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Syndromic Surveillance for E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury by Hartnett, Kathleen P, Kite-Powell, Aaron, Patel, Megan T, Haag, Brittani L, Sheppard, Michael J, Dias, Taylor P, King, Brian A, Melstrom, Paul C, Ritchey, Matthew D, Stein, Zachary, Idaikkadar, Nimi, Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M, Rose, Dale A, Briss, Peter A, Layden, Jennifer E, Rodgers, Loren, Adjemian, Jennifer

“…Increases in EVALI were identified in 2019. Using the National Syndromic Surveillance Program, which includes about 70% of U.S. EDs, researchers found a…”
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Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure, 2011−2018: Impact and Implications of Expanding Serum Cotinine Range by Tsai, James, Homa, David M., Neff, Linda J., Sosnoff, Connie S., Wang, Lanqing, Blount, Benjamin C., Melstrom, Paul C., King, Brian A.

“…The impact of defining secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers using an expanded serum cotinine range is currently unknown. This study assessed the trends…”
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Tobacco-Free Pharmacies and U.S. Adult Smoking Behavior: Evidence From CVS Health's Removal of Tobacco Sales by Ali, Fatma Romeh M., Neff, Linda, Wang, Xu, Hu, S. Sean, Schecter, Anna, Mahoney, Margaret, Melstrom, Paul C.

“…Beginning September 3, 2014, CVS Health stopped selling tobacco products in all of its retail stores nationwide. This study assessed the impact of removing…”
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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Nonsmokers — United States, 1988–2014 by Tsai, James, Homa, David M., Gentzke, Andrea S., Mahoney, Margaret, Sharapova, Saida R., Sosnoff, Connie S., Caron, Kevin T., Wang, Lanqing, Melstrom, Paul C., Trivers, Katrina F.

“…Exposure to secondhand smoke from burning tobacco products can cause sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks…”
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Screening practices and attitudes of obstetricians-gynecologists toward new and emerging tobacco products by England, Lucinda Jane, MD, Anderson, Britta Louise, PhD, Tong, Van Thi Ky, MPH, Mahoney, Jeanne, BSN, Coleman-Cowger, Victoria Hope, PhD, Melstrom, Paul, PhD, Schulkin, Jay, PhD

“…Objective We examined screening practices and attitudes of obstetricians-gynecologists toward the use of noncombustible tobacco products (chewing tobacco,…”
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A Brief Overview of the National Outbreak of e-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury and the Primary Causes by Kiernan, Emily, Click, Eleanor S., Melstrom, Paul, Evans, Mary E., Layer, Mark R., Weissman, David N., Reagan-Steiner, Sarah, Wiltz, Jennifer L., Hocevar, Susan, Goodman, Alyson B., Twentyman, Evelyn

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An Epidemiologic Investigation of Potential Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda by Foltz, Jennifer L, Makumbi, Issa, Sejvar, James J, Malimbo, Mugagga, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Atai-Omoruto, Anne Deborah, Alexander, Lorraine N, Abang, Betty, Melstrom, Paul, Kakooza, Angelina M, Olara, Dennis, Downing, Robert G, Nutman, Thomas B, Dowell, Scott F, Lwamafa, D K W

“…Nodding Syndrome (NS), an unexplained illness characterized by spells of head bobbing, has been reported in Sudan and Tanzania, perhaps as early as 1962…”
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Clinical, neurological, and electrophysiological features of nodding syndrome in Kitgum, Uganda: an observational case series by Sejvar, James J, Dr, Kakooza, Angelina M, MD, Foltz, Jennifer L, MD, Makumbi, Issa, MBChB, Atai-Omoruto, Anne Deborah, MD, Malimbo, Mugagga, MSc, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, PhD, Alexander, Lorraine N, MPH, Abang, Betty, BFST, Downing, Robert G, PhD, Ehrenberg, Andrew, BSc, Guilliams, Kristin, MD, Helmers, Sandra, MD, Melstrom, Paul, PhD, Olara, Dennis, BSc, Perlman, Seth, MD, Ratto, Jeffrey, MPH, Trevathan, Edwin, MD, Winkler, Andrea S, MD, Dowell, Scott F, MD, Lwamafa, DKW, MPH

“…Summary Background Nodding syndrome is an unexplained illness characterised by head-bobbing spells. The clinical and epidemiological features are incompletely…”
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Trends in Manufacturer-Reported Nicotine Yields in Cigarettes Sold in the United States, 2013-2016 by Kuiper, Nicole, Coats, Ellen M, Crawford, Tamara N, Gammon, Doris G, Loomis, Brett, Watson, Clifford H, Melstrom, Paul C, Lavinghouze, Rene, Rogers, Todd, King, Brian A

“…A gradual reduction of cigarette nicotine content to nonaddictive levels has been proposed as an endgame strategy to accelerate declines in combustible tobacco…”
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Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Electronic-Cigarette–Product Use — Interim Guidance by Schier, Joshua G., Meiman, Jonathan G., Layden, Jennifer, Mikosz, Christina A., VanFrank, Brenna, King, Brian A, Salvatore, Phillip P., Weissman, David N., Thomas, Jerry, Melstrom, Paul C., Baldwin, Grant T., Parker, Erin M., Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A., Krishnasamy, Vikram P., Pickens, Cassandra M., Evans, Mary E., Tsay, Sharon V., Powell, Krista M., Kiernan, Emily A., Marynak, Kristy L., Adjemian, Jennifer, Holton, Kelly, Armour, Brian S., England, Lucinda J., Briss, Peter A., Houry, Debra, Hacker, Karen A., Reagan-Steiner, Sarah, Zaki, Sherif, Meaney-Delman, Dana

“…On September 6, 2019, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). As of August 27, 2019, 215 possible cases…”
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Reversible AChE inhibitors in C. elegans vs. rats, mice by Melstrom, Paul C., Williams, Phillip L.

“…We are investigating whether Caenorhabditis elegans could be used as a screen for vertebrates by comparing the responses of components of its cholinergic…”
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Electronic Cigarette Exposure: Calls to Wisconsin Poison Control Centers, 2010–2015 by Weiss, Debora, Tomasallo, Carrie D, Meiman, Jon G, Creswell, Paul D, Melstrom, Paul C, Gummin, David D, Patel, Disa J, Michaud, Nancy T, Sebero, Heather A, Anderson, Henry A

“…E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine and flavorings by aerosol and have been marketed in the United States since 2007. Because…”
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Measuring Movement to Determine Physiological Roles of Acetylcholinesterase Classes in Caenorhabditis elegans by Melstrom, Paul C, Williams, Phillip L

“…A difference in movement has been hypothesized to exist between Caenorhabditis elegans strains lacking one of two main genes for acetylcholinesterase (AChE),…”
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Fatal foodborne Clostridium perfringens illness at a state psychiatric hospital--Louisiana, 2010 by Delaune, Erin, Straif-Bourgeois, Susanne, Ratard, Raoult C, Tynes, Lee, Melstrom, Paul C, Schier, Joshua G, Reedy, Sarah J, Gomez, Gerardo A, Talkington, Deborah F, Sodha, Samir V, Dykes, Janet K, Luquez, Carolina, Sprecher, Armand

“…Clostridium perfringens, the third most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States (1), most often causes a self-limited, diarrheal disease lasting…”
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Measuring PM2.5, Ultrafine Particles, Nicotine Air and Wipe Samples Following the Use of Electronic Cigarettes by Melstrom, Paul, Koszowski, Bartosz, Thanner, Meridith Hill, Hoh, Eunha, King, Brian, Bunnell, Rebecca, McAfee, Tim

“…Few studies have examined the extent of inhalation or dermal contact among bystanders following short-term, secondhand e-cigarette exposure. Measure PM2.5…”
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Demographics, Substance Use Behaviors, and Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents With e-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) in the United States in 2019 by Adkins, Susan H, Anderson, Kayla N, Goodman, Alyson B, Twentyman, Evelyn, Danielson, Melissa L, Kimball, Anne, Click, Eleanor S, Ko, Jean Y, Evans, Mary E, Weissman, David N, Melstrom, Paul, Kiernan, Emily, Krishnasamy, Vikram, Rose, Dale A, Jones, Christopher M, King, Brian A, Ellington, Sacha R, Pollack, Lori A, Wiltz, Jennifer L

“…To date, limited information is available on the characteristics of adolescents with e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). To…”
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Chemical Composition of Electronic Vaping Products From School Grounds in California by Wang, Ping, Williams, Rebecca J, Chen, Wenhao, Wang, Flavia, Shamout, Mays, Tanz, Lauren J, Herzig, Carolyn T A, Oakley, Lisa P, Peak, Corey M, Heinzerling, Amy, Al-Shawaf, Maeh, Melstrom, Paul, Marynak, Kristy, Tynan, Michael A, Agaku, Israel T, Kumagai, Kazukiyo

“…The use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) containing nicotine, marijuana, and/or other substances remains prominent among youth; with EVPs containing…”
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Update: Characteristics of a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury - United States, August 2019-January 2020 by Krishnasamy, Vikram P, Hallowell, Benjamin D, Ko, Jean Y, Board, Amy, Hartnett, Kathleen P, Salvatore, Phillip P, Danielson, Melissa, Kite-Powell, Aaron, Twentyman, Evelyn, Kim, Lindsay, Cyrus, Alissa, Wallace, Megan, Melstrom, Paul, Haag, Brittani, King, Brian A, Briss, Peter, Jones, Christopher M, Pollack, Lori A, Ellington, Sascha

“…Since August 2019, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and public health and clinical stakeholders have been…”
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Chemical Composition of JUUL Pods Collected From Students in California High Schools by Shamout, Mays, Wang, Ping, Wong, Flavia, Chen, Wenhao, Kumagai, Kazukiyo, Pérez, José J., Watson, Clifford H., Valentín-Blasini, Liza, Tanz, Lauren, Herzig, Carolyn, Oakley, Lisa P., Peak, Corey M., Heinzerling, Amy, Williams, Rebecca J., Hess, Catherine, Wang, Chunxia, Planche, Sarah, Al-Shawaf, Maeh, Melstrom, Paul, Marynak, Kristy, Tynan, Michael A., Agaku, Israel T., King, Brian A.

“…To examine the chemical composition of JUUL pods collected from a convenience sample of 16 high schools in California to identify possible consumer…”
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Syndromic Surveillance for E-cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury by Hartnett, Kathleen P., Kite-Powell, Aaron, Patel, Megan T., Haag, Brittani L., Sheppard, Michael J., Dias, Taylor P., King, Brian A., Melstrom, Paul C., Ritchey, Matthew D., Stein, Zachary, Idaikkadar, Nimi, Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M., Rose, Dale A., Briss, Peter A., Layden, Jennifer E., Rodgers, Loren, Adjemian, Jennifer

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