Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry-Based Study by Kobra Mokhtarian, Simin Taghipour, Maryam Nakhaei, Amirmasoud Taheri, Ali Sharifpour, Mahdi Fakhar, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi

“…Our findings revealed that L. blattarum infected nonsmokers more than smokers (p=0.001). The most common underlying disease was also bronchitis Conclusion. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and endometriosis risk: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jian Huang

“…Subgroup analyses indicated that the inverse association between serum lutein/zeaxanthin levels and reduced endometriosis risk was significant only in individuals under 40 years of age, in both White and non-White populations, in smokers, and among those who had ever used oral contraceptives.ConclusionSerum lutein/zeaxanthin levels may offer protective effects against endometriosis in specific subpopulations. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study by M. D. Saju, Komal Preet Allagh, Lorane Scaria, Shinto Joseph, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan

“…Prevalence was lower among persons who did regular vigorous intensity exercise versus those who did moderate intensity exercise (32% vs. 45.7%) and among nonsmokers versus smokers (42.2% vs. 46.6%). Conclusion. The prevalence of hypertension in Kerala is high. …”
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Pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis secondary to Marijuana use: a case report and systematic review of the literature by Ibrahim Zahid, Aruba Sohail, Roohan Tahir, Matthew Belardo, Brandon Hooks

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare interstitial lung disease primarily affecting young to middle-aged smokers. While traditionally linked to tobacco use, there is growing evidence that cannabis use may contribute to PLCH. …”
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Opium use during pregnancy and risk of preterm delivery: A population-based cohort study. by Siavash Maghsoudlou, Sven Cnattingius, Scott Montgomery, Mohsen Aarabi, Shahriar Semnani, Anna-Karin Wikström, Shahram Bahmanyar

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Opium use during pregnancy among non-tobacco smokers is associated with an increased risk of preterm caesarean delivery, indicating an increased risk of a compromised foetus before or during labour. …”
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Comparative Study of Frequency of Alveolar Osteitis, with and without using Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Mandibular Third Molar Surgery by Maryam Asif, Ahsan Ullah, Hasan Mujtaba, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Zohaib Khurshid

“…Exclusion criteria were patients who were medically compromised, smokers, alcoholic, poor oral hygiene, third molar having associated periapical pathology, and receiving antibiotic regime in the last 2 weeks. …”
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Descriptive epidemiology of muscle-strengthening activities in Japanese middle-aged and older adults: the Hisayama Study by Jun Hata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Takanari Kitazono, Takanori Honda, Mao Shibata, Satoko Sakata, Emi Oishi, Yoshihiko Furuta

“…The prevalence was generally comparable across subgroups of covariates, while an even lower prevalence was observed for some specific subpopulations, including individuals with diabetes and current smokers.Conclusions The prevalence of muscle-strengthening activities was estimated to be low in a general Japanese adult population. …”
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Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and Radon Exposure Analysis for Lung Cancer and All-Cause Mortality in Locorotondo, Southern Italy by Giovanni Maria Ferri, Luigi De Maria, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Antonio Caputi, Stefano Sole, Gianmarco Giannelli, Gianfranco Sifanno, Ilaria Maria Di Somma, Floriana Pentimone, Domenica Cavone, Angela Stufano, Piero Lovreglio, Vitantonio Ricci, Luigi Vimercati

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Radon is a known risk factor for lung cancer, and residential radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer in never smokers; however, in Italy, there is still a lack of public awareness regarding the risk caused by residential radon exposure. …”
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METTL16 controls airway inflammations in smoking-induced COPD via regulating glutamine metabolism by Xinyu Jia, Shan Liu, Chunan Sun, Manni Zhu, Qi Yuan, Min Wang, Tingting Xu, Zhengxia Wang, Zhongqi Chen, Mao Huang, Ningfei Ji, Mingshun Zhang

“…In this study, we found that the level of METTL16 was aberrantly decreased in lung tissues of COPD smokers. Similarly, murine model induced by CS and lung epithelial cell model induced by cigarette smoke extract (CSE) also confirmed this discovery. …”
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Peripheral blood miRNAs are associated with airflow below threshold in children with asthma by Anshul Tiwari, Brian D. Hobbs, Rinku Sharma, Jiang Li, Alvin T. Kho, Sami Amr, Juan C. Celedón, Scott T. Weiss, Craig P. Hersh, Kelan G. Tantisira, Michael J. McGeachie

“…The two DE miRNAs were further tested for association with airflow obstruction in a study of adult former smokers with and without COPD. Results We found 1 upregulated and 1 downregulated miRNA in participants with airflow below the threshold compared to those above it. …”
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The feasibility of a novel national quality improvement programme for tobacco dependency treatment pathways in acute UK hospitals by Robyn Fletcher, Alexander Hammant, Christina Moll, Miguel Souto, Sanjay Agrawal

“…A national quality improvement (QI) approach to enhance the treatment of an estimated 1,000,000 annual hospital admissions of tobacco smokers could provide a new opportunity to improve population health and reduce healthcare demand. …”
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Comparison of effectiveness in smoking cessation using nicotine replacement therapy and electronic cigarettes by Adrianna Kopaczyńska, Katarzyna Szafrańska, Szymon Niemirka, Aleksandra Janiak, Kinga Dominiczak, Łukasz Grądalski, Filip Dębicki

“…Despite approximately 70% of smokers expressing a desire to quit, achieving long-term cessation often requires multiple attempts, typically around six. …”
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Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population. by Marta Relvas, Luciana Rocha, Paulo Rompante, Filomena Salazar, Luís Monteiro, Ana Sofia Vinhas, Maria Gonçalves

“…Most of patients consuming illicit substances, were also smokers (93.7%) (p<.001). Of the 91 participants, 82 (90.1%) presented oral manifestations, with caries lesions being the most prevalent (61.0%) and oral mucosa lesions the least observed (3.7%). …”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane block vs Local Infiltration of Lignocaine and Bupivacaine in Post-operative Patients by Shabbir Ahmad, Muhammad Kareemullah, Saeed Mahmood, Muhammad Azhar Alam, Qasim Farooq, Muhammad Rashid

“…It involved a total of 110 patients, divided into two groups of 55 each, between the ages of 20 to 60 years, diagnosed with indirect inguinal hernia by ultrasound. Chronic smokers, drug addicts, intravenous drug abusers, patients with a history of previous surgeries, with known drug allergies and with complicated hernia were excluded from this cross-sectional study.  …”
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Risk factors associated with pregnancy loss after single euploid blastocysts transfer by Xiaohui Dong, Juanzi Shi, Xiaohua Liu, Danmeng Liu, Wei Li, Xiaoli Zhao, Xia Xue

“…Compared to the live birth group, the PL group had lower E2 levels (2376.03 ± 1553.25 vs 3412.88 ± 2116.47, P=0.007), higher LH levels (2.66 ± 2.47 vs 1.96 ± 1.52, P=0.023) on trigger day of fresh cycle, fewer retrieved oocytes (10.08 ± 5.01 vs 12.77 ± 7.20, P=0.044), higher female BMI (23.26 ± 3.27 vs 22.05 ± 2.69, P=0.016), higher proportion of maternal smokers (50% vs 20.51%, P&lt;0.001), and more day 6 blastocyst transfers ((38.89% vs14.53, P=0.001). …”
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Allergic conditions and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Swedish case–control study by Johan Askling, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson, Marie Holmqvist, Helga Westerlind, Cynthia S Crowson, Vanessa L Kronzer

“…By contrast, statistically significant associations were observed for animal dander allergy (6% vs 5%, aOR 1.37, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.82), especially in ACPA-positive RA (aOR 1.46 95% CI 1.06 to 2.01) and for atopic dermatitis, in particular for older and ACPA-negative RA (aOR 2.33, 95% CI 1.37 to 3.96 at age 80). Never smokers with allergic rhinitis also had increased risk of developing RA (aOR 1.30, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.68).Conclusion Most common allergies do not increase risk of RA, nor do they protect against RA. …”
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Initial adjustment of underwater profiles after nourishment in a mild wave climate: a case study near Klaipėda, the Baltic Sea by Ilona Šakurova, Vitalijus Kondrat, Eglė Baltranaitė, Vita Gardauskė, Loreta Kelpšaitė-Rimkienė, Tarmo Soomere, Kevin E. Parnell

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Estimating the Effectiveness of Pfizer and Sinopharm Vaccines and their Relationship to Occupation, Residence, Smoking, and Body Mass Index During Pregnancy Smoking by Shahad Th. Jameel, Asmaa Haseeb Hwaid, Abdulrazak SH. Hasan

“…As for smoking, the study participants who smoked had a lower titer compared with non-smokers, with a statistically significant difference (P = 0025). …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Glandular Fever by Dominic Worku, Li Hui Chang, Ian Blyth

“…Common complications include but are not limited to hepatitis, splenomegaly, encephalitis, and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with evidence that Caucasian males and smokers are more likely to suffer severe disease. …”
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Young adults’ cigarillo risk perceptions, attention to warning labels and perceptions of proposed pictorial warnings: a focus group study by Michelle Jeong, Olivia A Wackowski, Stefanie K Gratale, Andrew A Strasser, Cristine D Delnevo, Zeinab Safi, Anupreet Sidhu

“…We sought to explore young adult users’ understanding of cigarillo risks and addictiveness, as well as their perceptions of current (voluntary) and proposed cigar warning labels.Design In December 2020–January 2021, we conducted eight focus groups with young adult cigarillo smokers. We asked participants their first associations of cigarillos and beliefs about product harms/addictiveness, and then discussed existing warning labels and examples of potential pictorial warnings.Setting Focus groups were conducted remotely via the Adobe Connect platform, with participants from 20 US states.Participants Participants included 42 young adults (ages 18–29; 50% male), who were recent cigarillo users (ie, past 30 days) or less frequent users (ie, past 12 months).Results Participants frequently used cigarillos as blunts and often conveyed uncertainty about cigarillo risks and addictiveness, in general and relative to cigarettes. …”
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