Many parents think smoking in or around the home mostly affects breathing or causes coughs. But new research by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that smoking harms children in deeper and more ...

Scientists find 67% spike in sleep disruptions in kids aged 1-12 even without respiratory issues, suggesting nicotine may impact the central nervous system The post Secondhand smoke can harm ...

A father's exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD—a risk that is heightened further if they are childhood passive ...

Reuters Health - Parents who quit smoking may be less likely to relapse when they discuss the dangers of cigarettes with their children, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed almost 700 ...

Many parents think that they are protecting their children by smoking on the porch or next to the window in a room. However, a new study by Tel Aviv University finds that, in contrast to such beliefs, ...

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health's ...

A large U.S. cohort study reveals how smoking during pregnancy may shape children’s mental health, raising overall symptom burden while nudging behavior toward externalizing patterns across childhood ...

The evidence, based on the records of more than two million children, comes from 11 published investigations into the impact of local or national smoking bans in the US, Canada and four European ...

Children exposed to secondhand vaping had 83.6% lower nicotine absorption than the children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoking. Vaping rather than smoking tobacco indoors substantially reduces ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Smoking in cars ...