secondhand smoke

Secondhand Smoke Exposure High Among College Students

harminka — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:17:38 -0500

Secondhand smoke (SHS) is not only a nuisance, but a potential health concern for many college students, and administrators should be taking steps to reduce students' exposure, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Population density increases exposure to secondhand smoke

harminka — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:27:32 -0500

More than half of non-smoking New Yorkers have elevated levels of cotinine in their blood – meaning that they were recently exposed to toxic second-hand smoke in concentrations high enough to leave residues in the body.

Smokers putting their loved ones at risk of heart attacks

harminka — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:49:49 -0600

Researchers at University College London and St George's, University of London measured recent exposure to tobacco smoke in non-smoking middle-aged men taking part in the British Regional Heart Study by measuring the levels of cotinine - a compound carried in the blood - at two time points 20 years apart.

Tobacco firm used extensive strategy to undermine secondhand smoke policy in China

harminka — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:54:05 -0600

British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world's largest transnational tobacco companies (TTCs), carried out an extensive, multi-pronged strategy to undermine the health policy agenda on secondhand smoke (SHS) in China, finds a new study published in PLoS Medicine.

Secondhand smoke raises odds of fertility problems in women

harminka — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:26:36 -0600

If you need another reason to quit smoking, consider that it may diminish your chances of being a parent or grandparent. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found that women exposed to second hand smoke, either as adults or children, were significantly more likely to face fertility problems and suffer miscarriages.

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.