An increased risk of stillbirth, preeclampsia, and oral cleft malformations, are among risks of using Swedish snus while pregnant. Read more about the report here.
Bruk av snus under svangerskapet er skadelig for mor og barn. Dette budskapet må leger og annet helsepersonell videreformidle til sine pasienter, sånn at flest mulig kvinner i fertil alder legger vekk snusen før de blir gravide. Snus og andre nikotinerstatningsmidler er ikke risikofrie alternativer til røyking.
The airways of dental personnel can be exposed to low concentrations of HEMA on a daily basis. Thus, we aimed to explore altered gene expression in a bronchial epithelial cell line after exposure to “non-lethal” concentrations of HEMA, demonstrated to be 2 mM or below in the current model system. We show that the expression of a number of genes was altered in HEMA exposed cells.
The present study was part of the research project Inhalation and prenatal exposure to phthalates: influence on airway immunology, conducted at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and was funded by the Norwegian research council (Research grant number: 228129).