Smoking is a major risk factor of several types of cancer and cardiovascular disease (1). According to WHO report, every year, approximately 6 million people worldwide die of heart diseases, lung cancer, or other diseases associated with tobacco smoking. If this trend continues, 8 million people are estimated to die every year by 2030 (2). From this perspective, smoking is obviously a serious h...

PROJECT Noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus is supposed to be associated with fluctuations in the plasma levels of several trace elements. There is accumulating evidence that the metabolism of several trace elements is altered in patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus and that these nutrients might have specific roles in the pathogenesis and progression of this disorder. PROC...

PURPOSE To enhance the learner's competence with knowledge of the effect of smoking on wound healing in patients undergoing nail matrix phenolization. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to:1. Summari...

Introduction: The rapid and recent rise in the pandemic of cardiovascular disease implies that environment plays a significant role. Numerous biological systems, such as cardiovascular, blood-forming organs, liver, kidneys, can be affected by gasoline smoking. Because filling station employees, repair service workers, truck drivers, refinery workers are all at greater risk being exposed to fume...

Introduction: The advent of capsule endoscopy (CE) and balloon-assisted Enteroscopy has changed the diagnosis management small intestine disorders over past decade. purpose this evaluation is to review findings by Balloon in Imam Hospital Ahvaz between 2016 2019. Method: present study a descriptive epidemiological that been conducted using files archives on cross-sectional basis 2019 all cases ...

Introduction Initiating a quit attempt and achieving abstinence are distinct behaviors that have distinct correlates in general smokers. Studies predicting prenatal smoking have not addressed this. Methods Pregnant smokers (N = 207), recruited to a cessation intervention trial, were used as an observational cohort. Women completed measures at baseline and 12-week follow-up (mid-late pregnancy...

early wound excision and grafting of burn wounds is regarded not only as the method of choice in speeding up the healing process in deep burns, but also limits contracture and infection, on the other hand, smoking has generally been implicated in the delay of the healing process in a variety of surgical procedures, in this study we report the outcome of a cross-sectional study of all the 395 me...

  Abstract   Background : Noise is the most common hazard in the workplace and noise induced   hearing loss considered to be the most common occupational disease as well.   Cigarette smoking, in some studies, has been known to induce hearing loss. The purpose   of this study was to evaluate the effect of contemporary exposure to occupational   noise and cigarette smoking on hearing.   Methods :...