Lung disease encompasses acute, infectious processes and chronic, non-infectious
processes such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and lung cancer. People …

Despite anti-retroviral therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-related
pulmonary disease continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality for people living …

Tuberculosis (TB), smoking, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
burgeoning epidemics in develo** countries. The link between TB and HIV is well …

The use of recreational drugs of abuse has generated serious health concerns. There is a
long-recognized relationship between addictive drugs and increased levels of infections …

Cigarette smoke is a major health risk factor which significantly increases the incidence of
diseases including lung cancer and respiratory infections. This increased susceptibility may …

Huttunen R, Heikkinen T, Syrjänen J.(Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University
Hospital, Tampere; Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku; Finland) …

Objective. We assessed the association of cigarette smoking with the effectiveness of highly
active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among low-income women. Methods. Data were …

BACKGROUND: The impact of smoking on outcomes among those with HIV infection has
not been determined in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). STUDY …

Background: Although cigarette smoking is known to have detrimental effects on the immune
system, the nature of the immunosuppressive agent or agents is poorly understood …

The study aim was to identify covariates of smoking status and readiness to quit that
encompassed key sociodemographic and health status variables, health-related quality of …