Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is much worse than that from vaping, in terms of exposing children to nicotine, a new study finds. Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one-seventh the ...

Second-hand smoke exposure in Scotland is down 96% since the country's landmark smoke-free legislation came into force on March 26, 2006, new research by the University of Stirling and Public Health ...

The risk of breathing second-hand smoke from cigarettes is well-documented, but the dangers from breathing second-hand marijuana smoke are not, until now. A new study from a researcher at the ...

Lynn French, who blames her chronic sinusitis on the secondhand smoke she inhaled while working as a TWA flight attendant before smoking was banned on planes, sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., ...

You’re in line in line waiting for the bus, or walking through a crowd at Times Square, or even sitting on your balcony when you get that overwhelming smell of marijuana. You move because you don’t ...

We know second-hand smoke has been credited with causing the deaths of thousands of human non-smokers each year. The Center for Disease Control has published the statistics to back it up. Recently ...

A new study shows that postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke alters DNA methylation, which may help explain adverse health effects Using blood samples from participants, the team looked at the level of ...

Asthma is a significant disease; among children, the prevalence is between 7 and 11%. The exacerbation of asthma by second-hand tobacco smoke is well documented, but as smoking tobacco has declined, ...

The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a Rehoboth man has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting multiple minors. Fall River men charged after gun seized at memorial ...

We are all aware of the dangers of second-hand smoke. It is why smoking is not allowed in almost all public spaces. But a new study has revealed a persistent and evolving threat to indoor air quality ...