Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Dental Settings: An Exploratory Survey in ‎Bangalore City, India by Gaurav Sharma, Manjunath P Puranik, Sowmya KR

“…The dental practice is being identified as potential location for smoking cessation activity. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) promotes the chances of tobacco cessation, however, evidence related to prescription of the NRT in dental settings is lacking. …”
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Prevalence of Portuguese Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home and in the Car by José Precioso, Vânia Rocha, Isabel Sousa, Ana Carolina Araújo, José Cunha Machado, Henedina Antunes

“…It is necessary to promote smoking cessation among parents and to ban smoking inside the car. …”
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A qualitative study of electronic cigarette use among young people in Ireland: Incentives, disincentives, and equivocal cessation by Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy

“…Conclusions While smoking cessation and reduction are important motivators for young people’s use of e-cigarettes, they report also that e-cigarettes cause adverse health effects; are more addictive and they have less control over the amount they consume; they are sceptical about their ‘purported relative healthiness’; have concerns about potential negative health effects of e-cigarette use; and are aware of many issues with the devices themselves. …”
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Smoking as a major risk factor for cervical cancer and pre-cancer: results from the EPIC cohort. by Roura, E, Castellsagué, X, Pawlita, M, Travier, N, Waterboer, T, Margall, N, Bosch, F, de Sanjosé, S, Dillner, J, Gram, I, Tjønneland, A, Munk, C, Pala, V, Palli, D, Khaw, K, Barnabas, R, Overvad, K, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Fagherazzi, G, Kaaks, R, Lukanova, A, Steffen, A, Trichopoulou, A, Trichopoulos, D

“…The strong beneficial effect of quitting smoking is an important finding that will further support public health policies for smoking cessation.…”

Global, regional, and national burden of cancers attributable to tobacco smoking in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 by Safiri, S, Nejadghaderi, SA, Abdollahi, M, Carson-Chahhoud, K, Kaufman, JS, Bragazzi, NL, Moradi-Lakeh, M, Mansournia, MA, Sullman, MJM, Almasi-Hashiani, A, Collins, GS, Kolahi, A

“…<br><strong> Conclusions<br></strong> The results of this study clearly illustrate that renewed efforts are required to increase utilization of evidence-based smoking cessation support in order to reduce the burden of smoking-related diseases.…”

Community Interventions for Health can support clinicians in advising patients to reduce tobacco use, improve dietary intake and increase physical activity. by Anthony, D, Dyson, P, Lv, J, Thankappan, K, Champgane, B, Matthews, D

“…</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>Clinicians in the intervention group felt more prepared to advise smoking cessation and improvement of diet. They were more likely to test serum cholesterol and blood pressure, but less likely to take measurements of height, hip, waist and skin-fold thickness. …”

The influence of smoking on the pattern of disability and relapse risk in AQP4-positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, MOG-Ab Disease and Multiple Sclerosis by Messina, S, Mariano, R, Geraldes, R, Kim, S-H, Satukijcha, C, Vecchio, D, Chua, YY, Taylor, J, George, N, Cavey, A, Diaz, AR, Reeve, S, Everett, R, De Luca, G, Leite, MI, Kim, HJ, Palace, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In NMOSD-AQP4-Ab smoking associates with worse disability not through an increased risk of relapses but through poor relapse recovery. As in MS, smoking cessation should be encouraged in NMOSD-AQP4-Ab.…”

Changing strategies in the management of acute myocardial infarction in modern China by Chen, Z, Jiang, L

“…Further improvements, especially with respect to long-term management after MI, will rely not only on better implementation of the many established cost-effective treatments but also on improvements in the medical care system and more active engagement of the medical profession to improve risk factor management, such as smoking cessation. © 2008 World Heart Federation.…”

Preventive care for patients following myocardial infarction. The Wessex Research Network (WReN). by Bradley, F, Morgan, S, Smith, H, Mant, D

“…RESULTS: Basic care was provided to nearly all patients; 253 (95.1%, 95% Cl 91.8-97.4) had blood pressure documented after their MI, 216 of 234 patients eligible for aspirin (92.3%; 88.1-95.4) had been recommended treatment, and the provision of advice on smoking cessation was documented for 27 of 33 continuing smokers (81.8%; 64.5-93.0). …”

A mixed methods feasibility study of nicotine-assisted smoking reduction programmes delivered by community pharmacists - The RedPharm study by Farley, A, Tearne, S, Taskila, T, Williams, R, Mackaskill, S, Etter, J, Aveyard, P

“…We assessed uptake and adherence to the programme and smoking cessation four weeks and six months after a quit day and reduction in the three months following programme end and incorporated a qualitative processes assessment. …”

The association between smoking during pregnancy and hospital inpatient costs in childhood. by Petrou, S, Hockley, C, Mehta, Z, Goldacre, M

“…The results of this study should add an economic dimension to the importance of providing smoking cessation services for pregnant women.…”

Preventive care for patients following myocardial infarction. The Wessex Research Network (WReN). by Bradley, F, Morgan, S, Smith, H, Mant, D

“…RESULTS: Basic care was provided to nearly all patients; 253 (95.1%, 95% Cl 91.8-97.4) had blood pressure documented after their MI, 216 of 234 patients eligible for aspirin (92.3%; 88.1-95.4) had been recommended treatment, and the provision of advice on smoking cessation was documented for 27 of 33 continuing smokers (81.8%; 64.5-93.0). …”

The genetic landscape of renal complications in type 1 diabetes. by Sandholm, N, Van Zuydam, N, Ahlqvist, E, Juliusdottir, T, Deshmukh, H, Rayner, N, Di Camillo, B, Forsblom, C, Fadista, J, Ziemek, D, Salem, R, Hiraki, L, Pezzolesi, M, Trégouët, D, Dahlström, E, Valo, E, Oskolkov, N, Ladenvall, C, Marcovecchio, M, Cooper, J, Sambo, F, Malovini, A, Manfrini, M, McKnight, A, Lajer, M, Harjutsalo, V, Gordin, D, Parkkonen, M, Tuomilehto, J, Lyssenko, V, McKeigue, P, Rich, S, Brosnan, M, Fauman, E, Bellazzi, R, Rossing, P, Hadjadj, S, Krolewski, A, Paterson, A, Florez, J, Hirschhorn, J, Maxwell, A, Dunger, D, Cobelli, C, Colhoun, H, Groop, L, McCarthy, M, Groop, P

“…We also found genome-wide genetic correlation between diabetic kidney disease and failure at smoking cessation (P=1.1×10(-4)). Pathway analysis implicated ascorbate and aldarate metabolism (P=9.0×10(-6)), and pentose and glucuronate interconversions (P=3.0×10(-6)) in pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease. …”

Smoking and long-term risk of type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct study in European populations. by Spijkerman, A, van der A, D, Nilsson, P, Ardanaz, E, Gavrila, D, Agudo, A, Arriola, L, Balkau, B, Beulens, J, Boeing, H, de Lauzon-Guillain, B, Fagherazzi, G, Feskens, E, Franks, P, Grioni, S, Huerta, J, Kaaks, R, Key, T, Overvad, K, Palli, D, Panico, S, Redondo, M, Rolandsson, O, Roswall, N, Sacerdote, C

“…Smoking may be regarded as a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and smoking cessation should be encouraged for diabetes prevention.…”

Randomised controlled trial of follow up care in general practice of patients with myocardial infarction and angina: final results of the Southampton heart integrated care project... by Jolly, K, Bradley, F, Sharp, S, Smith, H, Thompson, S, Kinmonth, A, Mant, D

“…MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum total cholesterol concentration, blood pressure, distance walked in 6 minutes, confirmed smoking cessation, and body mass index measured at 1 year follow up. …”

Parental nicotine replacement therapy and offspring bronchitis/bronchiolitis and asthma – a nationwide population-based cohort study by Molero, Y, Zetterqvist, J, Lichtenstein, P, Almqvist, C, Ludvigsson, J

“…Nicotine replacement therapy has been shown to increase smoking cessation. However, no prior studies have explored if parental use decreases the risk of bronchitis/bronchiolitis and asthma in the offspring.…”

Lack of attentional retraining effects in cigarette smokers attempting cessation: A proof of concept double-blind randomised controlled trial by Begh, R, Munafò, M, Shiffman, S, Ferguson, S, Nichols, L, Mohammed, M, Holder, R, Sutton, S, Aveyard, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> This was a double-blind randomised controlled trial that took place in UK smoking cessation clinics. Smokers interested in quitting were randomised to five weekly sessions of attentional retraining (N = 60) or placebo training (N = 58) using a modified visual probe task from one week prior to quit day. …”

The impact of individualised cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk estimates and lifestyle advice on physical activity in individuals at high risk of CVD: a pilot 2 x 2 factorial under... by Price, H, Tucker, L, Griffin, S, Holman, R

“…METHODS/DESIGN: In a 2 x 2 factorial design participants are allocated at random to a personalised 10-year CVD risk estimate or numerical CVD risk factor values (systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and fasting glucose) and, simultaneously, to receive a brief lifestyle advice intervention targeting physical activity, diet and smoking cessation or not. We aim to recruit 200 participants from Oxfordshire primary care practices. …”

21st-century hazards of smoking and benefits of cessation in the United States. by Jha, P, Ramasundarahettige, C, Landsman, V, Rostron, B, Thun, M, Anderson, R, McAfee, T, Peto, R

“…METHODS: We obtained smoking and smoking-cessation histories from 113,752 women and 88,496 men 25 years of age or older who were interviewed between 1997 and 2004 in the U.S. …”

Updating a systematic review - What difference did it make? Case study of nicotine replacement therapy by Stead, L, Lancaster, T, Silagy, C

“…<br/><br/> <b>Methods:</b> We examined the effects of regular updating of a systematic review of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. We considered two outcomes. First, we assessed the effect of adding new data to meta-analyses, comparing results in 2000 with the results in 1994. …”