the association between indoor smoke exposure due to traditional baking (baking homemade bread) and anthracosis has rarely been investigated. the aim of the present study is to quantify such association among the iranian population. a hospital based case-control study was carried out on 83 anthracotic cases and 155 controls (83 individuals with non-anthracotic pulmonary disorders from the pulmo...

The effectiveness of 2 mg nicotine chewing-gum as an aid to stopping smoking was compared with a placebo containing 1 mg nicotine, but unbuffered, in a double-blind randomised trial. Of 58 subjects given the active gum, 27 (47%) were not smoking at one-year follow-up compared with 12 (21%) of the 58 subjects treated with placebo (p less than 0.025). By the most stringent criterion of outcome, 1...

Previously, we showed that pyridines and pyrazines in cigarette smoke inhibit oviductal functioning in vitro in nanomolar and picomolar doses. The purpose of this study was to determine the lowest observable adverse effect levels (LOAELs) of phenols, quinolines, indoles, benzene, and 2-cyclopenten-1-ones found in mainstream smoke solutions on ciliary beat frequency, oocyte pickup rate, and infu...

Objective(s):One cause of cigarette smoking is oxidative stress that may alter the cellular antioxidant defense system, induce apoptosis in lung tissue, inflammation and damage in liver, lung, and kidney. It has been shown that Chinese green tea (CGT) (Lung Chen Tea) has higher antioxidant property than black tea. In this paper, we will explore the preventive effect of CGT on cigarette smoke-in...

ntroduction: Electrocautery device is one of the most widely used electronic devices in operating rooms despite its advantages in operations, production risks such as the halo of smoke above the operating position. The smoke with hazardous substances,cause to transmitting HIV, HPV and hepatitis and complications such as respiratory distress, nausea and vomiting, eye irritation, headache, and so...

Because it is responsible for the deaths of approximately 6 million people each year, smoking one most significant challenges confronting world health. More than 5 individuals lost their lives as a direct result cigarettes, and another 600 thousand being exposed to cigarette smoke. It possible pregnant women give birth stillborn babies, malnutrition, disrupt metabolism fetal growth, have weak f...

Fires occur seasonally in Southern Africa, from June to November, increasing tropospheric aerosol loading and triggering harmful consequences for the environment human health. This study aims examine 13 years of optical characteristics types over Africa Reunion Island. Using AERONET sun photometers MODIS observations, we found that a high depth Angström exponent are associated with two predomin...

mother's and infant exposure to cigarette smoke is one of the most important public health problems. there is no study in iran evaluating the impact of cigarette smoke on infant growth and development. the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cigarette. this prospective cohort study was conducted on 51 cigarette smoke-exposed infants (exposed group) and 51 non-exposed infants (...

this study was initiated to assess the effectiveness of designating smoking rooms to control environmental tobacco smoke in nursing homes. of the 39 nursing homes located in toledo (a city in ohio, usa) included in the preliminary survey, 33 facilities (85%) allowed smoking, 14 facilities (36%) allowed indoor smoking, and 13 facilities (33%) provided a designated smoking area. three of these 13...