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The Waterpipe: A New Global Threat to CV Health?	2012		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Glob Heart Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 7 Issue 2 Start Page 179 Other Pages 81 Notes ID: 25691314 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2012.03.003 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Maziak,Wasim Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The waterpipe: a new way of hooking youth on tobacco	2014	Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The American Journal on Addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Addict. Pub Date Free Form Mar-Apr Volume 23 Issue 2 Start Page 103 Other Pages 107 Notes LR: 20150509; CI: Copyright (c) American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/Uni Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1521-0391; 1055-0496 Accession Number PMID: 25187045 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review; IM DOI 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12073.x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25187045 Abstract BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking continues to be the number one preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several evidence-based interventions and policies have been successful in reducing cigarette smoking in developed countries. Globally, however, many beginning smokers are introduced to tobacco by means other than cigarettes. In particular, waterpipe smoking (a.k.a. hookah, narghile, shisha) has been dramatically increasing among youth worldwide. METHODS: In this short review, I will introduce the reader to this emerging tobacco use method and focus on its addictive properties, and how this pertains to the development of effective interventions to curb its spread. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Waterpipe smoking is likely to be associated with much of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, is addictive, and can serve as a bridge to cigarettes. Due to its unique features, waterpipe-specific interventions and policies are needed to curb the global waterpipe epidemic. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Maziak,W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130610 PMCID PMC4424425 Editors
The waterpipe: an emerging global epidemic in need of action	2015		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 24 Suppl 1 Issue Start Page i1 Other Pages i2 Notes LR: 20150319; JID: 9209612; 059QF0KO0R (Water); OID: NLM: PMC4345809; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/01/24 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 25618894 Language eng SubFile Editorial; Introductory Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052203 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25618894 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Ward,K.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150124 PMCID PMC4345809 Editors
The waterpipe: an emerging global risk for cancer	2013		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Cancer epidemiology Periodical, Abbrev. Cancer.Epidemiol. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 37 Issue 1 Start Page 1 Other Pages 4 Notes LR: 20150219; CI: Copyright (c) 2012; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 101508793; NIHMS615571; OID: NLM: NIHMS615571; OID: NLM: PMC4143981; Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1877-783X; 1877-7821 Accession Number PMID: 23196170 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review; IM DOI 10.1016/j.canep.2012.10.013 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23196170 Abstract Tobacco smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Each year more than 5 million smokers die prematurely because of their habit wreaking havoc on the welfare of families and communities worldwide. While cigarettes remain the main tobacco killer worldwide, for many youth tobacco use and addiction is maintained by means other than cigarettes. In particular, over the past decade, waterpipe smoking (a.k.a. hookah, shisha, narghile) has become increasingly popular among youth in the Middle East, and is rapidly spreading globally. Available evidence suggests that waterpipe smoking is associated with many of the known risks of tobacco smoking, particularly cancer. Despite these worrisome signs, policies and interventions to address this emerging public health problem have been lagging behind. In this short review I discuss briefly the evidence generated mostly in the past decade about the global spread of waterpipe smoking and its cancer risk potential. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . Published by Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Maziak,W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20121126 PMCID PMC4143981 Editors
The waterpipe: time for action	2008	University of Memphis, Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. wmaziak@memphis.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addiction (Abingdon, England) Periodical, Abbrev. Addiction Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 103 Issue 11 Start Page 1763 Other Pages 1767 Notes LR: 20140913; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA024876-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA024876-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9304118; 059QF0KO0R (Water); 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide); NIHMS68007; OID: NLM: NIHMS Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1360-0443; 0965-2140 Accession Number PMID: 18778388 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02327.x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 18778388 Abstract The waterpipe, known in many cultures under different shapes and names (e.g. hookah, shisha, narghile), is a centuries-old tobacco use method that is witnessing a world-wide surge in popularity. This popularity is most noticeable among youths, and is surpassing cigarette smoking among this group in some societies. Many factors may have contributed to the recent waterpipe spread, including the introduction of sweetened/flavored waterpipe tobacco (known as Maassel), its reduced-harm perception, the thriving cafe culture, mass media and the internet. The passage of smoke through water on its way to the smoker underlies much of the common misperception that waterpipe use is less harmful than cigarettes. The health/addictive profile of waterpipe compared to cigarettes is largely unresearched and is likely to be influenced by the properties of smoke, duration and frequency of use, type of tobacco used, volume of smoke inhaled and the contribution of charcoal. However, the accumulation of evidence about the harmful and addictive potential of waterpipe use is outpacing the public health response to this health risk. A timely public health and policy action is needed in order to curb the emerging waterpipe smoking epidemic. Descriptors Adolescent, Attitude to Health, Carbon Monoxide, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Middle East/epidemiology/ethnology, Public Health, Risk-Taking, Smoking/prevention & control/psychology/trends, Tobacco Use Disorder/epidemiology/prevention & control/psychology, Water Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Maziak,W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20080904 PMCID PMC2588474 Editors
Therapies against murine Candida guilliermondii infection, relationship between in vitro antifungal pharmacodynamics and outcome	2015	Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Tarragona, Spain.; Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Tarragona,	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Revista Iberoamericana De Micologia Periodical, Abbrev. Rev.Iberoam.Micol. Pub Date Free Form Jan-Mar Volume 32 Issue 1 Start Page 34 Other Pages 39 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2013; JID: 9425531; 0 (Antifungal Agents); 0 (Echinocandins); 0 (liposomal amphotericin B); 7XU7A7DROE (Amphotericin B); 8VZV102JFY (Fluconazole); 9HLM53094I (anidulafungin); OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/07/11 [received]; 2013/10/09 [revised]; 2013 Place of Publication Spain ISSN/ISBN 2173-9188; 1130-1406 Accession Number PMID: 24594291 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.riam.2013.10.008 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24594291 Abstract BACKGROUND: Candida guilliermondii has been recognized as an emerging pathogen showing a decreased susceptibility to fluconazole and considerably high echinocandin MICs. AIMS: Evaluate the in vitro activity of anidulafungin in comparison to amphotericin B and fluconazole against different isolates of C. guilliermondii, and their efficacy in an immunosuppressed murine model of disseminated infection. METHODS: The in vitro susceptibility of four strains against amphotericin B, fluconazole and anidulafungin was performed by using a reference broth microdilution method and time-kill curves. The in vivo efficacy was evaluated by determination of fungal load reduction in kidneys of infected animals receiving deoxycholate AMB at 0,8 mg/kg i.v., liposomal amphotericin B at 10 mg/kg i.v., fluconazole at 50 mg/kg, or anidulafungin at 10 mg/kg. RESULTS: Amphotericin B and anidulafungin showed fungicidal activity, while fluconazole was fungistatic for all the strains. In the murine model, liposomal amphotericin B at 10 mg/kg/day was effective in reducing the tissue burden in kidneys of mice infected with any of the tested strains. However, amphotericin B, anidulafungin and fluconazole were only effective against those strains showing low MIC values. CONCLUSIONS: Liposomal amphotericin B showed the higher activity and efficacy against the two strains of C. guilliermondii, in contrast to the poor effect of fluconazole and anidulafungin. Further studies with more isolates of C. guilliermondii representing a wider range of MICs should be carried out to assess whether there is any relationship between MIC values and anidulafungin efficacy. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia. Published by Elsevier Espana Data Source Authors Paredes,K., Pastor,F.J., Capilla,J., Sutton,D.A., Mayayo,E., Fothergill,A.W., Guarro,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140301 PMCID Editors
Thermus scotoductus, sp.nov., a pigment-producing thermophilic bacterium from hot tap water in Iceland and including Thermus sp. X-1	1994	Kristjansson, J.K., Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland	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 1994/ Volume 17 Issue 1 Start Page 44 Other Pages 50 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0723-2020 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Thermophilic, aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, producing a water soluble dark brown melanin-like pigment, were isolated from a hot water pipeline in a small town in southern Iceland. The bacteria stained Gram-negative, are short rods, 1.5 Î¼m long and 0.5 Î¼m in diameter. The cells are usually single or in pairs. A very dense peptidoglycan layer was seen as well as cytoplasmic membrane and an outer membrane. The bacteria are nonmotile and do not form spores. They could grow at 42-73Â°C with optimum growth temperature of 65Â°C and optimum pH at 7.5. The bacteria were oxidase and catalase positive, sensitive to the antibiotics penicillin, erythromycin, tetracyclin, chloramphenicol and streptomycin but resistant to polymyxin B and rifampicin. The GC was about 64.5%. The isolates were compared to other known aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria and turned out to resemble to colourless Thermus strain X-1, which was also found to produce the brown pigment. The DNA:DNA similarity between the new isolates and Thermus X-1 was about 83%, whereas the similarity with Thermus aquaticus was about 46%. The new isolates together with strain X-1 are therefore considered to represent a new species, Thermus scotoductus. Descriptors ampicillin, antibiotic agent, carbenicillin, catalase, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, meticillin, oxidoreductase, penicillin G, peptidoglycan, polymyxin B, rifampicin, streptomycin, tap water, tetracycline, antibiotic resistance, article, bacterial cell wall, Iceland, nonhuman, priority journal, thermophilic bacterium, Thermus, water contamination Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Kristjansson,J. K., Hjorleifsdottir,S., Marteinsson,V. T., Alfredsson,G. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Thirdhand cigarette smoke in an experimental chamber: evidence of surface deposition of nicotine, nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and de novo formation of NNK	2014	Department of Medicine, University of California, , San Francisco, California, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 23 Issue 2 Start Page 152 Other Pages 159 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9209612; 0 (Carcinogens); 0 (Dust); 0 (Nitrosamines); 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 64091-91-4 (4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone); 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); K5161X06LL (Cotinine); X6 Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 23716171 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050915 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23716171 Abstract BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence shows that secondhand cigarette smoke undergoes numerous chemical changes after it is released into the air: it can adsorb to indoor surfaces, desorb back into the air and undergo chemical changes as it ages. OBJECTIVES: To test the effects of aging on the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines in cigarette smoke. METHODS: We generated sidestream and mainstream cigarette smoke with a smoking machine, diluted it with conditioned filtered air, and passed it through a 6 m(3) flow reactor with air exchange rates that matched normal residential air exchange rates. We tested the effects of 60 min aging on the concentration of 16 PAHs, nicotine, cotinine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines. We also measured sorption and deposition of nicotine, cotinine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines on materials placed within the flow reactor. RESULTS: We observed mass losses of 62% for PAHs, 72%, for nicotine, 79% for N-nitrosonornicotine and 80% for 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK). Extraction of cotton cloth exposed to smoke yielded nicotine and NNK. The ratio of NNK:nicotine on the exposed cloth was 10-fold higher than that in aerosol samples. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that the majority of the PAHs, nicotine, cotinine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines that are released during smoking in homes and public places deposit on room surfaces. These data give an estimate of the potential for accumulation of carcinogens in thirdhand cigarette smoke. Exposure to PAHs and tobacco-specific nitrosamines, through dermal absorption and inhalation of contaminated dust, may contribute to smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Schick,S.F., Farraro,K.F., Perrino,C., Sleiman,M., van de Vossenberg,G., Trinh,M.P., Hammond,S.K., Jenkins,B.M., Balmes,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130528 PMCID Editors
Three-phase succession of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria to reach a stable ecosystem within 7 days of natural bamboo shoot fermentation as revealed by different molecular approaches	2015	Microbial Resources Division, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat Institutional Area, Imphal, 795001, Manipur, India.; Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India.; Department of Biot	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Molecular ecology Periodical, Abbrev. Mol.Ecol. Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 24 Issue 13 Start Page 3372 Other Pages 3389 Notes CI: (c) 2015; GENBANK/KJ095611; GENBANK/KJ095612; GENBANK/KJ095613; GENBANK/KJ095614; GENBANK/KJ095615; GENBANK/KJ095616; GENBANK/KJ095617; GENBANK/KJ095618; GENBANK/KJ095619; GENBANK/KJ095620; GENBANK/KJ095621; GENBANK/KJ095627; GENBANK/KJ095628; GENBANK Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1365-294X; 0962-1083 Accession Number PMID: 25963776 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1111/mec.13237 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25963776 Abstract Microbial community structure and population dynamics during spontaneous bamboo shoot fermentation for production of 'soidon' (indigenous fermented food) in North-east India were studied using cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent molecular approaches. Cultivation-dependent analyses (PCR-amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and rRNA gene sequencing) and cultivation-independent analyses (PCR-DGGE, qPCR and Illumina amplicon sequencing) were conducted on the time series samples collected from three independent indigenous soidon fermentation batches. The current findings revealed three-phase succession of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria to attain a stable ecosystem within 7 days natural fermentation of bamboo shoots. Weissella spp. (Weissella cibaria, uncultured Weissella ghanensis) and Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris predominated the early phase (1-2 days) which was joined by Leuconostoc citreum during the mid-phase (3 days), while Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus plantarum emerged and became dominant in the late phase (5-7 days) with concurrent disappearance of W. cibaria and L. lactis subsp. cremoris. Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and uncultured Lactobacillus acetotolerans were predominantly present throughout the fermentation with no visible dynamics. The above identified dominant bacterial species along with their dynamics can be effectively utilized for designing a starter culture for industrialization of soidon production. Our results showed that a more realistic view on the microbial ecology of soidon fermentation could be obtained by cultivation-dependent studies complemented with cultivation-independent molecular approaches. Moreover, the critical issues to be considered for reducing methodological biases while studying the microbial ecology of traditional food fermentation were also highlighted with this soidon fermentation model. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd Data Source Authors Romi,W., Ahmed,G., Jeyaram,K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150615 PMCID Editors
Time trends of cigarette and waterpipe smoking among a cohort of school children in Irbid, Jordan, 2008-11	2013		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Eur J Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. Eur.J.Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 23 Issue 5 Start Page 862 Other Pages 7 Notes ID: 24078649 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Coordinated high-impact interventions and community-level changes in smoking behaviour norms effectively reduced prevalence of smoking among youth in many developed countries. Smoking trends among Jordanian adolescents are likely different than their Western counterparts and must be understood in the context of their daily lives to tailor interventions specifically for adolescents in this setting. METHODS: Between 2008 and 2011, a school-based longitudinal study was conducted in Irbid, Jordan. All seventh-grade students in 19 randomly selected schools (of 60) were surveyed annually for 4 years. Outcomes of interest were time trends in smoking behaviour, age at initiation and change in frequency of smoking. RESULTS: Among 1781 participants, baseline prevalence of current smoking (cigarettes or waterpipe) for boys was 22.9% and 8.7% for girls. Prevalence of ever-smoking and current any smoking, cigarette smoking, waterpipe smoking and dual cigarette/waterpipe smoking was significantly higher in boys than girls each year (P Descriptors Links Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors McKelvey,Karma L., Wilcox,Meredith L., Madhivanan,Purnima, Mzayek,Fawaz, Khader,Yousef S., Maziak,Wasim Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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