Purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke — a known human carcinogen — is child abuse, according to an opinion piece written by Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a professor in the ...

Children around the world lose an estimated 8.45 million days of healthy life each year due to second-hand smoke, according to research shared at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam ...

It's no secret that smoking and secondhand smoke are not good for your health. But a new study shows just how detrimental secondhand smoke is for children. "In past studies, we found up to nearly ...

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.

Passive smoking refers to inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products as well as smoke exhaled by a smoker. Children are ...

Adults who wish to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke have options. Among my strategies: I don’t allow smoking in my home or car; I have no friends or close family members who smoke; I walk in front ...

Parents who smoke are more likely to quit smoking after receiving motivational smoking cessation counseling following a "teachable moment" (TM) such as witnessing their child experience an asthma ...

Children with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke are twice as likely to be hospitalized as children with asthma who are not exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a recent study from ...

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