cigarettes smoked. In Israel, the lifetime prevalence of PUD is 89/1000 men (37), similar to that in the United States. Smokers or ex-smokers had a prevalence of PUD (primarily duodenal) of 10.2 percent compared to 6.2 percent of nonsmokers (25). These differences were highly significant. Medalie, et al. made the interesting observation that as the smoking habits of first-generation Israelis of...

Using two population-based surveys of Ontarians, we examined the proportions of smokers who smoke 'light' and 'mild' cigarettes (L/M). We compared L/M smokers to regular cigarette smokers regarding demographic, health knowledge, and smoking characteristics and examined their health-related perceptions of L/M and reasons for smoking them. Use of these cigarettes increased from 71% in 1996 to 83%...

An 11-week crossover study was carried out in which 12 subjects smoked high-nicotine (1.84 mg standard yield) and low-nicotine (0.6 mg) cigarettes after an initial period of smoking their usual brands with a medium-nicotine yield (mean 1.4 mg). Plasma and urine nicotine concentrations, carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) concentration, puffing behaviour, 24-hour cigarette consumption, and butt nicotine c...

Background: Cigarette smoking is a modern health hazard, and it preventable. It starts in adolescence for 90% of adults with an average age onset ranging between 13 - 15 years commoner among males. This study aimed at the prevalence, pattern, factors affecting undergraduate students tertiary institution Plateau State. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive involving 290 University Jos was select...

INTRODUCTION The population-level patterns of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among cancer survivors in the U.S. are unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of e-cigarette use among cancer survivors in a nationally representative sample. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of the 2014 National Health Interview Survey of the U.S. no...

Smoking has become a normal activity for the community. At any time, it is very easy to find people who have smoking habits from all walks of life and even ages. Cigarettes are getting easier because nowadays cigarettes get in every shop, small stalls. result processed tobacco which unhealthy consumption, use smoked emits smoke mouth using filter many toxic substances not good human health. The...

BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease is the commonest cause of death in Northern Ireland, but few data exist on the incidence of risk factors in young adult students and non-students. AIM To gather data on the prevalence of cigarette smoking and raised serum total cholesterol in a population of 18- to 20-year-old students and non-students. METHOD Subjects were patients are Mountsandel Surgery,...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce cravings in tobacco addiction; however, results have been somewhat mixed. In this study, we hypothesized that motivation to quit smoking is a critical factor of tDCS effects in smokers. Therefore, we conducted a double-blind, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the e...

INTRODUCTION E-smoking has become a public health problem. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette use; to compare the patterns of smoking; to assess the attitudes and motivations for e-cigarette use. MATERIAL AND METHODS All 1,700 students from Faculty of Medicine (Medical University of Silesia) were invited to questionnaire based cross...

A cross-sectional questionnaire study of the correlates of ever-smoking among adolescents was made in Tabuk government schools in Saudi Arabia. Of 1505 students aged 12-19 years, 657 (43.7%) were ever-smokers (i.e. ever tried cigarette smoking, even 1 or 2 puffs); 65.0% of males and 23.1% of females. In logistic regression analysis significant predictors for ever-smoking were: male sex, belief ...