Thirdhand smoke stays on surfaces and slowly pollutes indoor air long after smoking stops within indoor environments.

You already know secondhand smoke is dangerous. A new study from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows a quieter threat can linger much longer indoors: ...

Learn more about “thirdhand smoke” and how it keeps polluting homes, and your lungs, long after smoking stops.

Thirdhand smoke lingers in homes and may expose children to toxic substances even without active smoking. Biomarker testing revealed tobacco exposure in all children studied, despite 60% of caregivers ...

While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study led by Prof. Sun Yele at the Institute of ...

Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from burning tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, combined with the smoke exhaled by the person smoking. When you are around secondhand smoke, ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — There's a health hazard that could be in your home that you are unaware of. And all of the children in a recent study tested positive for exposure. So, what is that danger? In 2018, we ...

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 ...

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 ...

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