Secondhand smoke hazardous to hookah bar workers
Workers at New York City hookah bars are inhaling hazardous levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine while at work, signaling yet another breach by their employers of New York City's anti-smoking bylaws.
View ArticlePinpointing a specific cause of lung cancer isn't possible
Dear Mayo Clinic: My brother-in-law has never smoked, but was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer at the age of 45. He was told there is no way to determine what caused it, even though he had a...
View ArticleSalt Lake International Airport to phase out smoking rooms
The Salt Lake City International Airport is planning to get rid of smoking rooms to join more than 600 other airports that are already smoke-free.
View ArticleApartment dwellers more likely to smoke: CDC
(HealthDay)—Apartment residents are more likely to smoke and less likely to have smoke-free rules than people living in single-family homes, U.S. health officials report.
View ArticleProtect 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 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 ArticleTeens with asthma almost twice as likely to smoke as their healthy counterparts
Curiosity is a driving factor in why most kids start smoking, and the same is true for kids with asthma. A study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual...
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 ArticleIn Greece's tobacco culture, passive smoke a serious problem
Nearly two-thirds of Greeks are inhaling someone else's tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union in exposing its people to the health risks of passive smoking.
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 ArticleSmoke-free public housing cuts secondhand fumes
(HealthDay)—Secondhand smoke exposure has dropped dramatically among public housing residents in Philadelphia since the introduction of a smoke-free policy, a new study finds.
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 ArticleSmokefree laws cut heart attacks in big way
There is strong and consistent evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke causes heart attacks and that smokefree workplace and public place laws cut heart attacks (and other diseases). The most recent...
View ArticleAAAAI: early-life secondhand smoke may up food allergy risk
(HealthDay)—Exposure to secondhand smoke in the first few weeks of life could increase the risk that children will develop food allergies, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the...
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 ArticleWHO: Japan needs anti-smoking law ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Japan should ban smoking in all public places if it wants to successfully host the Tokyo Olympics and promote tourism, a senior World Health Organization official said Friday.
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 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 ArticleSmoking bans help kids breathe easier
(HealthDay)—Smoking bans help protect the health of children's lungs, a new analysis shows.
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 ArticleStudy shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws
A recent study by University of Kentucky BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments) researchers shows that fewer new cases of lung cancer were found in communities...
View ArticleInfectious diseases A-Z: Does your child have ear pain?
Is your child complaining of an earache? It could be an infection. Children are more prone to ear infections than adults, and they can be painful. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric...
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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