Smoking a cigarette generates over 4000 chemicals that have a deleterious impact on each
part of the human body. It produces three main severe effects on the liver organ: oncogenic …

Objective: To analyze the impacts of climate change on the development of immature
respiratory and immune systems in children. Source of data: The authors of the present …

Intersecting socially marginalized identities and unique biopsychosocial factors place
women with substance use disorders (SUDs) experiencing myriad disadvantages at higher …

We report results from a single-blinded randomized controlled trial examining financial
incentives for smoking cessation among 249 pregnant and newly postpartum women …

Oxidative stress (OS) plays a pivotal role in placental development; however, abnormal
loads in oxidative stress molecules may overwhelm the placental defense mechanisms and …

The public health crisis of pregnant women being exposed to drugs of abuse and of its
impact on their unborn children continues to grow at an alarming rate globally. The state of …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and
peripartum cardiomyopathy, is a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United …

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and prematurity are independent risk factors for
abnormal neurodevelopment. The objectives were to compare differences in Bayley-III …

Introduction: Despite the prevalence of the perception that electronic cigarettes (e-cig) are a
safer alternative to tobacco smoke, growing concern about their potential toxic impact …

Smoking by women is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous
abortion, preterm delivery, low birth weight, infertility, and prolonged time to pregnancy …