Does lifestyle behaviour trigger cardiovascular risk factors among school-going adolescents in Pakistan? by Nida Jawed, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar, Anishta Mehdi, Sumera Inam, Kashif Shafique, Salma Badruddin

“…Conclusion: Interventional programmes in schools should emphasise the need for healthy lifestyle behaviours, increased physical activity, good eating habits and smoking cessation. Key Words: CVD risk factors, Adolescents, Lifestyle behaviours, Micronutrients, Pakistan. …”
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Addressing varenicline adherence through repackaging in a dose administration aid by Drovandi AD, Robertson SG, Malau-Aduli BS, Teague PA, Glass BD

“…Aaron D Drovandi, Sherryl G Robertson, Bunmi S Malau-Aduli, Peta Ann Teague, Beverley D Glass College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia Background: Ensuring adherence to prescribed smoking cessation medications, such as Champix® (varenicline), is essential during a quit attempt as non-adherence can significantly reduce the likelihood of achieving prolonged smoking abstinence. …”
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The therapeutic potential of purified cannabidiol by Saoirse Elizabeth O’Sullivan, Sanne Skov Jensen, Gitte Nykjaer Nikolajsen, Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Rhenu Bhuller, Julia Hoeng

“…Limited evidence supports the use of CBD for the treatment of Parkinson’s (3 positive uncontrolled studies and 2 positive RCTs), autism (3 positive RCTs), smoking cessation (2 positive RCTs), graft-versus-host disease and intestinal permeability (1 positive RCT each). …”
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Association between Environmental Exposures and Asthma among Children in King Williams Town, South Africa by Rasaq A. Yusuf, Phoka C. Rathebe, Thokazani P. Mbonane

“…Strengthening the evaluation of children healthcare and encouraging smoking cessation among parents could reduce exposure to environmental asthma triggers among children.…”
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Nicotine, THC, and Dolutegravir Modulate E-Cigarette-Induced Changes in Addiction- and Inflammation-Associated Genes in Rat Brains and Astrocytes by Jacqueline Renee Kulbe, Lauren Nguyen, Alexandra Anh Le, Anna Elizabeth Laird, Michael A. Taffe, Jacques D. Nguyen, Jerel Adam Fields

“…E-cigarette use has been marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, as a means of smoking cessation, and are used at a higher rate than the general population in people with HIV (PWH). …”
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Selected Exogenous (Occupational and Environmental) Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Military and Aviation by Ewelina Maculewicz, Agata Pabin, Łukasz Dziuda, Małgorzata Białek, Agnieszka Białek

“…Some of the risk factors cannot be modified, but a large group of them can be modified by introducing healthy habits or behaviors, such as regular physical activity, quitting of tobacco smoking, cessation of harmful alcohol consumption, or stress avoidance. …”
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Influence of Nicotine from Diverse Delivery Tools on the Autonomic Nervous and Hormonal Systems by Valerii A. Menshov, Aleksei V. Trofimov, Alla V. Zagurskaya, Nadezda G. Berdnikova, Olga I. Yablonskaya, Anna G. Platonova

“…Conclusions: The HRV method is proven to be a promising technique for evaluation of the risks associated with smoking, dual use of various ANDS and studying the biomedical aspects of smoking cessation. Nic-packs are shown to be leaders in biological safety among the studied ANDS. …”
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An uncommon cause of chest pain – penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer by Htoo Kyaw, Sanah Sadiq, Arnab Chowdhury, Rashin Gholamrezaee, Linus Yoe

“…After a 2-month period of smoking cessation and following the achievement of a controlled blood pressure, she felt well without chest pain.…”
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Documentation of preventive screening interventions by general practitioners: a retrospective chart audit by Hemmelgarn Brenda, Ngwakongnwi Emmanuel, Quan Hude

“…Our main outcome measures included cancer screening (mammography and pap smears), immunization (influenza and pneumococcal), and risk factor assessment (cholesterol measurement and smoking cessation consultation).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Patient visits to GP clinics present opportunities for preventive screening. …”
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Danish community pharmacies supporting self-care for patients by Rikke Nørgaard Hansen, Lotte Stig Nørgaard, Charlotte Verner Rossing

“…Some self-care activities in Danish community pharmacies are mentioned in national and municipal guidelines for better prevention and self-care regarding obesity, sexual health, smoking cessation, teaching patients/relatives and vaccination. …”
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Triple therapy in a single inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical studies and case report (real practice) by V. V. Salukhov, E. V. Kryukov, M. A. Kharitonov, V. P. Sereda, A. A. Minakov

“…An additional contribution to ensuring clinical success was made by such factors as strict compliance with medical prescriptions by the patient, smoking cessation and compliance with recommendations for maintaining physical activity, compliance with a strict self-isolation regime during the pandemic, which reduced the risks of respiratory viral infections. …”
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Determinants for achieving the LDL-C target of lipid control for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in Taiwan. by Li-Ting Ho, Wei-Hsian Yin, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wei-Kung Tseng, Yen-Wen Wu, I-Chang Hsieh, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Yi-Heng Li, Lien-Chi Huang, Kuo-Yang Wang, Kwo-Chang Ueng, Ching-Chang Fang, Wen-Harn Pan, Hung-I Yeh, Chau-Chung Wu, Jaw-Wen Chen, Taiwanese Secondary Prevention for patients with AtheRosCLErotic disease (T-SPARCLE) Registry Investigators

“…By univariate analysis, the patients achieving the LDL-C target were associated with older age, more male sex, taller height, lower blood pressure, more under lipid-lowering therapy, more smoking cessation, more history of CAD, DM, physical activity, but less history of CVD. …”
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The Analysis of the Content of Tobacco Control Policymaking and Legislation in Iran and Providing Policy Solutions by Ali Mouseli, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Jalal Arabloo, Shabnam Ghasemani, Zahra Mastaneh, Gisoo Alizadeh

“…The policies include setting prices and taxes on tobacco to reduce demand; protecting the public from second-hand smoke; controlling the composition of tobacco products; setting regulations on the disclosure of information about tobacco packaging and labeling; educating the public about the dangers of tobacco use; advertising, promotion, and financial support of tobacco; setting measures to encourage smoking cessation and reduce the demand and dependence on tobacco; banning illegal tobacco product trading; banning youngsters from tobacco trading; financially supporting the practical alternatives such as economic activities and research; setting monitoring and evaluation systems; and enhancing the exchange of information. …”
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A Review of Electronic Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine Poisoning Exposure Cases in the United States by Ayesha Ahmed

“… Purpose: In 2007, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) were introduced as a smoking cessation device. Since then, its sale and marketing has been expanded annually. …”
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Knowledge of the Cigarettes Dangers and Attitudes about Cigarettes on the Intention to Quit Smoking in Teenagers Smokers in Nganjuk District by Reni Nurhidayah, Katmini, Prima Dewi Kusumawati, Ratna Wardani

“…This shows that to increase the success of the smoking cessation program for adolescents in Nganjuk District, interventions are needed to increase negative attitudes and knowledge of the dangers of smoking.…”
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Comparison of two train-the-pharmacist programs for supporting tobacco-nicotine dependence in Japan by Hiroko Tobari, Yuji Takahashi, Masaaki Aizawa, Katsushi Murayama, Kyoichi Miyazaki, Naho Minagawa, Yusuke Hori, Pharmacists Committee of Japan Society for Tobacco Control

“…We compared participants’ attitude, self-efficacy, and skills for smoking cessation to determine the effect of two programs. …”
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Effects of SMS to quit on quit rate and satisfaction among smokers calling Thailand National Quitline (preliminary analysis) by Jintana Yunibhand, Suwimon Rojnawee

“…TNQ's created an interventions delivered via text messaging (short message service, SMS) may increase access to the services that promote smoking cessation across diverse populations. Methods This quasi-experimental study aims to study the effect of SMS to Quit on quit attempt, quit rate over 7 days and 1 months, and satisfaction among smokers who called the Thailand National Quitline (TNQ) between September 2016 to February 2017. …”
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Smoking behavior intervention based on implicit approach: a cross-sectional pilot study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Marisa F. Moeliono, Stephani Raihana Hamdan, Wilis Srisayekti

“…Conclusions This pilot research becomes initial step examine attentional bias that strengthen smoking addiction and the first attempt to develop smoking cessation interventions in Indonesia using an implicit cognition approach.…”
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Barriers to helping patients quit smoking: Lack of knowledge about cessation methods, E-cigarettes, and why nurse practitioners and physician assistants can help by J. Lee Westmaas, Israel Kates, Laura Makaroff, Rosie Henson

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How French general practitioners manage and prevent recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: the SOURIRRE survey by Chicoulaa B, Haas H, Viala J, Salvetat M, Olives JP

“…More than 85% thought that prevention of RRTIs is possible. Smoking cessation, vaccination, allergen avoidance and hygiene were identified as the main preventive measures. …”
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