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

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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 ...

Secondhand smoke may be an important but overlooked source of chronic lead exposure in kids and adolescents. That is the key finding of our recent study, published in the journal BMC Public Health. We ...

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.

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 ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Secondhand smoke poses a significant health risk, and millions of Americans are unknowingly exposed to toxic smoke on a regular basis, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal ...

Just a little exposure to secondhand smoke may increase your risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a new, large study suggests. People who have A-Fib, the world's most common ...

Imagine shutting every door and window, yet an intrusive guest still sneaks into your home. That is how I describe secondhand smoke. Once inside, you can’t get rid of it. This situation gets worse ...

All you have to do is look around at the growing number of smoking bans in workplaces, restaurants, bars and airplanes to appreciate how seriously officials take the health risks of smoking. And in ...

Approximately 154 Israelis die each week from smoking-related illnesses, amounting to roughly 8,000 deaths annually, according to the The Israel Cancer Association.