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Back pain associated factors in the first and the second national health surveys in Iran	2009		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Payesh - Health Monitor Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 8 Issue 3 Start Page 245 Other Pages 251 Notes ID: 102442 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language englishPersian SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract To determine Back Pain BKP] associated factors in the First and the Second National Health Surveys in Iran 1st NHS and 2nd NHS]. This study is based on the information obtained from the 1st NHS conducted in the year 1991 and the 2nd NHS conducted in the year 2000 .27752 and 36945 subjects aged 15 and over were interviewed in the 1st NHS and the 2nd NHS respectively, of whom 24589 subjects from the 1st NHS and 36488 subjects from 2nd NHS were included in this study. BKP was considered as dependent variable and number of the surveys 1st NHS, 2nd NHS], residential area, age gender, education, marital status, smoking cigarette, smoking hubble bubble, spinal fractures, mental health, skeletal deformation and Body Mass Index BMI] were considered as independent variables. Logistic regression models have been applied for data analysis, using SPSS soft ware. It is indicated that odds of BKP in the 2nd NHS is less than odds of BKP in the 1st NHS. Odds of BKP increases with increase in age and BMI and it decreases with increase in level of education. Odds of BKP is higher in women and married subjects. Smoking, mental disorder, spinal fracture and skeletal deformation increase the odds of BKP. The findings showed that higher level of education, lower BMI and quitting smoking can help controlling BKP Descriptors Back Pain, Risk Factors, Health Surveys, Body Mass Index, Age Factors, Sex Factors, Marital Status, Smoking, Educational Status Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/emro-102442 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Saiepour,Nargess, Zeraatti,Hojjat, Abhari,Roya, Mohammad,Kazem Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Carbon monoxide fractions in cigarette and hookah (hubble bubble) smoke.	1993	Sajid, K.M., Atomic Energy Medical Centre, Multan.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full JPMA.The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Periodical, Abbrev. J.Pak.Med.Assoc. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 43 Issue 9 Start Page 179 Other Pages 182 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0030-9982 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract We studied the carbon monoxide (CO) fractions in hookah and cigarette smoke, using a carbon monoxide micro smokerlyzer (model EC50, BEDFONT, U.K.). Mean carbon monoxide fractions (% by volume) of hookah smoke, using domestic charcoal were 0.38 +/- 0.07 (large hookah; unfiltered); 1.40 +/- 0.43 (small hookah; unfiltered); 0.34 +/- 0.06 (large hookah; filtered); 1.36 +/- 0.35 (small hookah; filtered) and 0.41 +/- 0.08 (cigarette smoke). The highest fractions were obtained with small size hookah and increase in size of hookah (i.e., volume of air in water base, fire bowl volume, pipe length, etc.) reduced the CO fraction significantly (P < 0.001). The fractions of cigarette lie between large and small hookah. The fractions vary slightly with different varieties of tobacco, e.g., CO fractions with Dera wala tobacco are significantly low (P < 0.05). Use of commercial charcoal gives significant rise in CO fractions (P < 0.001). Comparison of filtered and unfiltered smoke shows no significant difference in values. We conclude that the CO hazard is as high with hookah smoking as with cigarette smoking. Descriptors carbon monoxide, article, plant, smoke, smoking, tobacco Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Sajid,K. M., Akhter,M., Malik,G. Q. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers	2008		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Harm Reduct J Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 5 Issue Start Page 19 Other Pages 19 Notes ID: 18501010 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: We have recently published some work on CEA levels in hookah (also called narghile, shisha elsewhere) and cigarette smokers. Hookah smokers had higher levels of CEA than non-smokers although mean levels were low compared to cigarette smokers. However some of them were also users of other tobacco products (cigarettes, bidis, etc.). OBJECTIVES: To find serum CEA levels in ever/exclusive hookah smokers, i.e. those who smoked only hookah (no cigarettes, bidis, etc.), prepared between 1 and 4 times a day with a quantity of up to 120 g of a tobacco-molasses mixture each (i.e. the tobacco weight equivalent of up to 60 cigarettes of 1 g each) and consumed in 1 to 8 sessions. METHODS: Enhanced chemiluminescent immunometric technique was applied to measure CEA levels in serum samples from 59 exclusive male smokers with age ranging from 20-80 years (mean = 58.8 +/- 14.7 years) and 8-65 years of smoking (mean = 37.7 +/- 16.8). 36 non-smokers served as controls. Subjects were divided into 3 groups according to the number of preparations; the number of sessions and the total daily smoking time: Light (1; 1; 20 min to 2 hrs to < or = 6 hrs). Because of the nature of distribution of CEA levels among our individuals, Wilcoxon's rank sum two-sample test was applied to compare the variables. RESULTS: The overall CEA levels in exclusive hookah smokers (mean: 3.58 +/- 2.61 ng/ml; n = 59) were not significantly different (p < or = 0.0937) from the levels in non-smokers (2.35 +/- 0.71 ng/ml). Mean levels in light, medium and heavy smokers were: 1.06 +/- 0.492 ng/ml (n = 5); 2.52 +/- 1.15 ng/ml (n = 28) and 5.11 +/- 3.08 ng/ml (n = 26) respectively. The levels in medium smokers and non-smokers were also not significantly different (p < or = 0.9138). In heavy smokers, the CEA levels were significantly higher than in non-smokers (p < or = 0.0001567). CONCLUSION: Overall CEA levels in exclusive hookah smokers were low compared to cigarette smokers. However, heavy hookah smoking substantially raises CEA levels. Low-nitrosamines smokeless tobacco of the SNUS Swedish type could be envisaged as an alternative to smoking for this category of users and also, in a broad harm reduction perspective, to the prevalent low-quality moist snuff called naswar. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2438352/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-19 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sajid,Khan Mohammad, Chaouachi,Kamal, Mahmood,Rubaida Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in hookah smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers	2007		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Pak Med Assoc Periodical, Abbrev. J.Pak.Med.Assoc. Pub Date Free Form Volume 57 Issue 12 Start Page 595 Other Pages 9 Notes ID: 18173042 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: To find CEA levels in smokers of different categories (hookah smokers, cigarette smokers smoking different brands of cigarettes and different number of cigarettes per day) and to correlate CEA levels with type and rate of smoking. METHODS: A total of 122 cigarette smokers (115 men and 7 women) and 14 hookah smokers (all men) with age ranging from 16-80 years were studied. CEA levels were also measured in 36 non-smokers who served as controls. Enhanced chemilumiscent immunometeric technique was applied to measure CEA levels in our subjects. RESULTS: The mean CEA levels of cigarette smokers were compared with the mean CEA levels observed in hookah smokers (7.16 +/- 10.4 ng/ml) and non-smokers (2.15 +/- 0.68 ng/ml). The mean value of CEA level observed in cigarette smokers, 9.19 +/- 14.9 ng/ml (n=122) was significantly higher than the levels in non-smokers and hookah smokers (p < 0.0067). It was also observed that CEA levels increased with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. The highest levels were observed in smokers who smoke more than 31 cigarettes per day. The smokers that use relatively cheaper brands of cigarettes had higher levels of CEA compared to those who use high quality brands. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the brands of cigarettes (which were ranked on the basis of price) and the rate of smoking both play an important role in raising the CEA levels. Further the common belief that hookah also called narghile or shisha is a relatively safe mode of smoking is not completely correct; a significant proportion of hookah smokers have high levels of CEA although mean levels of hookah smokers were low compared to cigarette smokers. Descriptors Carcinoembryonic Antigen/analysis, Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Tobacco, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pakistan, Prospective Studies Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-18173042 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sajid,Khan Mohammad, Parveen,Riffat, Chaouachi,Kamal, Naeem,Ayisha, Mahmood,Rubaida, Shamim,Rahat Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Diving patterns and diving related disease of diving fishermen in Korea	1998		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 31 Issue 1 Start Page 139 Other Pages 156 Notes ID: 298151 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language Ko SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Diving related disease including decompression sickness is an important occupational health problem and diving fishermen remain a fairly hazardous occupation in Korea. To prevent diving related disease, we investigate diving patterns, incidence of diving related diseases, and contributing factors of 433 diving fishermen of three coast interviewing and mailing questionnaire in 1996. Mean age of divers was 39.7 years, ranged from 24 to 58 years, 92.8% of these were male, and 58.4% of divers were high school graduates. Mean duration of work as a diver was 12.9 years, ranged from 2 to 40 years. It was found that 70.4% of divers were using hookah system, 22.2% of helmet, and only 2.5% SCUBA. About half of them have learned diving skills from other divers. The peak season of diving was from April to June and mean working days were 20.3 days per month during the peak season. On the average, the divers dived 5-6 times, ranged from 1 to 10 times a day with 51.1 minutes of diving time, ranged from 20 to 120 minutes, at 30 m or 40 m in depth, and 35.5 minute of interval on surface. Most divers ascended slowly making decompression stop, yet the decompression profile used was not based on any scientific knowledge except for their own experiences. It appeared that each diving system had slightly different diving patterns. There were 282(65.0%) divers that suffered from DCS in 1995 and 31.2% of divers were given recompression therapy at a medical facility since they worked as diving fishermen. Skin and musculoskeletal complaints were common symptoms of DCS and 39% of divers experienced a voiding difficulty. In univariate analysis, females have an increased frequency of DCS(93% vs 66% for males). Old age, long duration of work, helmet diving, diving time, diving depth, repetitive diving, and blow up were all contributing factors to DCS. It was found that most diving patterns exceed no decompression limit and did not use the standard decompression table. This suggests that most of divers are at high risk of developing diving related disease with prolonged dives and lengthy repetitive diving in deep depth. Considering the diving patterns and economic aspect of professional diving, the incidence of DCS among diving fishermen in Korea will not decrease in the near future. These findings suggest that periodic health surveillance for divers, and education of health and safety are important for reducing the risk of diving related disease in the population of diving fishermen. Descriptors 4305, 7898, DECOMPRESSIVE INCISION, METER, MEAN Links http://www.healthis.org/search_jour/pdf_view.html?code=pv&year=1998&page=139 Book Title Database GHL; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sakong,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Waterpipe smoking: construction and validation of the Lebanon Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11)	2008		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine Tob Res Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 1 Start Page 149 Other Pages 58 Notes ID: 18188755 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Waterpipe smoking is becoming fashionable in Lebanon, but no studies have studied nicotine dependence related to waterpipe smoking. A score was constructed from 21 items and subsequently submitted to two factor analyses, which led to the extraction of four factors. Reliability and test-retest reproducibility were measured. Convergent construct validity and discriminant validity also were assessed for different smokers' samples. The Lebanon Waterpipe Dependence Scale-11 (LWDS-11) was composed of four subscales, the first representing nicotine dependence, the second negative reinforcement, the third psychological craving, and the fourth positive reinforcement. Internal consistency and test-retest reproducibility were adequate, and the subscales correlated adequately with measurements of nicotine metabolites, exhaled carbon monoxide levels, and the frequency of waterpipe smoking. The LWDS-11 discriminated between mild, moderate, and heavy waterpipe smokers, based on a threshold score of 10. Results were biologically and psychologically sound. This is the first scale to characterize waterpipe dependence. With further improvement and confirmation, it could become a useful clinical and epidemiological tool. Descriptors Behavior, Addictive/diagnosis, Smoking, Questionnaires, Tobacco Use Disorder/diagnosis, Behavior, Addictive/psychology, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Lebanon, Male, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tobacco Use Disorder/classification Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14622200701767753 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Salameh,Pascale, Waked,Mirna, Aoun,Zeina Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Regional distribution of lead in human milk from Egypt	1996	Saleh, M.A., Environ. Chemistry Toxicology Lab., Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Chemosphere Periodical, Abbrev. Chemosphere Pub Date Free Form / Volume 32 Issue 9 Start Page 1859 Other Pages 1867 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0045-6535 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Bioaccumulation of lead during chronic exposure and its mobilization and secretion with mother's milk constitute a serious health hazard to the newly born children. Lead levels in human breast milk of 120 Egyptian women representing 20 different governorates throughout Egypt were determined using a graphite furnace Atomic Absorption spectrometer. According to the daily permissible intake (DPI) value established by the WHO of 5.0 Î¼g/kg/d in mother's milk, the mean values of lead were around the permissible level in most of the Egyptian govemorates. However, lead levels in mother's milk from Alexandria, Assiut and Cairo were significantly higher than the permissible value. Higher lead levels in mother's milk from these governorates may be attributed to heavy automobile traffic using leaded gasoline in addition to the use of lead water pipelines in these areas. Descriptors lead, article, atomic absorption spectrometry, bioaccumulation, breast milk, Egypt, exhaust gas, geographic distribution, health hazard, human, long term exposure, maximum permissible dose, pipeline, traffic, urban area Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Saleh,M. A., Ragab,A. A., Kamel,A., Jones,J., El-Sebae,A. K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Elevated toxicant yields with narghile waterpipes smoked using a plastic hose	2008		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 46 Issue 5 Start Page 1461 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 18207299 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The effect of hose permeability on toxicant yields for the narghile waterpipe is investigated, with special reference to the recent adoption of plastic as a hose construction material. Measurements of air infiltration rates for 23 leather and plastic hoses representing 11 types commonly available in Beirut, Lebanon were made, revealing that while leather hoses allowed significant outside air infiltration during a puff constituting up to 31% of the puff volume, plastic hoses were found to be air-tight, indicating that the smoke reaching the waterpipe user can be considerably more concentrated when delivered via a plastic hose. Total particulate matter (TPM), nicotine and carbon monoxide (CO) yields were compared when a waterpipe was machine smoked using a highly permeable leather and an air-tight plastic hose. It was found that the plastic hose resulted in similar yields of nicotine, but more than double the CO yielded with the highly permeable leather hose. Thus, even if narghile smokers titrate for nicotine intake, the use of a plastic hose will likely greatly increase the exposure to CO, a major causative agent in cardiovascular disease. Descriptors Plastics/chemistry, Plastics/toxicity, Smoke/analysis, Smoking/adverse effects, Tobacco/chemistry, Carbon Monoxide/analysis, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Filtration, Nicotine/analysis, Particulate Matter/analysis Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2007.12.007 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Saleh,Rawad, Shihadeh,Alan Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Characterisation of the bacterial community associated with early stages of great scallop (Pecten maximus), using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)	2003	Sandaa, R.-A., University of Bergen, Department of Microbiology, N-5020 Bergen, Norway	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Systematic and applied microbiology Periodical, Abbrev. Syst.Appl.Microbiol. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 26 Issue 2 Start Page 302 Other Pages 311 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0723-2020 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA was used to characterise and compare bacterial communities associated with scallop larvae (Pecten maximus), in different production units in a shellfish hatchery. Water and larvae samples were collected from three different aquaculture systems; stagnant, flow-through and a flow-through system with seawater treated with ozone. Samples were also collected from different algal cultures, inlet tanks and water pipes leading to the different aquaculture systems. Clear differences were seen between the bacterial community associated with the larvae and in the water from the different aquaculture systems. However, there were high similarities in the community composition between different water samples and between larvae samples collected at different time periods, indicating a high stability in the bacterial communities. Fifty three percent of the sequences from these samples were similar to 16S rRNA gene sequences of members of the Î³-subclass of the Proteobacteria. The different algal cultures had different bacterial communities, however 73 percent of the sequences were similar to 16S rRNA gene sequences of members of the Î±-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Differences in the DGGE profiles were also seen between the samples taken from the inlet tanks and water pipes, indicating a change in the bacterial community composition as the water passed through the pipes. To our knowledge this is the first study investigating bacterial communities associated with Great Scallop larvae in different aquaculture systems including noncultured components. Descriptors DNA 16S, ozone, RNA 16S, sea water, aquaculture, article, bacterial flora, bacterial genetics, bacterium culture, bacterium identification, bacterium isolate, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, gene sequence, Gram negative bacterium, larva, nonhuman, nucleotide sequence, Pecten maximus, polymerase chain reaction, priority journal, scallop, shellfish, water sampling Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Sandaa,R. -A, Magnesen,T., Torkildsen,L., Bergh,Ã˜. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of deposits in water pipes on the quality of water and its	1949	Sapozhnikov, M.M.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Higiene y salubridad Periodical, Abbrev. Hig Salubr Pub Date Free Form 1949/ Volume 14 Issue 1 Start Page 19 Other Pages 22 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors article, water management Links Book Title Vliyanie otlozhenii vnutri vodoprovodnykh trub na kachestvo vody i Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Sapozhnikov,M. M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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