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The effect of smoking cessation on posterior ocular structures

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study evaluated changes in cho­roidal and macular thickness in healthy volunteers and chronic smokers. Methods: Thirty-three eyes of 33 chronic smokers (study group) and 33 eyes of 33 healthy controls who had never smoked were prospectively evaluated. Comprehensive ophthalmic as...

Noncompliance with the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors in Brazil: an inconvenient truth

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To draw up an up-to-date scenario of compliance with the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors. Methods: We used data about youth access to cigarette purchase that were obtained through a nationwide survey conducted in 2015 among students aged 13-17 years. We estimated si...

Evaluación nutricional y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes universitarios

En los últimos años algunos autores han ampliado la evidencia de cómo la malnutrición puede convertir al estudiante universitario en futuro blanco directo de enfermedades cardiovasculares. Se relacionó el estado nutricional antropométrico y la presencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular (FRCV) d...

Prevalencia de vida y factores asociados al consumo de marihuana en estudiantes escolarizados de Pamplona-Colombia, durante el primer período de 2015: estudio Emtamplona

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (9), 2018
Background: Marijuana consumption is a public health problem. Aim: To determine the life time prevalence of marijuana use among Colombian adolescents and the factors associated with its consumption. Material and Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoki...

Trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad más allá de la adolescencia ¿tiempo de pensar diferente?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder beyond adolescence. Time to think different?

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (supl.2), 2018
El trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) es un desorden del neurodesarrollo caracterizado por un patrón de inatención-desorganización e hiperactividad-impulsividad más grave que lo esperado para el nivel de desarrollo de acuerdo con la edad del individuo. Para el diagnóstico es...

Medidas declaradas por padres y cuidadores de lactantes y preescolares para prevenir la exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (4), 2018
Introducción. La exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental constituye un problema de salud pública por sus potenciales riesgos en los niños. Objetivo. Determinar las acciones preventivas adoptadas por padres y/o cuidadores de lactantes y preescolares respecto de la exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental....

Dor lombar intensa em gestantes do extremo Sul do Brasil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é medir a prevalência e identificar fatores associados à dor lombar intensa (DL intensa) entre parturientes do município de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil, em 2013. Questionário padronizado aplicado por entrevistadoras previamente treinadas em até 48 horas após o parto. Real...

Surgery is unlikely to be enough for a patient to stop smoking 24 h prior to hospital admission

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction The need for surgery can be a decisive factor for long-term smoking cessation. On the other hand, situations that precipitate stress could precipitate smoking relapse. The authors decided to study the impact of a surgery on the patient's effort to cease smoking for, at least, 24 h ...

Smoking susceptibility as a predictive measure of cigarette and e-cigarette use among early adolescents

Salud pública Méx; 60 (4), 2018
Abstract Objective To assess the validity of a standard measure of smoking susceptibility for predicting cigarette and e-cigarette use in a sample of early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico. Materials and methods A school-based longitudinal survey was conducted in 2014-16 among secondary students. ...