OBJECTIVE Compare tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke, and smoking cessation training among third-year medical technology students in Thailand between 2006 and 2011. MATERIAL AND METHOD The medical technology student survey was carried out with Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) between October and November 2011. The population of the present study was all students in nin...

passive smoking (ps), a well-known health risk, is the major source of indoor pollution. there is some inconsistent evidence that ps during pregnancy may increase the risk of low birth weight. the aim of the present study was to determine the effects of ps exposure during pregnancy on weight, length and cranial circumference at birth of babies born to women who have described themselves as nons...

BACKGROUND Contradictory findings on the differential effects of second-hand smoke (SHS) on lung function in girls and boys may result from masked relationships between host and environmental factors. Allergic sensitization may augment the relationship between SHS and decreased lung function, although its role in relation to the inconsistent gender differences in children has not been elucidate...

Tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) are associated with reduced birth weight. One issue that has not been clarified previously is that of the potential higher risk of this outcome in mothers with asthma. We assessed the role of prenatal maternal tobacco use and SHS on reproductive outcomes and assessed the interaction with maternal history of asthma. Data was collected f...

A 48-yr-old female attended outpatient clinic for her fifth annual asthma review. She had experienced four infective exacerbations in the previous 12 months and reported recent large-volume sputum production, associated with worsening dyspnoea on exertion. Computed tomography (CT) thorax scan revealed bronchiectasis. The patient was treated over the subsequent 3 yrs for exacerbations of asthma ...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association of social and environmental factors with levels of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, as measured by salivary cotinine, in young inner-city children with asthma. METHODS We used data drawn from a home-based behavioral intervention for young high-risk children with persistent asthma post-emergency department (ED) treatment (N = 198). SHS exposure was measur...

S moking has been well recognised as the main cause of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral atherosclerosis, and as one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. One should keep in mind that tobacco smoke contains over 400 chemicals, more than 60 of which are known or suspected to be carcinogenic. Tobacco smoke also contains carbon monoxide, a pois...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the link between smoking exposure, telomere length and mortality, with emphasis on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and the duration of smoking cessation. RESULTS A total of 1,018 participants died during follow-up (mean: 10.3 years). A 50 base-pair decrease in LTL was shown among cotinine-confirmed current versus never smokers. The 90th quantile of LTL decreased wit...

BACKGROUND Exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) is an important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in children. We hypothesised that there has been a growth in social inequality in children's exposure to SHS at home over time. The purpose of this study was to investigate temporal change in smoking in homes including children, focusing on the socioeconomic differences. METHODS Data is...

Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a major indoor pollutant that causes serious health problems for all exposed, especially children. Children are often exposed to SHS at home, due to parental or other households' or guests' smoking. This study describes Portuguese children's exposure to SHS at home (total and by Portuguese main regions). In 2010/2011, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of...