Although I rent in a nonsmoking building, my apartment frequently smells like I’m chain-puffing Marlboros 24/7. The smell’s sneaking through my vents, permeating the lobby, and wafting into the ...

Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is much worse than that from vaping, in terms of exposing children to nicotine, a new study finds. Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one-seventh the ...

Children tend to lose their healthy years of life due to the exposure of second-hand smoking (SHS), according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress (1 Trusted Source ...

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The risk of breathing second-hand smoke from cigarettes is well-documented, but the dangers from breathing second-hand marijuana smoke are not, until now. A new study from a researcher at the ...

Dr. Granger answers the question: 'Second-Hand Smoke And Heart Danger?' — -- Question: What is second-hand smoke and why is it dangerous for the heart? Answer: Second-hand smoke is smoke that you ...

I am compelled to respond to a misleading letter on second-hand cigarette smoke, "Second-hand smoke not proved to be carcinogenic" (Jan. 21), in which the writer cites a 1998 court ruling as proving ...

It’s Halloween weekend, but the childhood moment haunting Kafiza Khan is her father smoking. “I used to love playing in the garage, looking at my dad’s tools. But in spending time with him, if he was ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age in China are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke at home and over half are exposed in the workplace, which raises the risk of ...

You’re in line in line waiting for the bus, or walking through a crowd at Times Square, or even sitting on your balcony when you get that overwhelming smell of marijuana. You move because you don’t ...

The negative impact that exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke can have on children's health has been extensively studied but the impact of second-hand marijuana smoke on young children is unclear.

Asthma is a significant disease; among children, the prevalence is between 7 and 11%. The exacerbation of asthma by second-hand tobacco smoke is well documented, but as smoking tobacco has declined, ...