Background—Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by≈ 30%.
This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active …

Smoke-free policies have been an important tobacco control intervention. As recently as 20
years ago, few communities required workplaces and hospitality venues to be smoke-free …

Background Legislations banning smoking in indoor public places and workplaces are
being implemented worldwide to protect the population from secondhand smoke exposure …

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the association between preoperative
nutritional status and postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital …

Background: Marketing of high-energy, low-nutrient foods is one of the contributing factors to
the obesity-promoting environment. Licensed characters are typically used to market these …

Background: Congenital cardiac disease is the greatest cause of death in patients with
Down's syndrome during the first two years of life, with from two-fifths to two-thirds of those …

Abstract Objective: The California tobacco control program enacted in 1988 has been
associated with declines in smoking and heart disease mortality. Since smoking also causes …

Abstract Background Childhood overweight in Guatemala is now becoming a public health
concern. Child-oriented marketing contributes to increase children's food preference …

Background Food marketing is pervasive in high-and low/middle-income countries and is
recognized as a significant risk factor for childhood obesity. Although food packaging is one …

Objective: To examine the tobacco industry's strategy to avoid regulations on secondhand
smoke exposure in Latin America. Methods: Systematic search of tobacco industry …