcinogens. E-cigarettes that are not marketed for therapeutic purposes are currently unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and in most states there are no restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Use of e-cigarettes has increased among U.S. adult current and former smokers in recent years; however, the extent of use among youths is uncertain. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Nouveaux modes de consommation du tabac et de la nicotine	2009		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Rev Med Suisse Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 5 Issue 210 Start Page 1457 Other Pages 61 Notes ID: 19634531 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language fr SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract New ways of consuming tobacco or nicotine have recently been developed attracting smokers not only because of their novelty but also because they hope that it will decrease their health risks or will help them in smoking banned places. The objective of this paper is to review the current state of knowledge concerning the waterpipe, oral tobacco, nasal snuff, the electronic cigarette and tobacco heating devices. Although some products seem less harmful than cigarettes, we cannot encourage people to use them because we still do not have sufficient scientific data regarding their safety. Moreover, most of these products are addictive and we still do not know if they will play a role in harm reduction. Descriptors Ganglionic Stimulants/administration & dosage, Nicotine/administration & dosage, Smoking, Tobacco, Humans Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-19634531 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Jacot Sadowski,Isabelle, Cornuz,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Novel multiwalled carbon nanotubes-polyaniline composite film coated platinum wire for headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatographic determination of phenolic compounds	2009	Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of chromatography.A Periodical, Abbrev. J.Chromatogr.A Pub Date Free Form 1-May Volume 1216 Issue 18 Start Page 3751 Other Pages 3757 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 9318488; 0 (Aniline Compounds); 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon); 0 (Phenols); 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical); 0 (polyaniline); 49DFR088MY (Platinum); 2008/12/19 [received]; 2009/03/03 [revised]; 2009/03/05 [accepted]; 2009/03/13 [aheadofprint]; p Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3778; 0021-9673 Accession Number PMID: 19306999 Language eng SubFile Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.03.013 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 19306999 Abstract A novel multiwalled carbon nanotubes-polyaniline composite (MWCNTs-PANI) film coated platinum wire was fabricated through electrochemical deposition. The coating was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometry and thermogravimetry. It was found that the coating was porous and had large specific area and adsorption capacity; in the composite MWCNTs and polyaniline interacted with each other and the film kept stable up to 320 degrees C. The as-made fiber was used for the headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) of some phenolic compounds (i.e. 2-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2-methylphenol, 3-methylphenol, 2,6-dimethylphenol, 2-nitrophenol), followed by gas chromatographic analysis. The MWCNTs-PANI coating showed better analytical performance than PANI. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits were 1.89-65.9 ng L(-1), the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 2.7-6.5% for six successive measurements with single fiber, the RSDs for fiber-to-fiber were 5.2-12.4%, the linear ranges exceeded two magnitudes with correlation coefficient above 0.992. The fiber could be used for more than 250 times without decrease of efficiency. The proposed method was successfully applied to the extraction and determination of phenolic compounds in water sample, and the recoveries were 87.7-111.5% for different analytes. In addition, the fiber also presented advantages of easy preparation and low cost. Therefore, it is a promising SPME fiber. Descriptors Adsorption, Aniline Compounds/chemistry, Chromatography, Gas/methods, Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry, Phenols/chemistry, Platinum/chemistry, Porosity, Solid Phase Microextraction/economics/instrumentation/methods, Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Du,W., Zhao,F., Zeng,B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20090313 PMCID Editors

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