Protect kids from toxic secondhand smoke, experts urge
Parents and policy advocates should take a "zero tolerance" approach to exposing children to secondhand cigarette smoke, which can be responsible for lifelong cardiovascular consequences in addition to...
View ArticleHelping parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking
Adult smoking rates in the United States have declined substantially in the past 50 years, but 42 million American adults still smoke, and more than 40 percent of children are exposed to secondhand...
View ArticleStudy finds a new way that tobacco smoke can cause cancer
A recent study led by University of Kentucky researchers illuminates a new way that tobacco smoke may promote the development of lung cancer: inhibiting a DNA repair process called nucleotide excision...
View ArticleResearch links secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy to developmental...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have long documented the health consequences of secondhand smoke. Now, a new study by FIU criminal justice professor Ryan Meldrum links prenatal exposure...
View ArticleSmoke + hot temperatures = increased SIDS risk
Researchers are a step closer to understanding why cigarette smoke exposure during pregnancy may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the unexplained, sudden death of a...
View ArticleEarly childhood household smoke exposure predicts later delinquency and...
Results of a new study led by Professor Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal's School of Psycho-Education show that the more children are exposed to household tobacco smoke in early childhood,...
View ArticleBeware: Children can passively 'smoke' marijuana, too
Relaxing with a joint around children is not very wise. Not only do youngsters inhale harmful secondary smoke in the process, but the psychoactive chemicals in the drug are taken up by their bodies as...
View ArticleAnimal study shows harmful effects of secondhand smoke even before pregnancy
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke—even before conception—appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a fetus, researchers at Duke Health report.
View ArticleOne puff spurs nursing researcher's lifelong career investigating tobacco and...
University of Kentucky College of Nursing Assistant Professor Chizimuzo Okoli picked up his first and last cigarette when he was 6 years old.
View ArticleSmoke-free policy cuts nicotine detected in Philadelphia public housing in...
Philadelphia's public housing residents are breathing in less secondhand smoke since a 2015 comprehensive smoke-free policy went into place, a new study indicates.
View ArticleThirdhand smoke affects weight, blood cell development in mice
The sticky residue left behind by tobacco smoke can do worse damage than stinking up furniture and discoloring walls. Exposure to thirdhand smoke leads to biological effects on weight and cell...
View ArticleNew study on smoking bans finds decreasein smoke exposure in public and...
Exposure to secondhand smoke has long been associated with negative health effects. A study of secondhand smoke exposure after two smoking bans in Spain, publishing today in Nicotine & Tobacco...
View ArticleKids' hands may be a source of significant nicotine exposure
Children may carry significant levels of nicotine on their hands just by coming into contact with items or surfaces contaminated with tobacco smoke residues, even when no one is actively smoking around...
View ArticleA new worry for smokers' families: 'thirdhand smoke'
Michael Miller does what many smokers do to protect his sons and daughter from cigarette smoke. He takes it outside.
View ArticleSecondhand smoke ups heart disease in unique group of female nonsmokers—Amish...
New research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has found that secondhand smoke tends to have somewhat different effects on men and women. The research, conducted in a...
View ArticleSecondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking adult cancer survivors has declined
From 1999/2000 to 2011/2012, exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmoking adult cancer survivors declined from 39.6 percent to 15.7 percent, but rates of exposure were higher among those with a...
View ArticleStudy reveals lung changes in mice exposed to second-hand smoke in utero
Mice exposed to second-hand smoke only during gestation undergo abnormal changes to lung structure and function that persist into adulthood, according to research published in the open access journal...
View ArticleThousands of NZ children continue to be exposed to second-hand smoke in cars
New evidence shows one in five children continue to be exposed to smoking in cars, and that exposure even increased in 2015.
View ArticleClosing the gap between gay, heterosexual smokers
Gays and lesbians are more than twice as likely to use tobacco than heterosexuals, and University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have detailed how the disparity can be reduced.
View ArticleExposure to toxins in e-cig vapor varies depending on scenario
E-cigarettes are often perceived to be less harmful than their traditional counterparts, but they could still expose the people who "vape" and those around them to harmful compounds. Researchers now...
View ArticleSmoking bans help kids breathe easier
(HealthDay)—Smoking bans help protect the health of children's lungs, a new analysis shows.
View ArticleThirdhand smoke exposure effects on liver and brain found to worsen over time
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that thirdhand-smoke (THS) exposure has a significant effect on health as early as one month after initiation of exposure—an effect...
View ArticleLong-term health impacts from wildfire smoke may include cardiac, respiratory...
As the deadly wildfires that devastated Northern California this month come under control and residents begin the process of rebuilding, one question that lingers is the longer-term health effects of...
View ArticleChildren's exposure to secondhand smoke may be vastly underestimated by parents
Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American Heart Association. A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that parents who smoke mistakenly rely on their...
View ArticleCertain popular cigars deliver more nicotine than cigarettes
Cigars may have a reputation for being safer than cigarettes, but they may be just as harmful and addictive, according to Penn State researchers, who add that small cigars have just as much if not more...
View ArticlePrior exposure to smoking may affect infants' respiratory health
In a Pediatric Pulmonology study of children aged 15 months, increasing hair nicotine levels were related to prior parent-reported smoking exposure and were associated with potential increased risks of...
View ArticleNicotine withdrawal affects the brain's cognitive systems, researchers find
Most attempts to stop smoking are unsuccessful in the long term, even with smoking cessation methods such as nicotine replacement therapy. Penn State researchers are looking at how reward processing...
View ArticleChildren bear the brunt of secondhand smoke in Bangladesh
Researchers say there is an urgent need for action after 95 per cent of children from 12 primary schools in Dhaka tested positive for recent second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure.
View ArticleBest ways to quit smoking, cut your lung cancer risk
(HealthDay)—While there is no sure way to avoid lung cancer, there are steps you can take to reduce your risk.
View ArticlePregnant women in NC exposed to less secondhand nicotine after 'smoking ban'
A new study from Duke Health has found pregnant women experienced less secondhand smoke exposure since the 2009 passage of the 'smoking ban' in North Carolina, which outlawed smoking inside public...
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