Do men die young and sick, or do women live long and healthy? By trying to explain the
sexual dimorphism in life expectancy, both biological and environmental aspects are …

Hookah or waterpipe smoking or use is an emerging trend in the US population, especially
among the youth. The misperception of hookah being less harmful than cigarettes and the …

Objectives: A systematic review and a meta-analysis were performed to determine the
association between public smoking bans and risk for hospital admission for acute …

Objective: To evaluate the psychosocial and behavioural impact of the first ever national
level comprehensive workplace smoke-free law, implemented in Ireland in March 2004 …

Tetanus is becoming rarer in both industrialized and developing nations due to an effective
vaccination program. In 2010, the World Health Organization estimated there was a 93 …

We evaluate the effect of smoking bans and excise taxes on the exposure to tobacco smoke
of nonsmokers, and we show their unintended consequences on children. Smoking bans …

Objectives. Reductions in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke have been shown to
attenuate the risk of cardiovascular disease. We examined whether the 2003 …

Prolonged life expectancy in the 20th century has been one of humankind's greatest
triumphs. However, the substantial increase in the human life span has ushered in a new …

Objectives Tetanus is a serious infectious disease. In recent decades, the epidemiology and
disease characteristics of tetanus have been reported by many medical workers, but these …

Background: The New Zealand 2003 Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act (SEAA)
extended existing restrictions on smoking in office and retail workplaces by introducing …