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Health burden and economic costs of smoking in Chile: The potential impact of increasing cigarettes prices
(Public Library of Science, 2020-08)
Background: Globally, tobacco consumption continues to cause a huge burden of preventable diseases. Chile has been leading the tobacco burden ranking in the Latin American region for the last ten years; it has currently a ...
Development of a green and efficient methodology for the heterocyclic aromatic amine determination in biomass samples generated from cigarette combustion and tobacco
(Springer Heidelberg, 2020-09)
A green methodology was developed for the analysis of ten heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) in biomass samples from cigarette combustion such as mainstream smoke, paper ashes, as well as tobacco and paper wraps. The ...
Determination of nickel in cigarettes smoke by molecular fluorescence
(Elsevier Science, 2011-11-08)
Smoking represents the main avoidable cause of disease and death in the world. Cigarette smoke contains over 4700 chemical compounds including 60 known carcinogens. The inhalation of tobacco smoke is one of the most ...
Tobacco exposure inhibits SPLUNC1-dependent antimicrobial activity
(BioMed Central, 2019-05)
Background: Tobacco smoke exposure impairs the lung´s innate immune response, leading to an increased risk of chronic infections. SPLUNC1 is a secreted, multifunctional innate defense protein that has antimicrobial activity ...
EFfectiveness of an intervention to teach physicians how to assist patients to quit smoking in Argentina
(Oxford University Press, 2016-05)
Introduction: We evaluated an intervention to teach physicians how to help their smoking patients quit compared to usual care in Argentina. Methods: Physicians were recruited from six clinical systems and randomized to ...
Pucho vs. Vapo - Smoking vs. Vaping
(International Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts, 2021-03)
Humanshave been consuming tobacco for 4500 years. It started as a part ofreligious rituals but became popular when suggested to cure diseasesand considered cool. Nowadays, it is associated with 15% of totaldeaths worldwide, ...
Educational inequalities, urbanicity and levels of non-communicable diseases risk factors: evaluating trends in Argentina (2005–2013)
(BioMed Central, 2021-08)
Background: We investigated a) whether urbanicity is associated with individual-level non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors and whether urbanicity modifies trends over time in risk factors; and (b) whether educational ...
Heated tobacco products: Volatile emissions and their predicted impact on indoor air quality
(American Chemical Society, 2019-07-02)
This study characterized emissions from IQOS, a heated tobacco product promoted as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes. Consumable tobacco plugs were analyzed by headspace GC/MS to assess the influence of heating ...
Health and Economic Impact of Health Warnings and Plain Tobacco Packaging in Seven Latin American Countries: Results of a Simulation Model
(Oxford University Press, 2020-11)
Introduction: The burden of disease attributable to tobacco use in Latin America is very high. Our objective was to evaluate the 10-year potential impact of current legislation related to cigarette packaging and warnings ...
The health and economic burden of smoking in 12 Latin American countries and the potential effect of increasing tobacco taxes: an economic modelling study
(Elsevier, 2020-10)
Background: Worldwide, smoking tobacco causes 7 million deaths annually, and this toll is expected to increase, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. In Latin America, smoking is a leading risk factor for ...