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 ...

RENO, Nev. — Second-hand smoke in indoor casino areas is up to 18 times more harmful than outdoor levels, according to a University of Nevada, Reno study published this month in the Environmental ...

Second-hand smoke (SHS) may seem harmless to many, but mounting evidence shows it carries serious consequences for children. Though they are non-smokers, children often suffer from repeated exposure, ...

In 2003, UCLA epidemiologist James Enstrom and I published a study of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)—also called "secondhand smoke" or "passive smoking"—in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Using ...

You might think that not smoking keeps you safe, but secondhand smoke, which is another name for passive smoking, is not safe at all. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that ...

Secondhand smoke from just one cigarette can damage nearly every organ of a nonsmoker's body. This involves the heart, lungs, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Secondhand smoke significantly reduced the ability of cisplatin chemotherapy to kill head and neck cancer cells.

Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), refers to the smoke inhaled by those who are not actively smoking. This invisible culprit poses a significant health risk, especially ...

What is secondhand and thirdhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning ends of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars or pipes along with the smoke exhaled ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Global estimates showed that secondhand smoke exposure contributed to millions of disability-adjusted life-years ...

Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed. These epigenetic changes could influence the ...

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