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Title	Pub Year	SearchLink
Shisha smoking and Reinke's oedema	1994	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Mansoura Medical Journal Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 24 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 149 Other Pages 155 Notes ID: 38154 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language english SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Smoking Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/emro-38154 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Abdel Wahab,A. M., El Degwy,A. A., El Morshedy,N. A., Ghoneim,M. R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Tetra-ethyl-ammonium l-malate 1.36-hydrate	2008	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Acta crystallographica.Section E, Structure reports online Periodical, Abbrev. Acta Crystallogr.Sect.E.Struct.Rep.Online Pub Date Free Form 10-Dec Volume 65 Issue Pt 1 Start Page o49 Other Pages 50 Notes LR: 20130329; JID: 101089178; OID: NLM: PMC2967964; 2008/11/12 [received]; 2008/12/01 [accepted]; 2008/12/10 [epublish]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1600-5368; 1600-5368 Accession Number PMID: 21581690 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI 10.1107/S1600536808040348 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21581690 Abstract The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(20)N(+).C(4)H(5)O(5) (-).1.36H(2)O, contains two independent ion pairs, with similar conformations, and three water mol-ecules of crystallization, one water mol-ecule haing a site-occupancy factor of 0.721 (5). Intra-molecular O-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonds, involving the hydr-oxy groups and an O atom of each carboxyl-ate anion, generate five-membered rings involving S(5) ring motifs. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked together by water mol-ecules through four-membered O-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO-H inter-actions to form one-dimensional infinite chains along the a axis. Since the mol-ecules are also linked into one-dimensional infinite chains along the b axis, mol-ecular sheets parallel to the (001) plane are created. Overall, the crystal structure is stabilized by two intra-molecular O-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonds, nine inter-molecular O-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO and ten C-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonds. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Abdul Rahman,M. B., Jumbri,K., Sirat,K., Kia,R., Fun,H. K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20081210 PMCID PMC2967964 Editors
Some chemical and biological effects of cigarettes and Hubbell bubble smoking	1990	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Bulletin of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 26 Issue 1 Start Page 175 Other Pages 85 Notes ID: 17970 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language english SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The study was performed on 50 adult male cigarette and hubble smokers. The aim was to study and compare the cigarette and hubble bubble smoke on some chemical and biological functions of the smoke component. Plasma epinephrine, glucose, lactate/pyruvate ratio, growth hormone, free fatty acids, and cortisol were significantly higher in smokers than non smokers especially cigarette smokers. Plasma insulin concentration showed a significantly delayed response to the increased blood glucose. Plasma proteins, urea, pyruvate, creatinine and vitamin B12 were significantly reduced inn smokers than non smokers especially cigarette smokers. Both blood erythrocytes and leucocytes were increased significantly in smokers. Blood gases showed significantly low PaO2, significant blood level of Co fraction, while PaCO2 was unaffected. Urinary catecholamines were significantly higher in smokers especially in cigarette smokers Descriptors Humans, Male, Smoking/adverse effects, Tobacco/metabolism Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/emro-17970 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Abo Shamaa,M. N., Osman,H. A., Kamel,M. R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hemoglobinuria producida por una fÃstula en la sutura perivalvular post reemplazo con prÃ³tesis valvular mitral	2001	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. Acta med.peru Pub Date Free Form Volume 18 Issue 1 Start Page 31 Other Pages 34 Notes ID: 506730 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language es SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract This is a case of 65 year old male with past medical history significant for coronary artery disease and severe mitral valve prolapse for which he underwent simultaneous coronary artery bypass graft using the saphenous vein, mitral valve replacement with a St. Jude prosthetic valve. There were no postoperative complications and after anticoagulation with warfarin the patient wa discharged home. Three months postoperatively the patient developed apparent "hematuria". Physical examination an extensive laboratory analysis of hemoglobinuria. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a perivalvular leakage with a normally functioning St. Jude mitral valve replacement. Clinical course was uneventful and the hemoglobinuria resolved spontaneously. This case illustrates the importances in determinig the etiology and pathophysiology of hemoglobinuria with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. (AU) Descriptors Humans, Male, Aged, Hemoglobinuria, Heart Valve Prosthesis Links http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/acta_medica/2001_n1/pdf/a06.pdf Book Title Database LILACS; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Agusti,RÃ©, Yuen,Alberto, Parodi,JosÃ© Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Attitudes and practices of hookah smokers in the San Francisco Bay Area	2011	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Psychoactive Drugs Periodical, Abbrev. J.Psychoactive Drugs Pub Date Free Form Volume 43 Issue 2 Start Page 146 Other Pages 52 Notes ID: 21858960 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract As many as 10 million people will die annually by the year 2030 due to tobacco-related causes. While much research has focused on cigarettes, the increasing popularity of smoking hookah (water pipe) has received much less attention. Epidemiological studies have been carried out in India, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon, but there are few in the United States. Hookah smoking is typically a social activity and there are many myths and rumors about the relative safety of smoking hookah compared to cigarettes. The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of hookah smokers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We sampled 50 participants (25 male and 25 female) who were mostly college students at the University of California, Berkeley. Hookah smoking was occasional among those sampled, with only six participants (12%) reporting weekly hookah smoking. The majority of respondents considered hookah smoking to be harmful to their health (88%), yet 52% had no intention of quitting. More definitive studies conveying the possible harm of hookah smoking are necessary to serve as a basis for health education programs and policy changes towards this potentially harmful activity. Descriptors Attitude, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking/psychology, Adult, Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology, Alcohol Drinking/psychology, Attitude to Health, Data Collection, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Parents, San Francisco/epidemiology, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Students, Young Adult Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-21858960 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Ahmed,Bilaal, Jacob,Peyton, Allen,Faith, Benowitz,Neal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review	2010	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue Start Page 415 Other Pages 415 Notes ID: 20626899 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: The primary objective was to systematically review the medical literature for instruments validated for use in epidemiological and clinical research on waterpipe smoking. METHODS: We searched the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI the Web of Science. We selected studies using a two-stage duplicate and independent screening process. We included papers reporting on the development and/or validation of survey instruments to measure waterpipe tobacco consumption or related concepts. Two reviewers used a standardized and pilot tested data abstraction form to collect data from each eligible study using a duplicate and independent screening process. We also determined the percentage of observational studies assessing the health effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking and the percentage of studies of prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking that have used validated survey instruments. RESULTS: We identified a total of five survey instruments. One instrument was designed to measure knowledge, attitudes, and waterpipe use among pregnant women and was shown to have internal consistency and content validity. Three instruments were designed to measure waterpipe tobacco consumption, two of which were reported to have face validity. The fifth instrument was designed to measure waterpipe dependence and was rigorously developed and validated. One of the studies of prevalence and none of the studies of health effects of waterpipe smoking used validated instruments. CONCLUSIONS: A number of instruments for measuring the use of and dependence on waterpipe smoking exist. Future research should study content validity and cross cultural adaptation of these instruments. Descriptors Data Collection/methods, Smoking/epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Validation Studies as Topic Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912817/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-415 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Akl,Elie A., Aleem,Sohaib, Gunukula,Sameer K., Honeine,Roland, Abou Jaoude,Philippe, Irani,Jihad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: a systematic review	2010	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Int J Epidemiol Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Epidemiol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 39 Issue 3 Start Page 834 Other Pages 57 Notes ID: 20207606 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: There is a need for a comprehensive and critical review of the literature to inform scientific debates about the public health effects of waterpipe smoking. The objective of this study was therefore to systematically review the medical literature for the effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review using the Cochrane Collaboration methodology for conducting systematic reviews. We rated the quality of evidence for each outcome using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. RESULTS: Twenty-four studies were eligible for this review. Based on the available evidence, waterpipe tobacco smoking was significantly associated with lung cancer odds ratio (OR) = 2.12; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.32-3.42], respiratory illness (OR = 2.3; 95% CI 1.1-5.1), low birth-weight (OR = 2.12; 95% CI 1.08-4.18) and periodontal disease (OR = 3-5). It was not significantly associated with bladder cancer (OR = 0.8; 95% CI 0.2-4.0), nasopharyngeal cancer (OR = 0.49; 95% CI 0.20-1.23), oesophageal cancer (OR = 1.85; 95% CI 0.95-3.58), oral dysplasia (OR = 8.33; 95% CI 0.78-9.47) or infertility (OR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.0-6.3) but the CIs did not exclude important associations. Smoking waterpipe in groups was not significantly associated with hepatitis C infection (OR = 0.98; 95% CI 0.80-1.21). The quality of evidence for the different outcomes varied from very low to low. CONCLUSION: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is possibly associated with a number of deleterious health outcomes. There is a need for high-quality studies to identify and quantify with confidence all the health effects of this form of smoking. Descriptors Neoplasms/epidemiology, Smoking/adverse effects, Cross-Sectional Studies, Culture, Esophageal Neoplasms/epidemiology, Female, Hepatitis C/epidemiology, Humans, Infertility, Male/epidemiology, Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology, Male, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/epidemiology, Odds Ratio, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Risk Factors, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/epidemiology Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq002 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Akl,Elie A., Gaddam,Swarna, Gunukula,Sameer K., Honeine,Roland, Jaoude,Philippe Abou, Irani,Jihad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic review	2011	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 11 Issue Start Page 244 Other Pages 244 Notes ID: 21504559 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to systematically review the medical literature for the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among the general and specific populations. METHODS: We electronically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the ISI the Web of Science. We selected studies using a two-stage duplicate and independent screening process. We included cohort studies and cross sectional studies assessing the prevalence of use of waterpipe in either the general population or a specific population of interest. Two reviewers used a standardized and pilot tested form to collect data from each eligible study using a duplicate and independent screening process. We stratified the data analysis by country and by age group. The study was not restricted to a specific context. RESULTS: Of a total of 38 studies, only 4 were national surveys; the rest assessed specific populations. The highest prevalence of current waterpipe smoking was among school students across countries: the United States, especially among Arab Americans (12%-15%) the Arabic Gulf region (9%-16%), Estonia (21%), and Lebanon (25%). Similarly, the prevalence of current waterpipe smoking among university students was high in the Arabic Gulf region (6%), the United Kingdom (8%), the United States (10%), Syria (15%), Lebanon (28%), and Pakistan (33%). The prevalence of current waterpipe smoking among adults was the following: Pakistan (6%), Arabic Gulf region (4%-12%), Australia (11% in Arab speaking adults), Syria (9%-12%), and Lebanon (15%). Group waterpipe smoking was high in Lebanon (5%), and Egypt (11%-15%). In Lebanon, 5%-6% pregnant women reported smoking waterpipe during pregnancy. The studies were all cross-sectional and varied by how they reported waterpipe smoking. CONCLUSION: While very few national surveys have been conducted, the prevalence of waterpipe smoking appears to be alarmingly high among school students and university students in Middle Eastern countries and among groups of Middle Eastern descent in Western countries. Descriptors Smoking/epidemiology, Water, Adolescent, Adult, Asia/epidemiology, Australia/epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Middle East/epidemiology, Prevalence, United States/epidemiology, Young Adult Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3100253/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-244 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Akl,Elie A., Gunukula,Sameer K., Aleem,Sohaib, Obeid,Rawad, Jaoude,Philippe Abou, Honeine,Roland, Irani,Jihad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Relationship between Carboxyhemoglobin Levels and Hematological Values in Sheesha Smokers	1989	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi Med J Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 5 Start Page 372 Other Pages 378 Notes ID: 17036 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language english SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The relationships between haemoglobin concentration Hb], haematocrit HCT] and carboxyhaemoglobin COHb] levels were investigated in 186 sheesha, and 155 cigarette smokers and 132 non-smokers. Both mean Hb and HCT values were found to be significantly higher in sheesha smokers of all age groups p<0.001], heavy cigarette smokers aged 40 to 49 years p<0.05] and light plus heavy cigarette smokers aged 50-65 years. Carboxyhaemoglobin levels were higher in sheesha than cigarette smokers. Positive correlations were found between COHb levels and that of HCTvalues in both sheesha and cigarette smokers. In seven out of twelve sheesha smokers investigated, the red cell mass was normal while Plasma volume was decreased in ten subjects. It seems that relative rather than absolute polycythaemia is the rule in sheesha smokers. These findings cast doubt on the extent of the relationship between carbon monoxide and erythrocytosis Descriptors Smoking, Carboxyhemoglobin, Hematologic Tests Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/emro-17036 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Al Fayez,Saud F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of smoking habit on circulating adipokines in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects	2008	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ann Nutr Metab Periodical, Abbrev. Ann.Nutr.Metab. Pub Date Free Form Volume 52 Issue 4 Start Page 329 Other Pages 34 Notes ID: 18714151 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite the well-known inverse association between smoking and body weight, there have been conflicting reports on the association between smoking and adipokines such as leptin and adiponectin. AIM: To determine and compare whether tobacco smoking (cigarettes or sheesha) affects circulating levels of adiponectin and/or influences leptin and leptin receptor (sOb-R) concentrations and free leptin in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. METHODS AND SUBJECTS: Fasting plasma adiponectin, leptin, sOb-R, glucose, insulin, and lipid profile were determined in 236 subjects grouped as control subjects (n = 53); non-diabetic cigarette smokers (n = 34), non-diabetic sheesha smokers (n = 38), diabetic nonsmokers (n = 75) and diabetic smokers (n = 36). Uni- and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine the associations of these variables with body mass index (BMI) and smoking. RESULTS: When compared to control subjects, smoking cigarettes or sheesha was associated with significantly higher glucose, insulin resistance, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lower serum leptin, sOb-R and free leptin. The effects of smoking on BMI, leptin and sOb-R were dose-dependent. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that smoking is a significant determinant of BMI; leptin, sOb-R, free leptin index, adiponectin and LDL-C. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that smoking sheesha does not reduce the metabolic effects of smoking. Smoking may modify leptin receptors and modulate leptin synthesis but the weight-lowering effect may not be related to leptin-induced anorectic signals. Descriptors Adipokines/blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood, Smoking/adverse effects, Smoking/blood, Adiponectin/blood, Adult, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Cholesterol/blood, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Leptin/blood, Lipids/blood, Male, Middle Aged, Receptors, Leptin/blood, Receptors, Leptin/metabolism Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000151487 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Al Mutairi,Sana,S., Mojiminiyi,Olusegun A., Shihab-Eldeen,Aida, Al Sharafi,Ahmad, Abdella,Nabila Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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