The products of tobacco combustion are absorbed into the systemic circulation. Absorbed
nicotine stimulates the release of catecholamines, whilst other products (perhaps including …

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. The growth of ageing populations in developing countries with progressively …

PURPOSE: We examined available evidence concerning the role of smoking in the
development of erectile dysfunction. This task involved a complete review of the smoking …

Evidence of the harmful effects of tobacco has existed for 200 years, at first in relation to oral
cancer and then to vascular disease and lung cancer [1]. This evidence was generally …

OBJECTIVES. Our goal was to report the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and lipid
levels among eighth-grade adolescents from 3 US locations and differences by gender …

The effects of smoking on the 8-year (1984–1992) incidence of non-insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) were investigated in a cohort of 2,312 male employees of an …

Background This study aimed to study the association between shift work and incident and
fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD), and to explore modifying and mediating factors …

OBJETIVO: Oferecer informações descritivas e investigar a extensão com que os fatores de
risco para doenças cardiovasculares de natureza comportamental estão associados aos …

Background HDL cholesterol levels are known to be lower in smokers than in nonsmokers.
Previous studies have demonstrated an association of decreased HDL cholesterol with …

Purpose We investigated the association between tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) as
measured by serum cotinine and lipoprotein cholesterols and adiposity in adolescents …