Browsing by Subject "smoking"

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    • Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study 

      Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Mollazehi, M.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Malki, A.M.; Shi, Z.; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ...

    • The Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Exposure to Tobacco Smoking: A Case-Control Study in Qatar 

      Abdallah, Bushra; Arif, Mariah; Al-Malki, Maryam; Hourani, Razan; Al-Maadeed, Tamader; ... more authors ( Dove Medical Press , 2023 , Article)
      Objective: This research investigated the association between childhood and adulthood tobacco smoking exposure with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) in Qatar. Study Design and Setting: In this case-control ...

    • The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank. 

      Akbar, Zoha; Kunhipurayil, Hasna H; Saliba, Jessica; Ahmad, Jamil; Al-Mansoori, Layla; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2024 , Article)
      Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifestations range from mild to severe life-threatening symptoms, including death. COVID-19 susceptibility has been associated with various factors, but studies in Qatar are limited. ...

    • Consequences of a Great Crisis on Chronic Diseases: How Childhood Exposures May Shape Future Health 

      Lee, J.J.; Shi, Z. ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)
      [No abstract available]

    • Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Gastric and Pancreatic Cancers: A Case-Control Study 

      Al-Awwad, Narmeen; Allehdan, Sabika; Al-Jaberi, Tareq; Hushki, Ahmad; Albtoush, Yazan; ... more authors ( The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition , 2021 , Article)
      Gastric cancer (GC) and pancreatic cancer (PC) are the third and seventh most likely cancers to cause death worldwide. We aimed to determine the dietary and lifestyle factors of patients with GC or PC and their associated ...

    • Effects of e-cigarette smoking on periodontal health: A scoping review. 

      Charde, Priti; Ali, Kamran; Hamdan, Nader ( Public Library of Science , 2024 , Article)
      Use of electronic cigarettes (ECs), also known as vaping, has gained remarkable popularity globally during the last decade especially among young people. Current evidence suggests that vaping may be associated with health ...

    • Environmental Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, and Host Characteristics Associated With Philadelphia Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasm: A Systematic Review 

      Allahverdi, Niloofar; Yassin, Mohamed; Ibrahim, Mohamed ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article Review)
      Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by the overproduction of mature myeloid cells and are often associated with an acquired genetic mutation of Janus Kinase2V617F. ...

    • An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar 

      Zolezzi, Monica; Al-Rawi, Safa; Eltorki, Yassin ( Dove Medical Press , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Studies have shown that tobacco use is exceptionally high in people affected with serious mental illness (SMI). Many countries worldwide have observed a decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking; however, ...

    • Haematococcus pluvialis Microalgae Extract Inhibits Proliferation, Invasion, and Induces Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells 

      Alateyah, Nouralhuda; Ahmad, Salma M. S.; Gupta, Ishita; Fouzat, Arij; Thaher, Mahmoud Ibrahim; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)
      Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignant cancer in females worldwide. Drug resistance, toxicity, and the failure of current therapies to completely cure BC has challenged conventional medicine. Consequently, ...

    • How do periodontal indices compare among non-smokers, tobacco and e-cigarette smokers? 

      Robbins, James; Ali, Kamran ( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article Review)
      Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data sources Medline (PubMed), ISI Web of Science and Scopus. Additionally, the following journals were hand-searched between 2000 and December 2021: Journal of Periodontology, ...

    • Serum Uric Acid Level Is Positively Associated With Higher Bone Mineral Density at Multiple Skeletal Sites Among Healthy Qataris 

      ibrahim, wisam nabeel; Younes, Nadin; Shi, Zumin; Abu-Madi, Marawan Abdelhamid ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated as a fundamental mechanism in the decline of bone mass. Although serum uric acid (SUA) has potent antioxidant properties, the findings of many epidemiological and experimental ...

    • Staff and student experiences and attitudes towards smoking and smoking cessation, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

      Tobaiqy, Mansour; Thomas, Dennis; MacLure, Andrew; Stewart, Derek; MacLure, Katie ( European Publishing , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: Tobacco smoking causes an estimated 7 million deaths per annum with 70 thousand of those occurring in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where the National Transformation Program highlights the need to ...

    • Statistical analysis for the impact of smoking on the behavior and health of Qatari adolescents 

      Abdel-Salam A.-S.G.; Ramzan M.; Siddiqui Z. ( De Gruyter , 2018 , Article)
      The links between the use of tobacco and health risks are well known. Most of the younger smokers reside in Asia which includes Qatar, the focus country of this study. Cigarette smoking among children is rising at an ...

    • Ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students 

      Uvacsek, Martina; Kneffel, Zs.; Toth, M.; Johnson, A.W.; Vehrs, P.; ... more authors ( Akademiai Kiado , 2014 , Article)
      Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the European region. The aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein ...

    • The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Adult Lip, Oral, and Pharyngeal Cancer in 204 Countries and Territories: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Da Cunha, Amanda Ramos; Compton, Kelly; Xu, Rixing; Mishra, Rashmi; Drangsholt, Mark Thomas; ... more authors ( American Medical Association , 2023 , Article)
      Importance: Lip, oral, and pharyngeal cancers are important contributors to cancer burden worldwide, and a comprehensive evaluation of their burden globally, regionally, and nationally is crucial for effective policy ...

    • The impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross-sectional study 

      Khamees, Almu'atasim; Awadi, Sajeda; Rawashdeh, Shireen; Talafha, Muna; Alzoubi, Mai; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      Background and Aims: Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, the resultant psychological disturbances led to more tobacco consumption and deteriorated smoking behaviors among smokers. In this study, we aimed to investigate the ...

    • Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar 

      Chaabane, Zaina; Murlasits, Zsolt; Mahfoud, Ziyad; Goebel, Ruben ( Hindawi Limited , 2016 , Article)
      The objective of the study was to determine the effects of tobacco use on selected markers of health and lung function in professional athletes. A total of 108 male professional athletes participated in the study from ten ...