Cigarette smoke, which serves as a nicotine delivery vehicle in humans, produces profound
changes in physiology. Experimental studies suggest that nicotine has analgesic properties …

Introduction Our objective was to use meta-analytic techniques to assess the strength of the
overall relationship and role of potential moderators in the association between smoking …

BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that depression increases mortality risk. We
aimed to investigate the duration of time over which depression is associated with increased …

PURPOSE: The current study examined gender and racial/ethnic (Hispanics, non-Hispanic
Caucasians, non-Hispanic African Americans, and non-Hispanic Asians) differences in …

Background Epidemiologic data suggest an association between obesity and depression,
but findings vary across studies and suggest a stronger relationship in women than men …

Background Smoking has been associated with a range of mental disorders including
schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and depression. People with mental illness have high rates …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by brief, recurrent
disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain that result in seizures. Few …

Although smoking cessation is clearly beneficial, many smokers respond poorly to smoking
cessation efforts with rather disappointing overall success rate of long-term abstinence. The …

BACKGROUND: It is well established that smoking has detrimental effects on physical
health, but its associations with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and a variety of health …

Patients with obstructive lung diseases display abnormal circadian rhythms in lung function.
We determined the mechanism whereby environmental tobacco/cigarette smoke (CS) …