Background and aims: A systematic review conducted in 2008 found significant associations
between waterpipe tobacco smoking and lung cancer, respiratory disease, periodontal …

Objective It is widely held that waterpipe smoking (WPS) is not associated with health
hazards. However, several studies have documented the uptake of several toxicants and …

Background Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world,
estimated nationally at 14.7%. Our study's objective was to delineate the evidence on the …

Background: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized
in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received …

Background There is a need for a comprehensive and critical review of the literature to
inform scientific debates about the public health effects of waterpipe smoking. The objective …

Egypt is the most affected nation by hepatitis C virus (HCV) and needs a comprehensive
characterization of HCV epidemiology to inform the scale-up of treatment and prevention …

Background The objective of this study was to systematically review the medical literature for
the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among the general and specific populations …

Egypt has the highest prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world,
estimated nationally at 14.7%. An estimated 9.8% are chronically infected. Numerous HCV …

Tobacco product regulation, which involves regulating the contents and emissions of
tobacco products by testing, mandating the disclosure of the test results and regulating the …

Background According to published reports from the World Health Organization, it is
estimated that more than 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV. Given the impact …