Cigarette smoke worsens flu, other viral infections

The Hindustan Times;  July 25, 2008 ;     286 words ......mechanism by which viruses and cigarette smoke interact to increase lung...exaggerated responses to viral infections. Smokers have been more...prevailing view has been that cigarette smoke decreases anti-viral responses...exposed to as little as two-cigarette smoke a ...

Vitamin A depletion induced by cigarette smoke is associated with the...

The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Benzo(a)pyrene, a constituent in cigarette smoke, induces vitamin A depletion when...therefore, we tested the hypothesis that cigarette smoke induces vitamin A depletion, which...experimental group was exposed to cigarette smoke from 20 nonfiltered commercial cigarettes...

Air over Los Angeles: piece by piece. (study indicates cigarette smoke...

Science News;  July 30, 1994 ;     274 words ......in diameter) in the air focuses on cigarette smoke. It appears in the July Environmental...team worked to identify a tracer for cigarette smoke, as they had done earlier for other...100 and 200 different chemicals in cigarette smoke, says Hildemann. From these, the team...

How pollution, cigarette smoke damage airways

The Hindustan Times;  June 21, 2008 ;     210 words ......fresh insights into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways. Lead researcher Pierangelo...the effects of chemicals found in cigarette smoke on guinea pig airways. The researchers...During the study, chemicals found in cigarette smoke were shown to activate signalling...

Cigarette Smoke Alters Human Vitamin E Requirements1,2

The Journal of Nutrition;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......prevents lipid peroxidation. Although cigarette smoke is a potent source of oxidative stress...this review will discuss the role of cigarette smoke on γ-tocopherol (γ-T) nitration...thereby protecting PUFA from oxidation. Cigarette smoke is a potent exogenous source of ...

Reader says cigarette smoke unmasks ventilation needs

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 14, 1992 ;     697 words ......windows and air out the place! When cigarette smoke gets so thick that people need oxygen...wrong with the ventilation system. Cigarette smoke is a visible indicator of air quality...workplaces. This study found that cigarette smoke accounted for less than 4 percent...

NSW: Study links cigarette smoke in household dust, SIDS

AAP General News (Australia);  March 8, 2004 ;     234 words ......Australia) 03-08-2004 NSW: Study links cigarette smoke in household dust, SIDS SYDNEY, March 8 AAP - Cigarette smoke particles even in household dust...research revealed contamination from cigarette smoke in households where parents smoked...

ABOUT CIGARETTE SMOKE

New Straits Times;  June 19, 2005 ;     187 words ...New Straits Times 06-19-2005 ABOUT CIGARETTE SMOKE Edition: New Sunday Times ENVIRONMENTAL...smoke is called "passive" smoking. Cigarette smoke contains 2,000 to 5,000 components...non-smokers each year. The EPA has linked cigarette smoke to triggering of asthma in non-asthmatic...

The nutritional hazard of second-hand cigarette smoke.

Environmental Nutrition;  February 1, 1994 ;     165 words ...Breathing in someone else's cigarette smoke may pose a nutritional risk, warn...lower than people not exposed to cigarette smoke. More than one in 10 of all passive...deficient. None of those not exposed to cigarette smoke had low vitamin C levels. Passive...

Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control

British Journal of Biomedical Science;  June 1, 1998 ;     456 words ...Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control 4th edn. A.S. Evans and...covering 34 chapters that includes concepts and methods, acute viral infections, viral infections and malignant diseases, and viral infections and chronic...

Parents 'killing babies with cigarette smoke'

The Press;  July 5, 2004 ;     468 words ......is dying from inhaling its parents' cigarette smoke, warn medics, as winter brings a tripling...of non-smoking mothers. Exposure to cigarette smoke increased the likelihood of infections...disease each year are attributed to cigarette smoke. The damage can start in the womb...

Vic: Court told cigarette smoke caused severe asthma attack

AAP General News (Australia);  August 15, 2000 ;     364 words ......Australia) 08-15-2000 Vic: Court told cigarette smoke caused severe asthma attack By Catherine...high levels of carbon monoxide from cigarette smoke in a restaurant caused a severe asthma...Casino and the Blue Train Cafe where cigarette smoke was an issue and found those levels...

Hypothesis-Ultraviolet-B Irradiance and Vitamin D Reduce the Risk of Viral...

Photochemistry and Photobiology;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Many viral infections reach clinical significance...mellitus and asthma, are linked to viral infections. Vitamin D, through induction...effectively combats both bacterial and viral infections, may reduce the risk of several...

The Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Plants

Al Bawaba;  March 31, 2005 ;     186 words ...The Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Plants Created and Experimented By: Adel Akkad 10...be affected because of existing solid particles in cigarette smoke l The cigarette smoke will absorb humidity and the stomas will be affected...

Exposing ferrets to cigarette smoke and a pharmacological dose of...

The Journal of Nutrition;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Exposing Ferrets to Cigarette Smoke and a Pharmacological Dose...lungs of ferrets exposed to cigarette smoke and/or a pharmacological dose...fraction from ferrets exposed to cigarette smoke, a pharmacological dose of...