Background Tobacco consumption is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The
Saudi Ministry of Health started a national tobacco control program in 2002 with increased …

METHODS We searched PubMed and Google for articles published in English from 2009 to
2015, focused on overall tobacco smoking and/or any form of tobacco smoking (eg tobacco …

Smoking, as recreational activity, is being practiced by over 1 billion people globally. The
main objective of the present study was to explore smoking prevalence, its effects and …

Cytokine gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are involved in the genesis and
progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We hypothesized that combined effects of …

Ethnicity and religion are known to be important factors associated with substance use and
misuse (SUM). Ethnic Bosniaks, Muslims by religion, are the third largest ethnic group in the …

Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Tobacco
consumption has grave negative consequences for health so that it is important to …

Chronic stress and smoking are major risk factors for hypertension, with stress also being a
factor predisposing to smoking. Methods are needed to prevent and/or reduce hypertension …

Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the ninth most common cancer worldwide, and
has a poor 5-year survival rate averaging 50%, which has not changed for decades. A high …

To assess smoking behavior, knowledge of smoking harm, and attitudes toward campus
smoking policy at an Egyptian university, an online survey of students, staff, and faculty was …

Background: The prevalence of smoking has increased in recent years in Saudi Arabia. Our
objectives were to determine the factors affecting smoking among physicians and to assess …