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Air Cleaners Reduce Indoor Particulate Matter and Asthma Symptoms
- September 14, 2011
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
But secondhand smoke exposure remains unchanged.- Reviewing:
- Butz AM et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011 Aug; 165:741.
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Secondhand Smoke in the Brain
- June 6, 2011
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
Secondhand smoke has measurable and detrimental behavioral and neurobiological effects.- Reviewing:
- Brody AL et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 May 2;:
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Smokers Are Hurting More Than Themselves
- September 27, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Nicotine, whether through the placenta or secondhand smoke, is associated with psychiatric problems.- Reviewing:
- Ekblad M et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 Aug; 67:841. Hamer M et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 Aug; 67:850.
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Secondhand Smoke and Cognitive Impairment
- March 3, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with cognitive impairment in nonsmoking adults in England.- Reviewing:
- Llewellyn DJ et al., BMJ 2009 Feb 12; 338:b462.
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The Effect of Secondhand Smoke in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
- February 27, 2008
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Exposure to secondhand smoke amplifies pulmonary toxicity in some genotypes of cystic fibrosis.- Reviewing:
- Collaco JM et al., JAMA 2008 Jan 30; 299:417.
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Secondhand Smoke and Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Young Men
- September 14, 2001
- JM Foody
- Cardiology
Passive smoking increases the risk for death from heart disease by an estimated 30 percent. Chronic exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with endothelial dysfunction . . .- Reviewing:
- Otsuka R et al., JAMA 2001 Jul 25; 286:
436 441 . Glantz SA and Parmley WW., JAMA 2001 Jul 25; 286:462 463 .
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Active or Passive Smoking and Breast Cancer Risk
- March 10, 2011
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Risk was elevated for smokers and women with intense exposure to passive smoking.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Luo J et al., BMJ 2011 Mar 1; 342:d1016.
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Air Pollution and Smoking: Not-So-Distant Cousins
- October 21, 2009
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Cardiology
Even low-level exposure to secondhand smoke and air pollution increases cardiovascular risk.- Reviewing:
- Pope CA III et al., Circulation 2009 Sep 15; 120:941. Peters A., Circulation 2009 Sep 15; 120:924.
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Secondhand Smoke Linked to Cognitive Impairment Free
- February 17, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
Recent exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with increased risk for cognitive impairment, according to a cross-sectional study in BMJ. Some 4800 community-dwelling... -
Smoking Bans and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- August 20, 2008
- Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
- Cardiology
Results of a prospective observational study in Scotland confirm that banning smoking in public places reduces hospital admissions for ACS.- Reviewing:
- Pell JP et al., N Engl J Med 2008 Jul 31; 359:482.
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Facial Wrinkling and Chronic Lung Disease — The Susceptibilities Are Linked! Free
- July 21, 2006
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Some smokers may be in for more than one kind of bad news.- Reviewing:
- Patel BD et al., Thorax 2006 Jul; 61:568-71.
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Secondhand Smoke Is Not a Second-Rate Problem, Says Surgeon General's Report Free
- June 28, 2006
- Physician's First Watch
There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke, concludes a Surgeon General's report released Tuesday. Among the findings of the 700-page... -
Global Tobacco Use by Young People
- April 13, 2006
- Joel M. Gore, MD
- Cardiology
The problem is still large, and its implications for future chronic disease in adults are grave.- Reviewing:
- Warren CW et al., Lancet 2006 Mar 4; 367:749-53.
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New Data on Secondhand Smoke
- March 25, 2005
- Beat J. Meyer, MD
- Cardiology
Secondhand tobacco smoke has been implicated in lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. Three studies provide further insights.- Reviewing:
- Vineis P et al., BMJ 2005 Feb 5; 330:277-80. McGhee SM et al., BMJ 2005 Feb 5; 330:287-8. Garne D et al., Lancet 2005 Feb 26; 365:804-9.
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Mortality
- June 4, 2004
- Keith I. Marton, MD
- General Medicine
The effect of passive smoking on all-cause mortality remains uncertain. Previous studies have had limited power, and a controversial recent meta-analysis suggested that exposure to . . .- Reviewing:
- Hill SE et al., BMJ 2004 Apr 24; 328:988-9.
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Protecting Children from Secondhand Smoke
- January 23, 2004
- Elizabeth R. McAnarney, MD
- Cardiology
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with many adverse prenatal and postnatal conditions during childhood. These researchers evaluated whether pediatricians and family practitioners are screening . . .- Reviewing:
- Winickoff JP et al., Pediatrics 2003 Nov; 112:1146-51.
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Secondhand Smoke: Have We Been Overestimating the Risks?
- June 10, 2003
- Keith I. Marton, MD
- General Medicine
Data from large meta-analyses have shown that exposure to secondhand smoke increases coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by as much as 30% and lung cancer . . .- Reviewing:
- Enstrom JE and Kabat GC., BMJ 2003 May 17; 326:1057-61. Davey Smith G., BMJ 2003 May 17; 326:1048-9.
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Secondhand Smoke and SGA Babies
- November 1, 1998
- DE Judge
- Women's Health
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is known to contribute to small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth weights. Maternal exposure to secondhand smoke may also be related. Researchers queried 872 . . .- Reviewing:
- Dejin-Karlsson E et al., Am J Public Health 1998 Oct; 88:
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Extending the Benefits of a Smoke-Free Environment to Those Still In Utero Free
- March 7, 2013
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- Women's Health
Successive public smoking bans in Belgium were associated with reductions in incidence of preterm deliveries.- Reviewing:
- Cox B et al., BMJ 2013 Feb 14; 346:f441.
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For Lowering MI Risk, Not All Smoke-Free Environments Are Equal
- December 6, 2012
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Risk for myocardial infarction was lower only after a complete smoking ban (i.e., in all work settings).- Reviewing:
- Hurt RD et al., Arch Intern Med 2012 Nov 26; 172:1635.
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