Purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke — a known human carcinogen — is child abuse, according to an opinion piece written by Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a professor in the ...

Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study (pdf) describing nonsmokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke, the toxic vapors given off by a smoldering cigarette, ...

Having parents with a history of smoking is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing pediatric MS, a ...

Children lose 8.45 million days of healthy life each year globally due to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Smokers’ children often exposed to smoke in cars The majority of smoking parents do not have smoke-free car policy. HealthDay News — Many smoking parents expose their children to tobacco smoke in cars ...

Smoke rises July 30 from a wildfire in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Lyons, Colo. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) DENVER — Each day a child breathes wildfire smoke thick with ash and fine soot, ...

Exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with a larger waist and poorer cognition in children, researchers say. "The take-home message is that for these children, smoke exposure was connected to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - New research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital reveals that thirdhand smoke, the residue left by tobacco smoke in environments, poses a significant health risk to children, even ...

Though the recent freezing weather may seem like the worst time to call a wood-burning ban, the scientific evidence documenting the harm caused by wood smoke pollution justifies such restrictions. As ...