This misconception parallels marketing strategies observed with herbal or low-tar cigarettes, which have similarly failed to confer real risk reduction
Atropine can increase heart rate by blocking vagal tone, without an associated increase of myocardial contractility and its associated increase in oxygen demand
On March 30, an expert scientific advisory board will have its first meeting to discuss the role of menthol in cigarettes and whether the FDA should take steps to curtail or eliminate its use
The wealth index, a proxy of SES, defined as lowest, low, middle, high, and highest, is computed on the basis of household assets, such as electricity, flush toilet, fixed telephone, cell telephone, television, radio, refrigerator, car, moped/scooter/motorcycle, washing machine etc