The health effects of air pollution remain a public health concern worldwide. Exposure to air
pollution has many substantial adverse effects on human health. Globally, seven million …

Background Smoking tobacco increases the risk of respiratory disease in adults and
children, but communicating the magnitude of these effects in a scientific manner that is …

BACKGROUND: COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

Background Smoking cessation is the most important treatment for smokers with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but little is known about the effectiveness of different …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a substantially underdiagnosed disorder,
with the diagnosis typically missed or delayed until the condition is advanced. Spirometry is …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth cause of morbidity and mortality in
the developed world and represents a substantial economic and social burden. Patients …

Background: Varenicline, a new treatment for smoking cessation, has demonstrated
significantly greater efficacy over placebo and sustained release bupropion (bupropion SR) …

The mainstay in smoking cessation is counselling in combination with varenicline, nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT) or bupropion SR. Varenicline and combination of two NRTs is …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, asthma and pulmonary
tuberculosis are common pulmonary diseases that are caused or worsened by tobacco …

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of smoking on respiratory diseases,
hypertension and myocardial infarction, with a particular focus from a life-course …