Cigarettes

Cigarettes and Gastrointestinal Disorders

Background and Objectives: Smoking is an important risk factor for gastrointestinal disorders such as peptic ulcer, Crohn's disease and various cancers. The present study discusses the most important and known effects of smoking on the gastrointestinal tract.  Method and Materials: This review uses the keywords Smoking, Gastrointestinal diseases, Inflammation and Cancer in the English database...

Nicotine Content of Domestic Cigarettes, Imported Cigarettes and Pipe Tobacco in Iran

Background: There are many different kinds of cigarettes and tobacco available in the market. Since nicotine content of various brands of cigarettes are very variable, therefore evaluation and comparison of nicotine content of different brands of cigarettes is important. The goal of the present study was to determine and compare nicotine content of various domestic and imported cigarettes avail...

Electronic cigarettes

E-Cigarettes

E-Cigarettes: A Scientific Review Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.007667 2014;129:1972-1986 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/19/1972 World Wide Web at: The onl...

Are clove cigarettes as bad as regular cigarettes?

Good for you for thinking carefully about the potential similarities between clove cigarettes and regular cigarettes, as many people may think they are quite different. In fact, clove cigarettes (which some people believe are safer and more natural than regular cigarettes), also called kreteks, do contain tobacco ? and quite a bit, at that! Limiting your exposure to addictive substances like to...