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 ...

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 ...

Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, smokers can minimize these risks. Drawing attention to the harms of smoke ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Other people's cigarette smoke could be to blame for much of the chronic itchy, runny nose and sinus woes - also known as rhinosinusitis -- that plague one in every six US ...

CDC warns of yet another auto-related concern for children. CHICAGO — Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: ...

(CNN) -- Is inhaling marijuana smoke safer than inhaling smoke from tobacco? A majority of American adults say yes, according to a new survey, and they also believe there is less harm to adults and ...

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, ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

California is the first state to take an action against third-hand smoking. To know what it means, what its harmful effects ...

Dr. Granger answers the question: 'Second-Hand Smoke And Heart Danger?' — -- Question: What is second-hand smoke and why is it dangerous for the heart? Answer: Second-hand smoke is smoke that you ...

Thirdhand smoke refers to the chemical hangover that is left on surfaces long after a cigarette is put out. It is the ...