AbstractCigarette smoking continues to pose a global health risk, including in developing countries. Fear appeal messages have been widely employed in health communication to reduce cigarette smoking, but studies provide conflicting results on their effi... see more

Revista: Health SA Gesondheid

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The Effect of Time on Blood Types of ABO Systems on Saliva Spots of Cigarette Butts for Forensic Identification

Mely Purnadianti,Mieke Sylvia MAR,Ahmad Yudianto

The identification process is not only carried out on the body of a victim of a crime, but identification can also be carried out on the evidence evidence found at the crime scene. The timing of a crime case and the time interval for collecting evidence ... see more

Revista: Folia Medica Indonesiana

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Effects of Folic Acid Intake during Pregnancy whose Mother was Exposed to Cigarette Smoke towards Brain Neurons Apoptosis Index and Quantity of Mice (Mus musculus) Offspring

Nyna Puspa Ningrum,Hermanto Tri Joewono,Widjiati Widjiati

Folic acid contains 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF), one of antioxidants that can be used to inhibit reaction caused by cigarette smoke exposure. Folic acid is able to inhibit the levels of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) so as to reduce the occurrence o... see more

Revista: Folia Medica Indonesiana

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Purple Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) Petal Extract Prevents Hepatocyte Degeneration in Wistar Rats Exposed to Cigarette Smoke

Arya Ulilalbab,Bambang Wiratmadi,Merryana Adriani

Currently, the number of smokers in Indonesia is still high. Cigarette smoke contains free radicals. This study aimed to analyze the effects of purple rosella petal extract on the prevention of hepatocyte degeneration in Wistar rats exposed to cigarette ... see more

Revista: Folia Medica Indonesiana

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ETHANOL EXTRACT OF MANGOSTEEN PEEL REDUCES HISTOLOGICAL COUNT OF ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGE AND PULMONARY ALVEOLAR SPACE SIZE IN MALE WHITE RATS (Rattus norvegicus) EXPOSED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE

Anna Lewi Santoso

This study aims to analyze histological alveolar macrophage cell number and width of pulmonary alveolar space white male rats given ethanol extract of mangosteen peel and then exposed to cigarette smoke. Smoking can reduce antioxidant and increases free ... see more

Revista: Folia Medica Indonesiana

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