secondhand smoke

Second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids

harminka — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:31:23 -0500

Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a joint study from nine Canadian institutions.

Secondhand smoke linked to peripheral artery disease in women

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:31:19 -0500

Secondhand smoke significantly increased the risk of women developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a Chinese study, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Secondhand smoke a risk for children worldwide

harminka — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:39:57 -0600

Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Secondhand smoke damages lungs

harminka — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:25:44 -0600

It’s not a smoking gun, but it’s smoking-related, and it’s there in bright medical images: evidence of microscopic structural damage deep in the lungs, caused by secondhand cigarette smoke.

Novel MRI technique shows secondhand smoke damages lungs

harminka — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:22:22 -0600

For the first time, researchers have identified structural damage to the lungs caused by secondhand cigarette smoke.

Secondhand smoke increases teen test failure

harminka — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:30:07 -0500

Teens exposed to secondhand smoke at home are at increased risk of test failure in school, suggests a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Secondhand smoke is health threat to pets

harminka — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:01:56 -0500

It has been in the news for years about how secondhand smoke is a health threat to nonsmokers. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that secondhand smoke is attributed with killing thousands of adult nonsmokers annually.

Researchers measure secondhand smoke concentrations in automobiles

harminka — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:25:51 -0500

It's Labor Day weekend and you have packed the family into the car for the two-hour drive to grandma's house. Because of the heat, you crank the AC and keep the windows closed. The problem is you are a smoker and after just two cigarettes you will have exposed your spouse and kids to particulates at a level well above government safety standards.

Workers in no-smoking restaurants show lower carcinogen levels

harminka — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:48:43 -0500

Recent research on the dangers of secondhand smoke could help clear the air about the value of no-smoking laws governing bars and eateries.

Mother second-hand smoke exposure linked to psychological problems for kids

harminka — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:47:26 -0500

Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new University of Washington study.

Cigarette smoke alters DNA in sperm

harminka — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:55:05 -0500

The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes.

Are Indoor smoking bans creating unhealthy outdoor zones?

harminka — Tue, 22 May 2007 11:54:36 -0500

With the growing number of smoking bans in restaurants and bars driving smokers outside, researchers in Athens, Georgia, are hoping to find out whether secondhand smoke from smokers clustered outside these establishments is posing a health hazard of its own.