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Shisha Smoking Practices, Use Reasons, Attitudes, Health Effects and Intentions to Quit among Shisha Smokers in Malaysia	2016	Julius Centre University of Malaya (JCUM), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. wonglp@ummc.edu.my.; Julius Centre University of Malaya (JCUM), Department of Social and Prev	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full International journal of environmental research and public health Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health. Pub Date Free Form 19-Jul Volume 13 Issue 7 Start Page 10.3390/ijerph13070726 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160802; JID: 101238455; OID: NLM: PMC4962267; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/05/04 [received]; 2016/05/20 [revised]; 2016/05/24 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Switzerland ISSN/ISBN 1660-4601; 1660-4601 Accession Number PMID: 27447655 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.3390/ijerph13070726 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27447655 Abstract Despite its popularity, shisha smoking practices, reasons for its use, attitudes, detrimental health effects and intention to quit among shisha users in Malaysia have never been investigated. A total of 503 shisha users responded to a cross-sectional study conducted between July 2015 and March 2016. The majority of users were young people aged 21-30; a small minority were underage. The reasons for shisha use were its growing popularity as a favourite pastime activity and the perception of shisha use as cool and trendy. Just over half (57.3%) agree that shisha use exposes the smoker to large amounts of smoke and the majority were unsure about the health risks of shisha smoking compared to tobacco smoking. The three most common detrimental health effects reported by the study respondents were dry throat, headache and nausea. Regular shisha users have significantly higher detrimental health effects compared to no-regular shisha users. Shisha users with a duration of smoking of 6-12 months (odds ratio (OR) 3.212; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.651-6.248) and 6 months and below (OR 2.601; 95% CI 1.475-4.584) were significantly more likely to have a higher proportion who intend quitting smoking than shisha users of more than 12 months duration. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Wong,L.P., Alias,H., Aghamohammadi,N., Aghazadeh,S., Hoe,V.C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160719 PMCID PMC4962267 Editors
The effects of water-pipe, cigarette and passive smoking on mucociliary clearance	2006	KÃ¶seoÇ§lu, N., TaÅŸkent, 35040 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tuberkuloz ve Toraks Periodical, Abbrev. Tuberk.Toraks Pub Date Free Form 2006/ Volume 54 Issue 3 Start Page 222 Other Pages 228 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0494-1373 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract We aimed to determine the effects of water-pipe smoking on lung mucociliary clearance system using radioaerosol ventilation scintigraphy and compare with cigarette and passive smoking and determine the level of exposure to tobacco smoke by measuring urinary cotinine in each group. Volunteer water-pipe only and cigarette only smokers from various cafÃ©s in Izmir city and passive smokers as control group were included in the study after exclusion and inclusion criteria. The ages, type of smoking, duration and daily amount of tobacco smoked and the medical histories of the volunteers were noted down. The pulmonary function tests (PFT), technetium-99m inhalation scintigraphy and urinary cotinine measurement with enzyme immunassay (EIA) and were performed for each participant. Twenty water-pipe smokers, 23 cigarette smokers and 15 passive smokers were included into the study. There were no statistically significant differences among the mean ages, BMI and PFT parameters of all participants in study and control groups. Mucociliary clearance rates in terms of retention ratio after 1 hour and radioactivity half-life for each lung was lowest in the water-pipe smokers compared to others. Mucociliary clearance rate also decreased in the cigarette smokers compared to passive smokers. The differences in the mucociliary clearance rates among groups were statistically significant (p< 0.05). Urinary cotinine levels were highest in the cigarette smokers and higher in water-pipe smokers compared to passive smokers as statistically significant. As a conclusion mucociliary clearance rates decrease with tobacco smoking, being more prominent in water-pipe smokers in our study. Descriptors cotinine, technetium 99m, article, body mass, controlled study, enzyme immunoassay, human, lung function test, mucociliary clearance, passive smoking, scintigraphy, urinalysis Links Book Title Nargile, sigara ve pasif iÃ§iciliÇ§in mukosiliyer klerens Ã¼zerindeki etkileri Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors KÃ¶seoÇ§lu,N., Aydin,A., UÃ§an,E. S., Ceylan,E., EminoÇ§lu,Ã–., Durak,H., GÃ¼ven,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Tsetse ecology in a Liberian rain-forest focus of Gambian sleeping sickness.	1987	Kaminsky, R., Institut fÃ¼r Pflanzenbau and Tierhygiene in den Tropen und Subtropen, UniversitÃ¤t GÃ¶ttingen.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Medical and veterinary entomology Periodical, Abbrev. Med.Vet.Entomol. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 1 Issue 3 Start Page 257 Other Pages 264 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0269-283X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Investigations on tsetse ecology were undertaken in Bong County of Liberia during the dry season, October 1981 to February 1982, around villages where the human infection rate with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Dutton was about 2%. Most tsetse captured in biconical traps were Glossina palpalis Robineau-Desvoidy and G. pallicera Bigot, with relatively few G. fusca Walker and G. nigrofusca Newstead. Swamps and water-gathering places were predominant habitats of all four species, but tsetse were also found in coffee and cocoa plantations. Breeding-places of G. palpalis were found in the leaf axils of oilpalm trees (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin), especially beside paths where people would risk being bitten. Bloodmeals of twenty-nine wild-caught G. palpalis were identified as mostly from man (fifteen) and bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas] or other wild ruminants (eleven), plus three from reptiles. It is concluded that man may be the principal host of tsetse in the area, while man or bushbuck could be the main reservoir to T.b. gambiense infection. Most of the activity of G. palpalis occurs in the early afternoon from noon to 16.00 hours. Mean life-span of G. palpalis and G. pallicera, estimated from wing-fray age-groups, was consistent with the females, and to a lesser degree the males, having vector potential. Descriptors rain, African trypanosomiasis, animal, article, disease carrier, disease transmission, female, Liberia, male, physiology, tropic climate, Trypanosoma, Glossinidae Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Kaminsky,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Profile of e-cigarette use and its relationship with cigarette quit attempts and abstinence in Kansas adults	2014	Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Health Promotion, KS, Topeka, United States. Electronic address: tchristensen@kdheks.gov.; Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Health Promotion, KS, Topeka, United States.; Kansas D	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Preventive medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Prev.Med. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 69 Issue Start Page 90 Other Pages 94 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2014; JID: 0322116; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/05/23 [received]; 2014/09/02 [revised]; 2014/09/08 [accepted]; 2014/09/16 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1096-0260; 0091-7435 Accession Number PMID: 25230365 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.005 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25230365 Abstract OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to describe electronic cigarette use in Kansas adults and its relationship with cigarette cessation. METHODS: The Kansas Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS) is a 2012-2013 phone survey of non-institutionalized Kansas adults (N=9656). The ATS was analyzed to create a profile of cigarette and e-cigarette users, and demonstrate associations between e-cigarette use and cigarette cessation attempts and cigarette abstinence. RESULTS: In 2013, 45% of adult cigarette smokers had tried e-cigarettes and 14% had used e-cigarettes in the past month. The prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 76.5% among past-month e-cigarette users. Adults who only use e-cigarettes are younger and more affluent than adults who only smoke cigarettes. The prevalence of past-month e-cigarette use among smokers who made a quit attempt in the past year is more than double that of smokers who did not. E-cigarette use was negatively associated with past-month (aPOR=0.21, 95% CI: 0.11-0.38) and past-year cigarette abstinence (aPOR=0.14, 95% CI: 0.10-0.22). CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use is common among cigarette smokers. E-cigarette use is more common among smokers who made a recent quit attempt and many smokers report using smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes to help quit. Recent cigarette abstinence, however, is negatively associated with e-cigarette use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Inc Data Source Authors Christensen,T., Welsh,E., Faseru,B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140916 PMCID Editors
Effects of high-intensity interval training on pulmonary function	2012	Kansas State University, 1A Natatorium, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full European journal of applied physiology Periodical, Abbrev. Eur.J.Appl.Physiol. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 112 Issue 8 Start Page 3061 Other Pages 3068 Notes JID: 100954790; 2011/08/23 [received]; 2011/12/09 [accepted]; 2011/12/23 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1439-6327; 1439-6319 Accession Number PMID: 22194005 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; IM DOI 10.1007/s00421-011-2285-5 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22194005 Abstract To determine whether high-intensity interval training (HIT) would increase respiratory muscle strength and expiratory flow rates more than endurance training (ET), 15 physically active, healthy subjects (untrained) were randomly assigned to an ET group (n = 7) or a HIT group (n = 8). All subjects performed an incremental test to exhaustion (VO2max) on a cycle ergometer before and after training. Standard pulmonary function tests, maximum inspiratory pressure (PImax), maximum expiratory pressure (PEmax), and maximal flow volume loops were performed pre training and after each week of training. HIT subjects performed a 4-week training program, 3 days a week, on a cycle ergometer at 90% of their VO2max final workload, while the ET subjects performed exercise at 60-70% VO2max. The HIT group performed five 1-min bouts with 3-min recovery periods and the ET group cycled for 45 min continuously. A five-mile time trial (TT) was performed prior to, after 2 weeks, and after completion of training. Both groups showed improvements (P 0.05) between groups. Both groups increased (P 0.05) in expiratory flow rates with training in either group. These data suggest that both whole-body exercise training and HIT are effective in increasing inspiratory muscle strength with HIT offering a time-efficient alternative to ET in improving aerobic capacity and performance. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Dunham,C., Harms,C.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20111223 PMCID Editors
Carbon monoxide poisoning following use of a water pipe/hookah	2014	Kantonsspital St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Deutsches Arzteblatt international Periodical, Abbrev. Dtsch.Arztebl Int. Pub Date Free Form 3-Oct Volume 111 Issue 40 Start Page 674 Other Pages 679 Notes LR: 20151029; JID: 101475967; CIN: Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015 Mar 27;112(13):221. PMID: 25869342; CIN: Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015 Mar 27;112(13):221. PMID: 25869343; OID: NLM: PMC4215085; 2014/04/22 [received]; 2014/08/04 [revised]; 2014/08/04 [accepted]; ppubl Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1866-0452; 1866-0452 Accession Number PMID: 25346357 Language eng SubFile Case Reports; Journal Article; IM DOI 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0674 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25346357 Abstract BACKGROUND: Water pipe (hookah) smoking has become a common activity in Germany, particularly among adolescents and young adults; in 2011, its lifetime prevalence was as high as 68.8%. Similar trends can be seen in other European countries. Water-pipe smokers are exposed to the same health-endangering substances as cigarette smokers, and the inhaled amount of carbon monoxide (CO) can be as much as ten times as high. In CO intoxication, carboxyhemoglobin is formed and causes direct injury at the cellular level, leading to hypoxia and nonspecific neuro logical manifestations. There have only been ten reported cases around the world of CO intoxication due to the use of a water pipe, and none of these were fatal. It should be recalled, however, that accidental CO intoxication is common and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. CASE PRESENTATION AND COURSE: We present a series of four young adults, aged 16 to 21, three of whom were hospitalized because of transient unconsciousness. The carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb) content of the blood in the symptomatic patients ranged from 20.1% to 29.6%, while the asymptomatic patient had a CO-Hb content of 16.7%. Water-pipe smoking was the cause of CO intoxication in all four cases. The CO-Hb values were successfully brought down by the administration of highly concentrated oxygen and all patients were discharged in asymptomatic condition. CONCLUSION: This case series reveals that CO intoxication due to water-pipe smoking is probably more common than is generally realized. Emergency room staff should be aware of this problem and inquire specifically about water-pipe smoking in patients with nonspecific neurological manifestations. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors von Rappard,J., Schonenberger,M., Barlocher,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4215085 Editors
Carbon monoxide poisoning associated with water pipe smoking	2011	Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. drsuhaturkmen@hotmail.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Periodical, Abbrev. Clin.Toxicol.(Phila) Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 49 Issue 7 Start Page 697 Other Pages 698 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 101241654; 0 (Biomarkers); 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide); 9061-29-4 (Carboxyhemoglobin); S88TT14065 (Oxygen); CIN: Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Aug;49(7):702-3. PMID: 21875388; 2011/08/08 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1556-9519; 1556-3650 Accession Number PMID: 21819288 Language eng SubFile Case Reports; Journal Article; AIM; IM DOI 10.3109/15563650.2011.598160 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21819288 Abstract The water pipe is a means of tobacco consumption widespread in Turkey and Arab countries. We present two patients brought to our emergency department due to a syncopal attack secondary to carbon monoxide toxicity following water pipe use. This rare form of poisoning should be borne in mind by emergency physicians as a differential diagnosis in water pipe smokers. Water pipes should be used where there is adequate ventilation. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Turkmen,S., Eryigit,U., Sahin,A., Yeniocak,S., Turedi,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20110808 PMCID Editors
Patent foramen ovale and the risk of paradoxical embolization of venous bubbles in divers - cave for foam sclerotization of varicose veins	2012	Kardiologicka klinika. jakub.honek@gmail.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Rozhledy v chirurgii : mesicnik Ceskoslovenske chirurgicke spolecnosti Periodical, Abbrev. Rozhl.Chir. Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 91 Issue 7 Start Page 378 Other Pages 380 Notes JID: 9815441; ppublish Place of Publication Czech Republic ISSN/ISBN 0035-9351; 0035-9351 Accession Number PMID: 23078256 Language cze SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI 38891 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23078256 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Foam sclerotization of varicose veins may cause paradoxical embolization through patent foramen ovale (PFO). The aim of our study was to: 1) select an optimal screening method for the detection of PFO; 2) determine the prevalence of PFO in a non-selected population; and 3) test the risk of paradoxical embolization of venous bubbles in patients with PFO. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A diver after decompression is a suitable model for determining the risk of paradoxical embolization of venous gas bubbles. 329 Czech divers were screened for PFO. In a pilot study, we compared Transcranial Doppler Sonography (TCD) with Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in 100 patients. TCD alone was used for further screening. In 31 divers with PFO, nitrogen bubbles were detected after simulated dives. Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) was used to detect venous bubbles in right-sided heart chambers; TTE and TCD were used to detect arterial bubbles. The right-to-left shunt was rated as non-significant ( Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Honek,J., Honek,T., Januska,J., Sebesta,P., Novotny,S., Sefc,L., Fiedler,J., Sramek,M., Horvath,M., Parobkova,M. Original/Translated Title Perzistence foramen ovale patens a riziko paradoxni embolizace zilnich bublin u potapecu - cave pro sklerotizaci varixu penovou metodou URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Paradoxical embolization and patent foramen ovale in scuba divers: screening possibilities	2007	Kardiovaskularni centrum FN Motol, Praha. tomas.honek@volny.cz	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Vnitrni lekarstvi Periodical, Abbrev. Vnitr.Lek. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 53 Issue 2 Start Page 143 Other Pages 146 Notes JID: 0413602; ppublish Place of Publication Czech Republic ISSN/ISBN 0042-773X; 0042-773X Accession Number PMID: 17419175 Language cze SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 17419175 Abstract INTRODUCTION: The cause of decompression sickness (DCS) in scuba-divers is bubble formation in tissues and in venous blood during ascent. Divers with patent foramen ovale (PFO) have an increased risk of paradoxical embolization to the brain or other vital organs. The aim of our study was to assess the incidence of PFO in scuba-divers with DCS, to compare the group with asymptomatic controls, and to evaluate ultrasound contrast methods suitable for screening. METHODOLOGY: We examined 28 scuba-divers (more than 100 dives). The right-to-left shunt detection was performed by bubble contrast transthoracic echocardiographic examination (TTE) and transcranial Doppler sonography over arteria cerebri media (TCD) in all divers. In divers with shunting, transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed to prove PFO. RESULTS: 15 divers had DCS associated with the ascent. In this group, PFO was diagnosed in 53% (8/15). The symptoms of all of them retrospectively were of paradoxical embolization (neurological form of DCS). In the group of asymptomatic divers, PFO was proven on the basis of right-to-left shunt screening in 1 diver (8% 1/13). TCD proved right-to-left shunt in all divers with PFO. CONCLUSION: DCS can unmask a so far asymptomatic intracardiac right-to-left shunting. PFO is a risk factor for paradoxical embolization in divers. TCD is suitable for screening; TEE is a gold standard in PFO detection. Our results showed that PFO detection is a useful clinical tool after repeated DCS and in all frequent divers and instructors. Descriptors Adult, Decompression Sickness/etiology/prevention & control, Diving/adverse effects, Embolism, Paradoxical/etiology/prevention & control, Female, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/complications/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Honek,T., Veselka,J., Tomek,A., Sramek,M., Janugka,J., Sefc,L., Kerekes,R., Novotny,S. Original/Translated Title Paradoxni embolizace pri foramen ovale patens u potapecu: moznosti screeningu URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Influence of tobacco smoking to development of the fetus, newborn and child--a review	2006	Katedra i Klinika Zdrowia Matki i Dziecka, Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Przeglad lekarski Periodical, Abbrev. Przegl.Lek. Pub Date Free Form Volume 63 Issue 10 Start Page 1135 Other Pages 1137 Notes JID: 19840720R; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); RF: 32; ppublish Place of Publication Poland ISSN/ISBN 0033-2240; 0033-2240 Accession Number PMID: 17288237 Language pol SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; Review; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 17288237 Abstract Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with not only low birth weight and intrauterine fetal growth retardation or sudden infant death syndrome but also causes complications in postnatal growth and development. The aim of the study was to estimate the effect of tobacco smoking during pregnancy on development of the fetus, newborn and child. We conclude that active and passive smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for the child. Descriptors Child, Child Development, Female, Fetal Development, Humans, Infant, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/epidemiology, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/epidemiology/prevention & control, Smoking/epidemiology/prevention & control, Sudden Infant Death/epidemiology, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/prevention & control/statistics & numerical data Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Szymanowski,K., Chmaj-Wierzchowska,K., Florek,E., Opala,T. Original/Translated Title Wplyw dymu tytoniowego na rozwoj plodu, noworodka i dziecka--przeglad pismiennictwa URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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