| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 11 Other health problems |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| Other health problems: Miscellaneous Health Problems |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| Two cases of acute eosinophilic pneumonia in young people 10 days and 3 days after |
| smoking initiation have been reported from Japan. |
| Tobacco Control, Winter 1995, p. 400 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Disseminated cryptococcus neoformans infection (DCI) is the most common invasive |
| fungal disease and the third most common central nervous system disorder in patients |
| with HIV infection. In a study from San Diego, the risk for developing the opportunistic |
| infection DCI increased by 4.75 times in smokers compared with nonsmokers, and |
| 74% of cases were in smokers. |
| JAMA, February 26, 1997, p. 629 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| A report in the journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism indicated that both smoking and |
| obesity were significant risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Reuters, November 27, 1997 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Women who smoke have less endometrial cancer, fewer uterine fibroids, less |
| endometriosis, and less hyperemesis gravidarum, or severe nausea during |
| pregnancy. |
| Cigarettes, p. 90 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Anecdotal evidence suggests that nicotine may ameliorate symptoms of ulcerative |
| colitis. Chewing tobacco users have double the risk of developing ulcerative colitis, |
| but smokers may have a lower risk. |
| Cigarettes, p. 150-151 |
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