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Author |
: Institute of Medicine |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2010-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309138390 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309138396 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects by : Institute of Medicine
Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke through legislation banning smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and other public places. The effect of legislation to ban smoking and its effects on the cardiovascular health of nonsmoking adults, however, remains a question. Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects reviews available scientific literature to assess the relationship between secondhand smoke exposure and acute coronary events. The authors, experts in secondhand smoke exposure and toxicology, clinical cardiology, epidemiology, and statistics, find that there is about a 25 to 30 percent increase in the risk of coronary heart disease from exposure to secondhand smoke. Their findings agree with the 2006 Surgeon General's Report conclusion that there are increased risks of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality among men and women exposed to secondhand smoke. However, the authors note that the evidence for determining the magnitude of the relationship between chronic secondhand smoke exposure and coronary heart disease is not very strong. Public health professionals will rely upon Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects for its survey of critical epidemiological studies on the effects of smoking bans and evidence of links between secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular events, as well as its findings and recommendations.
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 736 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: PURD:32754076769391 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke by :
This Surgeon General's report returns to the topic of the health effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. The last comprehensive review of this evidence by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was in the 1986 Surgeon General's report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking, published 20 years ago this year. This new report updates the evidence of the harmful effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. This large body of research findings is captured in an accompanying dynamic database that profiles key epidemiologic findings, and allows the evidence on health effects of exposure to tobacco smoke to be synthesized and updated (following the format of the 2004 report, The Health Consequences of Smoking). The database enables users to explore the data and studies supporting the conclusions in the report. The database is available on the Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco.
Author |
: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 728 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822037817723 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease by : United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.
Author |
: IARC Working Group on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies |
Publisher |
: World Health Organization |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCBK:C095473858 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies by : IARC Working Group on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies
Presents the evidence on the effectiveness of measures enforced at the societal level to eliminate tobacco smoking and tobacco smoke from the environments where exposure takes place. This volume offers a critical review of the evidence on the economic effects and health benefits of smoke-free legislation and the adoption of voluntary smoke-free policies in households.
Author |
: Morton Lippmann |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 1189 |
Release |
: 2009-03-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780470442883 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0470442883 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Environmental Toxicants by : Morton Lippmann
Provides the most current information and research available for performing risk assessments on exposed individuals and populations, giving guidance to public health authorities, primary care physicians, and industrial managers Reviews current knowledge on human exposure to selected chemical agents and physical factors in the ambient environment Updates and revises the previous edition, in light of current scientific literature and its significance to public health concerns Includes new chapters on: airline cabin exposures, arsenic, endocrine disruptors, and nanoparticles
Author |
: Thane Rosenbaum |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2000-02-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466807327 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466807326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Second Hand Smoke by : Thane Rosenbaum
In the seamy atmosphere of Miami Beach's Collins Avenue, Mila Katz, a streaky card shark and confidante of mobsters, lives by the wits with which she has survived the Holocaust. Second Hand Smoke is the story of Mila's sons, Issac and Duncan, the one secretly abandoned in Poland, and the other, American-born, raised as an avenging Nazi hunter, poisoned with rage. Told in bursts of fractured realism and dark comedy, Second Hand Smoke is a postmodern mystery of great lyrical power, deep insight, and emotional resonance.
Author |
: Janice R. Harrington |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1606925873 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781606925874 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure by : Janice R. Harrington
Today, massive and conclusive scientific evidence documents the serious health risks that second-hand smoke poses to children, and the list of these health conditions has lengthened. The 2006 Surgeon General's report on The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke concludes that children who are exposed to second-hand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, lower respiratory infections, middle ear disease, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth. Because their respiratory, immune, and nervous systems are still developing, children are especially vulnerable to the health effects of second-hand smoke. In addition, young children typically are exposed to second-hand smoke involuntarily and have limited options for avoiding exposure. They depend on their parents and on adults around them for protection.
Author |
: Richard White |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2008-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781409246701 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1409246701 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Smoke Screens: The Truth About Tobacco by : Richard White
This is a comprehensive book that analyses the scientific evidence linking tobacco smoking to disease and premature death, as well as the political motivations that have led to the anti-smoking movement becoming so large. The book explores all aspects of tobacco smoking, including: smoking trends among social classes; detection bias and its impact on diagnosis; and examines in depth the evidence linking smoking to specific diseases; how attitudes towards smoking have changed over time from being used medicinally to being the scourge of society; and how and why tobacco smoking has the negative status it does today. It objectively dissects the politics and science of smoking trends and issues, looking at vital, complex components that are often overlooked. A must-read for smokers and non-smokers alike, Smoke Screens: The Truth About Tobacco is a controversial work that challenges one of the most widely accepted beliefs of our time.
Author |
: Naomi Oreskes |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2011-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781408828779 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1408828774 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Merchants of Doubt by : Naomi Oreskes
The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. These scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers. Merchants of Doubt tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. Remarkably, the same individuals surface repeatedly-some of the same figures who have claimed that the science of global warming is "not settled" denied the truth of studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. "Doubt is our product," wrote one tobacco executive. These "experts" supplied it. Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, historians of science, roll back the rug on this dark corner of the American scientific community, showing how ideology and corporate interests, aided by a too-compliant media, have skewed public understanding of some of the most pressing issues of our era.
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: |
Publisher |
: DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 467 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780788188367 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0788188364 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Health effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke by :
In response to rapidly accumulating evidence that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure causes disease beyond lung cancer & respiratory effects in children, the Calif. Environmental Protection Agency undertook a comprehensive assessment of the total range of health effects correlated with exposure to ETS. Chapters: impact of ETS on the health of Californians; exposure measurement & prevalence; developmental toxicity I: perinatal manifestations; developmental toxicity II: postnatal manifestations; reproductive effects; respiratory health effects; carcinogenic effects; & cardiovascular effects. Dozens of tables & figures.