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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Trend of Smoking Behavior and its Relation to Health Knowledge among Medical and Literature CollegesWijdan Akram, Selwa Elias Yacoub, Ali Abed Ali Al Saedi, Yousif Abdul RaheemProblem statement: Smoking is a major public health problem all around the world, especially in developing countries when smoking behavior among college students is a major concern to the society. Object of this study to estimate the prevalence of smoking among university students of medical and literature colleges and to assess the students’ knowledge about the health effects of smoking … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 30 Sep 2011 · 8,169 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDeduction of Oral Cancer Using Fuzzy Linear RegressionS. Arulchinnappan, K. Karunakaran, G. RajendranProblem statement: To examine the risk factors of oral cancer at the earlier stage. Smoking, chewing, and drinking are the major risk factors which cause oral cancer considered as input variables. Approach: A case – control study was conducted at JKK Nataraj Dental College and Hospital, during the period from September 2007 to November 2009, in Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 8 · 14 Jul 2011 · 6,851 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluate College Students’ Knowledge, Towards Smoking Effect on Diabetes ConsequencesKhansaa A. Ibrahim AlbaroodiSmoking is a modifiable risk factor for many other diseases, this study aimed to evaluate student’s awareness in relation to smoking consequences on diabetes. This is a cross-sectional study involved students who attended al-Safwa university college in Karbala, Iraq. Data were collected within one month (February 2018). The collected data were analysed using the SPSS (version 18.0) software package (SPSS … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2019 · 7,457 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRespiratory Health of Male Steel Workers in the Eastern Coast of Peninsular MalaysiaNurul Ainun Hamzah, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, Noor Hassim IsmailA cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and associated factors with respiratory health among male steel workers. A total of 424 male workers in the steel production plant were recruited using a stratified random sampling. Subjects were interviewed regarding respiratory symptoms using a British Medical Research Council (BMRC) Questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 5 · 27 Jun 2015 · 6,934 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Relation between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Egyptian PatientsWaleed Mohamed SeragThis work to show the relation between Helicobacter Pylori infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Egyptian patients. This study was completed at National liver institute in Egypt. Patients in this study were recognized cases of chronic Hepatitis C virus liver disease with and without hepatocellular carcinoma. Serum samples of patients of hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis C Virus (HCV) of 40 male … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 25 Jun 2015 · 7,016 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Heavy Metals Contents for Some Cigarettes BrandsLucien Agbandji, Edorh A. Patrick, Georges B. Gbago et al.According certain studies, smoking could be associated with an increase of health risk link to heavy metals and these risks would be more important in developed countries. So, this study attempted to verify these informations throuth the comparison of the levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) nickel (Ni) and arsenic (As) in some cigarettes sold in Benin and France. Composite … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 21 Feb 2013 · 8,505 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAlcohol Consumption and its Correlates Among Residents of Mining Town, Kitwe, Zambia: 2011 Population Based SurveyCosmas Zyaambo, Olusegun Babaniyi, Peter Songolo et al.Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, liver cirrhosis and cancers. It has also been associated with risky sexual behaviors, hence, attributed as a factor in the increase of HIV incidence and prevalence. A cross sectional study was conducted using a modified World Health Organizations Global Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) Surveillance Initiative NCD-STEPs 1and … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2013 · 8,050 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection With Ischemic Heart DiseasesAbdullah S. Assiri, Adil H. Alshehri, Osama M.S. Abdul-Wahab et al.Association of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease well known main pathophysiologic basis for Ischemic Heart Diseases and Myocardial Infarction and due to major risk factors such as high plasma level of low density lipoprotein, low plasma level of high density lipoprotein, cigarette smoking, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, infection with few infectious agents such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae that might associated with … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 11 Oct 2012 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Relationship between Serum Cotinine Levels and Periodontal StatusFouad Hussain AL-Bayaty, Noor Adinar Baharuddin, Mahmood Ameen AbdullaProblem statement: Smoking plays a significant role in the development of periodontal disease. Quantitative relation between smoking and increased severity of periodontal disease, by means of biochemical marker has not been described in Malaysian population. The present study was designed to apply serum cotinine measurement as a quantitative method to evaluate smoking levels in Malaysian patients and to correlate these … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 24 Mar 2010 · 8,002 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection with Myocardial InfarctionMorteza Pourahmad, Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromy, Mohammad ShojaeiProblem statement: In addition to the major risk factors for atherosclerosis such as high plasma level of low density lipoprotein, low plasma level of high density lipoprotein, cigarette smoking, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, some studies introduce other agents such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae as risk factors for atherodclerosis and coronary artery diseases. Aim of this study was to clarify the risk … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,692 accessesView PDFCite