BACKGROUND
Nicotine use amongst athletes is high and increasing, especially team sports, yet the limited previous studies investigating the performance consequences of this behaviour have not examined the effects of the principal active ingredient, nicotine, per se. Therefore, we determined whether
BACKGROUND
Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic heart disease and cardiac events. We sought to assess the effect of SHS on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with heart failure.
METHODS
Current nonsmokers with heart failure (N = 205)
OBJECTIVE
Chronic stress and repeated physiological attempts at stress adaptation may result in 'fatigue' and suboptimal performance of multiple physiological systems, i.e. allostatic load (AL). Although carotenoids have been linked with individual cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory
OBJECTIVE
To assess the efficacy and safety of varenicline (a licensed cigarette smoking cessation aid) in helping users of smokeless tobacco to quit.
METHODS
Double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
METHODS
Medical clinics (mostly primary care) in
The effects of 3 days of restricted feeding (800 kcal/day) on cigarette consumption, smoke exposure, and mood were studied in five male research volunteers. A within-subjects design was used in which subjects were exposed in an inpatient research unit to either a nutritionally-balanced diet
Comprehensive tobacco control policies can help to protect children from tobacco smoke exposure and associated adverse respiratory health consequences. We investigated the impact of England's 2015 regulation that prohibits smoking in a private vehicle with children present on changes
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