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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis in water-pipe renovators from diethylenetriamine in an epoxy resin system	2005		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Contact dermatitis Periodical, Abbrev. Contact Derm. Pub Date Free Form Volume 41 Issue 5 Start Page 297; 83; 11 Other Pages 297; 83; 11 Notes ID: 10554072; ID: i9290215691; ID: i9241593857 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en; en; en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology, Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology, Epoxy Resins/adverse effects, Polyamines/adverse effects, Adult, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/diagnosis, Dermatitis, Occupational/diagnosis, Hand Dermatoses/diagnosis, Hand Dermatoses/etiology, Humans, Male, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking, Health Surveys, Tobacco/adverse effects, Smoking/adverse effects, Tobacco/toxicity, Tobacco Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-10554072; http://whqlibdoc.who.int/emro/2006/9789290215691_eng.pdf; http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/who-i9241593857 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/; WHOLIS; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/; WHOLIS; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Reed,J., Shaw,S., Mohamed,Mostafa K., Loffredo,Christopher A., Israel,Ebenezer, El Setouhy,Maged, WHO Study Group on Tobacco,Product Regulation Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
In vitro method to study antifungal perfusion in Candida biofilms	2005	Oral Bioscience, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, People's Republic of China.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of clinical microbiology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Clin.Microbiol. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 43 Issue 2 Start Page 818 Other Pages 825 Notes LR: 20140608; JID: 7505564; 0 (Antifungal Agents); 7XU7A7DROE (Amphotericin B); 8VZV102JFY (Fluconazole); D83282DT06 (Flucytosine); OID: NLM: PMC548120; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 0095-1137; 0095-1137 Accession Number PMID: 15695686 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 43/2/818 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15695686 Abstract Antimycotic perfusion through Candida biofilms was demonstrated by a modification of a simple in vitro diffusion cell bioassay system. Using this model, the perfusion of three commonly used antifungal agents, amphotericin B, fluconazole, and flucytosine, was investigated in biofilms of three different Candida species (i.e., Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida krusei) that were developed on microporous filters. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that C. albicans formed a contiguous biofilm with tightly packed blastospores and occasional hyphae compared with C. parapsilosis and C. krusei, which developed confluent biofilms displaying structural heterogeneity and a lesser cell density, after 48 h of incubation on nutrient agar. Minor structural changes were also perceptible on the superficial layers of the biofilm after antifungal perfusion. The transport of antifungals to the distal biofilm-substratum interface was most impeded by C. albicans biofilms in comparison to C. parapsilosis and C. krusei. Fluconazole and flucytosine demonstrated similar levels of perfusion, while amphotericin B was the least penetrant through all three biofilms, although the latter appeared to cause the most structural damage to the superficial cells of the biofilm compared with the other antifungals. These results suggest that the antifungal perfusion through biofilm mode of growth in Candida is dependent both on the antimycotic and the Candida species in question, and in clinical terms, these phenomena could contribute to the failure of Candida biofilm-associated infections. Finally, the in vitro model we have described should serve as a useful system to investigate the complex interactions that appear to operate in vivo within the biofilm-antifungal interphase. Descriptors Amphotericin B/metabolism/pharmacology, Antifungal Agents/metabolism/pharmacology, Biofilms/drug effects/growth & development, Biological Assay, Candida/classification/drug effects/growth & development/ultrastructure, Candida albicans/drug effects/growth & development/ultrastructure, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Fluconazole/metabolism/pharmacology, Flucytosine/metabolism/pharmacology, Humans, Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods, Micropore Filters/microbiology, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Samaranayake,Y. H., Ye,J., Yau,J. Y., Cheung,B. P., Samaranayake,L. P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC548120 Editors
intervention program for strengthening tuberculosis control in Alexandria. Part II: raising awareness of secondary school students	2005		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 35 Issue 3 Start Page 675 Other Pages 688 Notes ID: 78930 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language english SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Tuberculosis TB] is making a steady comeback as a global scourge and had been declared a global crisis in 1993. The key for controlling TB is the rapid detection and cure of infectious cases. Thus providing basic information to the public about earliest symptoms of TB as well as reducing levels of prejudice against TB patients can increase diagnostic coverage. The aim of this work was to raise awareness about TB among secondary school students and to evaluate the health education program by measuring the students' knowledge and attitude about TB before and after the health education sessions. The pre-test post-test design was used. Study population was 467 secondary school students selected by stratified random sampling from the six educational districts in Alexandria. A health education program was developed in the form of 12 sessions each one is 90 minute lecture-discussion session followed by 30 minutes questions and answers and aided by slides and posters. A self-administered questionnaire was administered to the students before and after the intervention for evaluation of the program. It consisted of items that cover knowledge, perception on seriousness, and attitude towards TB patients. It revealed poor knowledge about TB before the intervention. Although most students knew that TB is an infectious disease 80.9%], only 44% of the students knew that it was transmitted by droplet infection. 56.5% and 44.1% agreed that HIV/AIDS infection and malnutrition respectively are risk factors for TB. Wasting, night sweating, and productive cough were the known symptoms by 65.9%, 49%, and 54.2%, respectively. Staying in crowded places, smoking specially shisha hubble-bubble], not covering the mouth during sneezing, and coughing and spitting on the floor were considered bad habits that enhance TB transmission by 76.4%, 67.2%, 57%, and 50.1%, respectively. Knowledge about the modes of transmission, symptoms, risk groups, and bad habits that help transmission of TB improved significantly after the intervention. Students who considered TB to be curable represented 49.7% of the sample before intervention and increased to 93.4% after the intervention. Before the intervention, only 11.6% of the students refused isolation of TB patients, 34.3% agreed that TB patients could be treated at home and 30.2% said that they would accept engagement to a previous TB patient. These figures improved significantly to 38.8%, 63.8%, and 50.5%, respectively after the intervention. Knowledge and attitude of students towards TB are generally poor. TB education program implemented in schools can enhance students' knowledge and change their attitude towards TB patients Descriptors Humans, Male, Female, 13 - 19 YEARS, Tuberculosis, Health Education, Students, Schools, Awareness, Questionnaires, Knowledge, Risk Factors, Attitude Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/emro-78930 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Shata,Hanan, Deghedi,Bothaina, Shama,Mona, Koura,Manal, Loutfy,Naguiba Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Physician and dentist tobacco use counseling and adolescent smoking behavior: results from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey	2005	Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10032, USA. drs26@columbia.edu.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Pediatrics Periodical, Abbrev. Pediatrics Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 115 Issue 3 Start Page 719 Other Pages 725 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 0376422; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1098-4275; 0031-4005 Accession Number PMID: 15741377 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; AIM; IM DOI 115/3/719 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15741377 Abstract OBJECTIVE: The present study describes patterns of tobacco use counseling among physicians and dentists as reported by adolescents and determines the association between provider advice to quit and cessation activities among current smokers. METHODS: Data were analyzed from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey, an anonymous, self-administered, school-based survey. The National Youth Tobacco Survey was administered to a nationally representative sample of 35828 students in grades 6 to 12 in 324 schools. RESULTS: Thirty-three percent of adolescents who visited a physician or a dentist in the past year reported that a physician counseled them about the dangers of tobacco use, and 20% reported that a dentist provided a similar message. Among students who smoked in the past year, 16.4% received advice to quit from a physician and 11.6% received advice to quit from a dentist. Physician or dentist advice to quit was correlated with 1 or more quit attempts in the past 12 months. CONCLUSION: On the basis of adolescent reports, physician and dentist practice patterns remain well below recommended guidelines. Results suggest that provider advice to quit is associated with cessation activity. Additional studies are needed to confirm whether the low prevalence of brief provider tobacco use counseling is a missed opportunity to affect adolescent smoking behavior. Descriptors Adolescent, Child, Counseling/statistics & numerical data, Data Collection, Dentists, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Patient Education as Topic/statistics & numerical data, Physicians, Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, United States Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Shelley,D., Cantrell,J., Faulkner,D., Haviland,L., Healton,C., Messeri,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A portable, low-resistance puff topography instrument for pulsating, high-flow smoking devices.	2005	Shihadeh, A., Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Behavior research methods Periodical, Abbrev. Behav Res Methods Pub Date Free Form / Volume 37 Issue 1 Start Page 186 Other Pages 191 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1554-351X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A smoking topography instrument appropriate for pulsating high flow rate smoking devices, such as the narghile water pipe, has been developed and tested. Instrument precision and repeatability was determined using a digitally controlled smoking machine, and the added draw resistance due to the topography instrument was measured over the range of expected puff flow rates. The maximum error in any topography variable was found to be less than 5%. The instrument was successfully demonstrated in a pilot field study of 30 volunteer narghile smokers. The pilot study yielded an average smoker puff volume, duration, and interpuff interval of 0.531, 2.47 sec, 16.28 sec, respectively. Descriptors article, artifact, computer graphics, equipment design, flow kinetics, human, information processing, devices, Lebanon, lung ventilation, mathematical computing, nebulizer, pathophysiology, physiology, pilot study, pressure transducer, signal processing, smoking, tobacco dependence Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Shihadeh,A., Antonios,C., Azar,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, "tar", and nicotine in the mainstream smoke aerosol of the narghile water pipe	2005		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Food Chem Toxicol Periodical, Abbrev. Food Chem.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 43 Issue 5 Start Page 655 Other Pages 61 Notes ID: 15778004 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A smoking machine protocol and yields for "tar", nicotine, PAH, and CO are presented for the standard 171-puff steady periodic smoking regimen proposed by Shihadeh et al. Shihadeh, A., Azar, S., Antonios, C., Haddad, A., 2004b. Towards a topographical model of narghile water-pipe cafe smoking: A pilot study in a high socioeconomic status neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 79(1), 75]. Results show that smokers are likely exposed to more "tar" and nicotine than previously thought, and that pyronsynthesized PAH are present in the "tar" despite the low temperatures characteristic of the tobacco in narghile smoking. With a smoking regimen consisting of 171 puffs each of 0.53l volume and 2.6s duration with a 17 s interpuff interval, the following results were obtained for a single smoking session of 10 g of mo'assel tobacco paste with 1.5 quick-lighting charcoal disks applied to the narghile head: 2.94 mg nicotine, 802 mg "tar", 145 mg CO, and relative to the smoke of a single cigarette, greater quantities of chrysene, phenanthrene, and fluoranthene. Anthracene and pyrene were also identified but not quantified. The results indicate that narghile smoke likely contains an abundance of several of the chemicals thought to be causal factors in the elevated incidence of cancer, cardiovascular disease and addiction in cigarette smokers. Descriptors Carbon Monoxide/analysis, Carcinogens/analysis, Nicotine/analysis, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/analysis, Smoke/analysis, Tars/chemistry, Tobacco/chemistry, Aerosols, Chrysenes/analysis, Enzyme Inhibitors/analysis, Filtration/instrumentation, Fluorenes/analysis, Humans, Phenanthrenes/analysis, Plants, Toxic, Smoking/adverse effects, Tars/analysis, Temperature, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/analysis Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-15778004 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Shihadeh,Alan, Saleh,Rawad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Litiasis fosa navicular de uretra	2005		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Arch Esp Urol Periodical, Abbrev. Arch.Esp.Urol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 58 Issue 10 Start Page 1070 Other Pages 2 Notes ID: 16482860 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language es SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the treatment of the meatus urethral lithiasis. METHODS/RESULTS: A case of a 52 year-old male patient is reported with a big stone in the urethral meatus. Male patient that consults for Micturitional Syndrome, disury and difficully when urinating, in whom felt induration of the glans and observed a water-pipe where the patient urinated. The Diagnoses was made by the observation and the palpation of the glans. It was extracted by meatoplasthy with good results. CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of the meatus urethral big lithiasis that causes obstruction is the meatoplasthy. Descriptors Urethral Diseases, Urinary Calculi, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Urethral Diseases/diagnosis, Urethral Diseases/therapy, Urinary Calculi/diagnosis, Urinary Calculi/therapy Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-16482860 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Granados Loarca,Edgar Antonio, Salazar Monterroso,Carlos, Robles,Carlos Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Soil factors controlling mineral N uptake by Picea engelmannii seedlings: the importance of gross NH4+ production rates	2005	Departement de Biologie, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1, Canada.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The New phytologist Periodical, Abbrev. New Phytol. Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 165 Issue 3 Start Page 791 Other Pages 799 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9882884; 0 (Minerals); 0 (Nitrates); 0 (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds); 0 (Soil); N762921K75 (Nitrogen); ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 0028-646X; 0028-646X Accession Number PMID: 15720690 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI NPH1289 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15720690 Abstract * Hydroponic studies suggest that plant nitrogen (N) demand determines the rate of mineral N uptake; however, field observations show N limitation to be widespread. Field experiments are needed to understand soil factors controlling mineral N uptake. * We planted Picea engelmannii seedlings that had initially been grown from sterilized seeds, on a recently clearcut site. We applied a hybrid isotope dilution/pulse labelling technique to compare the gross production rate, concomitantly to the plant uptake rate, of soil mineral N. We also measured mineral N concentrations, microbial N, and percent ectomycorrhizal root tips. * Gross NH4+ production rate was the most important determinant of plant uptake rate. Exploratory path analysis suggested that plant uptake was also determined by microbial N, which was, in turn, determined by soil mineral N concentrations. Percent ectomycorrhizal root tips was negatively related to gross NO3- production rate and microbial N concentrations. * We conclude that nutrient flux density is important in controlling plant uptake. Mycorrhizal colonization may alter N dynamics in the rhizosphere without affecting mineral N uptake by seedlings. Descriptors Biological Transport, Active, Minerals/metabolism, Nitrates/metabolism, Nitrogen/metabolism, Picea/metabolism, Plant Roots/metabolism, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/metabolism, Seedlings/metabolism, Soil/analysis Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Grenon,F., Bradley,R. L., Jones,M. D., Shipley,B., Peat,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Headspace solid-phase microextraction as a tool to estimate the contamination of smoked cheeses by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	2005	Tecnologia de Alimentos, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Paseo de la Universidad, Vitoria, Spain. knpgulod@vf.ehu.es	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of dairy science Periodical, Abbrev. J.Dairy Sci. Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 88 Issue 1 Start Page 13 Other Pages 20 Notes LR: 20061115; JID: 2985126R; 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Smoke); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 0022-0302; 0022-0302 Accession Number PMID: 15591362 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI S0022-0302(05)72657-6 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15591362 Abstract Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was used to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in smoked cheeses. Two types of fiber coatings and different extraction conditions were tested. The results reveal that the use of an 85-microm polyacrylate fiber immersed in the headspace of the samples at 70 degrees C for 60 min is suitable for the detection of PAH with no more than 4 aromatic rings. To determine if a relationship can be established between the results obtained using a solvent extraction technique and HS-SPME, 6 samples of smoked cheese previously studied by a solvent extraction method were analyzed by HS-SPME, and the results obtained by both methodologies were compared. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were identified and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry operating in selective ion monitoring mode. Among the PAH determined by the solvent extraction method, only those with 4 aromatic rings or less were detected by HS-SPME and, consequently, this technique does not allow one to determine the PAH content of smoked cheese samples under the conditions of the study. Nevertheless, the relationship between the results obtained by both techniques for some PAH revealed that HS-SPME could be useful as a screening method to distinguish among samples with different degrees of PAH contamination. Descriptors Cheese/analysis, Chromatography, Gas/methods, Food Contamination/analysis, Food Handling/methods, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/analysis, Smoke Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Guillen,M. D., Sopelana,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Epidemiologic review of marijuana use and cancer risk	2005	Zhang, Z.-F., Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, 71-225 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Alcohol Periodical, Abbrev. Alcohol Pub Date Free Form / Volume 35 Issue 3 Start Page 265 Other Pages 275 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0741-8329 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and is considered by young adults to be the illicit drug with the least risk. On the other hand, marijuana smoke contains several of the same carcinogens and co-carcinogens as the tar from tobacco, raising concerns that smoking of marijuana may be a risk factor for tobacco-related cancers. We reviewed two cohort studies and 14 case-control studies with assessment of the association of marijuana use and cancer risk. In the cohort studies, increased risks of lung or colorectal cancer due to marijuana smoking were not observed, but increased risks of prostate and cervical cancers among non-tobacco smokers, as well as adult-onset glioma among tobacco and non-tobacco smokers, were observed. The 14 case-control studies included four studies on head and neck cancers, two studies on lung cancer, two studies on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, one study on anal cancer, one study on penile cancer, and four studies on childhood cancers with assessment of parental exposures. Zhang and colleagues reported that marijuana use may increase risk of head and neck cancers in a hospital-based case-control study in the United States, with dose-response relations for both frequency and duration of use. However, Rosenblatt and co-workers reported no association between oral cancer and marijuana use in a population-based case-control study. An eightfold increase in risk among marijuana users was observed in a lung cancer study in Tunisia. However, there was no assessment of the dose response, and marijuana may have been mixed with tobacco. Parental marijuana use during gestation was associated with increased risks of childhood leukemia, astrocytoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma, but dose-response relations were not assessed. In summary, sufficient studies are not available to adequately evaluate marijuana impact on cancer risk. Several limitations of previous studies include possible underreporting where marijuana use is illegal, small sample sizes, and too few heavy marijuana users in the study sample. Recommendations for future studies are to (1) focus on tobacco-related cancer sites; (2) obtain detailed marijuana exposure assessment, including frequency, duration, and amount of personal use as well as mode of use (smoked in a cigarette, pipe, or bong; taken orally); (3) adjust for tobacco smoking and conduct analyses on nonusers of tobacco; and (4) conduct larger studies, meta-analyses, or pooled analyses to maximize statistical precision and investigate sources of differences in results. Despite the challenges, elucidation of the association between marijuana use and cancer risk is important in weighing the benefits and risks of medical marijuana use and to clarify the impact of marijuana use on public health. Â© 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Descriptors cannabis, accuracy, anus cancer, astrocytoma, behavior, neoplasm, cancer incidence, cancer risk, colorectal cancer, conference paper, dose response, head and neck cancer, human, leukemia, lifestyle, lung cancer, nonhodgkin lymphoma, penis cancer, pregnancy, prostate cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, risk benefit analysis, smoking, statistical analysis, Tunisia, United States, uterine cervix cancer Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Hashibe,M., Straif,K., Tashkin,D. P., Morgenstern,H., Greenland,S., Zhang,Z. -F Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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