BERLIN, Germany—People who are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke appear to have a greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an analysis of data from the UK Biobank. Those ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Missouri Indoor Clean Air Act consists of two House Bills - House Bill 1618 and House Bill 1901 - which would prohibit ...
The chain-link fence went up last week, wrapping around the smoking area at Spokane Transit Authority's downtown Plaza and ...
Airports with designated smoking areas can still expose nonsmoking travelers and employees to surprising levels of cigarette smoke. If airports haven’t gone completely smoke-free, they limit lighting ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research suggests it could be bad for your mental health, too. Researchers found that non-smokers ...
Secondhand smoke, once considered a mere nuisance, has proved to be far more harmful. It can lead to lung cancer and heart disease, exacerbate asthma and cause pneumonia and bronchitis in babies. Now, ...
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 ...