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Newest firstObjective Characterize symptoms observed among people using nicotine and/or cannabis compared to non-users using an institutional respiratory illness symptom checker. Methods Cross-sectional study (April 2020-August 2021) using University of California San Francisco (UCSF) COVID-19 & Flu Symptom Checker online self-triage tool measuring current tobacco and cannabis use, symptom prevalence and associations with sel…
Open article record in new tab ↗An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the endocannabinoid system plays a significant role in pathophysiological processes and impacts disease severity. Here we investigate the possible role of a cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) functional variant in determining disease severity and the potential pharmacological therapeutic effects of CB2 activation in viral respiratory infection. The common missense vari…
Little evidence is available on the strength of the association between ambient air pollution exposure and health effects in developing countries such as South Africa. The association between the 24-h average ambient PM(10), SO(2) and NO(2) levels and daily respiratory (RD), cardiovascular (CVD) and cerebrovascular (CBD) mortality in Cape Town (2001-2006) was investigated with a case-crossover design. For models t…
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