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  2. Standardized uptake value - Wikipedia

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    3-dimensional [18 F]FDG-PET image with 3D ROI generated by a threshold based algorithm.The blue dot in the MIP image bottom right marks the maximum SUV within the ROI.. The standardized uptake value (SUV) is a nuclear medicine term, used in positron emission tomography (PET) as well as in modern calibrated single photon emission tomography (SPECT) imaging for a semiquantitative analysis. [1]

  3. Positions of medical organizations on electronic cigarettes

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    There is no international evidence that vaping products are undermining the long-term decline in cigarette smoking among adults and youth, and may in fact be contributing to it.” [2] The Cancer Society of New Zealand released a position statement which states, "There is growing evidence that e-cigarettes containing nicotine assist adult ...

  4. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    Whether long-term vaping can raise the chance for malignancy in individuals with a susceptibility for tumor growth is unknown. [202] The effects of nicotine on the sympathoadrenal system could stimulate the advancement of cancer in people who have cancer. [203] Nicotine has been shown to induce DNA damage in the Escherichia colipol A+/pol− ...

  5. Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be ...

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    Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, the Health Secretary has said, although the Government has rowed back on making it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens.

  6. List of smoking bans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Irvine has banned all smoking and vaping in all public places within the city. [47] Loma Linda, July 25, 2008, banned on all sidewalks, streets, common areas in shopping centers, bus stops, parks, restaurant patios, theaters, City Hall, and 80% of motel rooms and apartment units. Exempts the federally controlled VA hospital grounds, and smoking ...

  7. Regulation of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    A no smoking or vaping sign from the US. In the United States, different measures have been taken to regulate e-cigarettes. In March 2010, New Jersey became the first state to implement e-cigarette Minimum Legal Sale Age Law (MLSA) [287] and comprehensive indoor use ban in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.

  8. Fact check: Is smoking allowed at Hilton Head Island ... - AOL

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    Smoking and vaping are not listed on the “not allowed on beach” list. Soon, the town council may expand smoking regulations to include vapes. The ordinance passed the first reading May 21.

  9. Vaping policy must be as strong as smoking plans, says ...

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    A ban on vapes must be as strong as the one proposed for smoking, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza said “we need shop fronts cleared” of vapes and that ...