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BACKGROUND
Wheezing in infancy is common and is associated with small lungs, viral respiratory tract infection, and environmental tobacco smoke exposure. Recently, increased levels of endotoxin in the domestic environment have also been associated with infant wheezing, particularly among infants
Crown-gall teratomas are tumors of higher plants with an intrinsic capacity for organogenesis. The growth pattern of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) teratoma shoots, which is highly aberrant in primary tumors, becomes normal when the shoots are grafted to healthy stock plants. However, certain
Contact dermatitis and psoriasis are common skin disorders which represent two distinct pathologies. Skin disorders heavily rely on corresponding history for diagnosis; this case demonstrates the challenges of relying on history alone for final identification. A patient presented to clinic for
BACKGROUND
Green tobacco sickness (GTS) affects approximately one-quarter of tobacco workers. The primary aim of this analysis is to expand existing knowledge of GTS risk factors by delineating the association of measures of skin integrity with the prevalence of GTS among Latino
Tobacco is an important cash crop of Pakistan. Pesticides are commonly used to increase the crop yield, but their health impact has not been studied yet. The objectives of the study were to determine the frequency of pesticide poisoning and to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP)
Tobacco exposure is not only a health concern for adults but has also been shown to exert deleterious effects on the health of the fetus, newborn, child, and adolescent. Decreased cognitive function, lower Intellectual Quotient (IQ) and deficits in learning and memory in children have been
Individual differences in nicotine effects lead to questions about appropriate experimental procedures for prenatal nicotine exposure in rodent models. The objective of this study was to develop a method for gestational studies in rats based on oral nicotine exposure, and to evaluate the
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Several smoking cessation treatments (nicotine replacement therapy and non-nicotine prescription medication) and electronic cigarettes are widely used. We evaluated the adverse events related to smoking cessation treatments and electronic cigarettes in the US Food and Drug Administration
Three dosages of Smokeless Tobacco (ST) extract were given to pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats by oral gavage on gestational days (GD) 6-20. The three dosages contained ST extract equivalent to 1.33 mg/kg nicotine (STD-1), 4.0 mg/kg nicotine (STD-2), and 6.0 mg/kg nicotine (STD-3). Dams were intubated
Background: Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor-induced psoriasis (TNFI-psoriasis) is a paradoxical reaction characterized by development of a psoriasiform rash that mimics psoriasis vulgaris. Temporal onset variability and low incidence
Traditional Thai tobacco (Nicotiana abacus L.) is known as a non-Virginia type whose mature leaf contains three to four times more nicotine than that of a Virginia type. As such, the process of Thai traditional tobacco production may lead to adverse health effects such as green tobacco sickness
The aim of this study was to enhance our understanding of the relationship between affect-related dispositions to rash action, negative urgency (NU: the tendency to act rashly when in a negative mood), positive urgency (PU: the tendency to act rashly when in a positive mood) and level of nicotine
Smoking negatively impacts the health of the skin as it does every organ system. This contribution reviews the effect of cigarette smoking on wound healing, wrinkling, and aging of the skin, skin cancer, psoriasis, and other inflammatory skin diseases, hidradenitis suppurativa, acne, alopecia, lupus