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Smoke-free air laws effective at protecting children from secondhand smoke

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a ...

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created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link found between passive smoking and poorer mental health

Second hand smoke exposure is associated with psychological distress and risk of future psychiatric illness, according to new UCL research that suggests the harmful affects of passive smoking go beyond physical health.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke

Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking ...

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 21

Second-hand smoke linked to cognitive impairment

The research, published today in the British Medical Journal, highlighted a 44% increase in risk of cognitive impairment when exposed to high levels of second-hand smoke.

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Smoke-free air law had no effect on off-track betting facility business activity

An Indiana University study found that a smoke-free air law implemented in an Indiana community did not hurt business at the off-track betting facility in that community. The findings, the researchers said, suggest there ...

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created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most parents support checking them for tobacco smoke exposure

Sixty percent of parents, whether they smoke or not, said they would like to have their children tested for tobacco smoke exposure during pediatric visits, according to a new study released online on Monday ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breast cancer linked to environmental smoke exposure among Mexican women

Mexican women who do not smoke but are exposed to smoking, known as environmental smoke exposure, are at three times higher risk for breast cancer than non-smoking women not exposed to passive smoking, according to findings ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Children living in apartments with nonsmoking adults still exposed

The majority of children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke, even when they don't live with smokers. This study from the University of Rochester Medical Center is the first to examine whether housing type ...

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created May 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Secondhand smoke: Ventilation systems are not the answer, says new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a scientific study of secondhand smoke exposure in St. Louis bars and restaurants, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that ventilation systems and “voluntary” smoke-free ...

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created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Smoke exposure alters gene expression and estrogen metabolism in the lungs of mice

Lung cancer rates are increasing substantially in women, particularly in non-smoking women, with no known reason for the increase. Now researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center may have uncovered a critical piece in the puzzle.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baby's first full nappy can reveal mother's smoking

Meconium, the dark and tarry stools passed by a baby during the first few days after birth, can be used to determine how much the mother smoked, or if she was exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy.

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created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study: Secondhand smoke linked to common nasal and sinus condition

Nearly 40 percent of chronic rhinosinusitis diagnoses are linked to secondhand smoke, according to a Henry Ford Health System study.

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created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Secondhand smoke raises risk of hardened arteries among 13-year-olds

Frequent exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among 13-year-olds is associated with an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors, according to new research published ...

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created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apartment-dwelling children in nonsmoking units still exposed

Children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke even when no one smokes inside their own unit. This study, released online today by the journal Pediatrics, strongly suggests that housing type contributes to chi ...

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created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Wood smoke exposure multiplies damage from smoking, increases risk of COPD

Smokers who are exposed to wood smoke, either through home heating and cooking or through ambient neighborhood pollution, are not only at increased risk of COPD, but are also more likely to have epigenetic changes in the ...

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created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2