Educating smokers about the risk of blindness – insights to improve tobacco product health warning labels
Health warning labels (HWL) on tobacco products help educate smokers about the health effects from smoking; however, there is a need to improve HWL content including images and text to increase effectiveness. ... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - August 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ryan David Kennedy, David Hammond, Marlee M. Spafford, Ornell Douglas, Julie Br ûlé, Geoffrey T. Fong and Annette S. H. Schultz Source Type: research
Immediate effects of cigar smoking on respiratory mechanics and exhaled biomarkers; differences between young smokers with mild asthma and otherwise healthy young smokers
We aimed to investigate the immediate respiratory effects of cigar smoking(CS), among young smokers with and without mild asthma. (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - August 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Andreas S. Lappas, Efstathia M. Konstantinidi, Anna S. Tzortzi, Chara K. Tzavara and Panagiotis K. Behrakis Source Type: research
Susceptibility to cigarette smoking among secondary and high school students from a socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland
To prevent adolescents from becoming smokers, it is essential to understand factors that cause them to become susceptible to smoking (SS). The aim of this study was to examine association between individual an... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - August 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kinga Pola ńska, Piotr Wojtysiak, Leokadia Bąk-Romaniszyn and Dorota Kaleta Source Type: research
Tobacco use and associated factors among Adults in Uganda: Findings from a nationwide survey
Tobacco use and the exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the most preventable causes of death and disability globally. The risk is even higher among daily tobacco users. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - August 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Sheila Ndyanabangi, Gerald Mutungi, Ronald Wesonga, Silver K. Bahendeka and David Guwatudde Source Type: research
Effects of varenicline on sympatho-vagal balance and cue reactivity during smoking withdrawal: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
Varenicline is an effective smoking cessation medication. Some concern has been raised that its use may precipitate adverse cardiovascular events although no patho-physiological mechanism potentially underlyin... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - August 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Helge Haarmann, Alexandra Gossler, Peter Herrmann, Slavtcho Bonev, Xuan Phuc Nguyen, Gerd Hasenfu ß, Stefan Andreas and Tobias Raupach Source Type: research
The influence of graphic warning labels on efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions: a qualitative study with low-income, urban smokers
Health communication theories indicate that messages depicting efficacy and threat might promote behavior change by enhancing individuals ’ efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions, but this has received little at... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - July 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Erin L. Mead, Joanna E. Cohen, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Joseph Gallo and Carl A. Latkin Source Type: research
Chemical constituents of tobacco smoke induce the production of interleukin-8 in human bronchial epithelium, 16HBE cells
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) functions as a major chemoattractant and plays pivotal roles in the initiation and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and tobacco smoke is a most risk factor cont... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - July 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Guojun Zhou, Weiqiang Xiao, Chengyun Xu, Yajun Hu, Xiaokai Wu, Fangfang Huang, Xinbo Lu, Chunyun Shi and Ximei Wu Source Type: research
Latino and Black smokers in the Health and Retirement Study are more likely to quit: the role of light smoking
Older persons are more vulnerable to tobacco mortality and less likely to make quit attempts. Less is known, however, about the role of race and ethnicity on quit rates in the U.S. Using a nationally represent... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - July 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Frank C. Bandiera, Shervin Assari, Jennifer Livaudais-Toman and Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable Source Type: research
Author's response to: "Harmful effects form one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis"
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Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - July 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Peter M. J. Bos, Anne S. Kienhuis and Reinskje Talhout Source Type: research
Harmful effects from one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis
With this letter we express our concerns about the applicability of the proposed Margin of Exposure analysis as a method of risk assessment for propylene glycol and glycerol exposure from a shisha-pen type ele... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - July 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Konstantinos E. Farsalinos and Frank Baeyens Source Type: research
Relationship between salivary stress biomarker levels and cigarette smoking in healthy young adults: an exploratory analysis
This study investigated the relationships among salivary stress biomarkers, cigarette smoking, and mood states. (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - June 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nao Suzuki, Kosuke Nakanishi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takao Hirofuji and Takashi Hanioka Source Type: research
Gender differences in the association between self-reported stress and cigarette smoking in Korean adolescents
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and smoking among Korean adolescents, as well as the influence of gender on this relationship. (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - June 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kisok Kim and Hyejin Park Source Type: research
An experimental study of the effects of electronic cigarette warnings on young adult nonsmokers’ perceptions and behavioral intentions
Electronic cigarette (“e-cigarette”) manufacturers use warning labels on their advertising that vary widely in content and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning label requirement for e-cig... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - May 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Darren Mays, Clayton Smith, Andrea C. Johnson, Kenneth P. Tercyak and Raymond S. Niaura Source Type: research
Who walks into vape shops in Southern California?: a naturalistic observation of customers
The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has been accompanied by the proliferation of vape shops in the United States. Vape shops are devoted to the sale of e-cigarettes and e-juices. This... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - May 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Steve Sussman, Jon-Patrick Allem, Jocelyn Garcia, Jennifer B. Unger, Tess Boley Cruz, Robert Garcia and Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Source Type: research
Tobacco cues in India: An ecological momentary assessment
This study uses ecological momentary assessment (EM... (Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases)
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - May 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dina L. G. Borzekowski and Julia Cen Chen Source Type: research
