Smoking is a well-known risk for many health problems such as lung disease, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, and the increased health risks associated with smoking during pregnancy for babies are well-documented. Now a new study published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease finds that children exposed to tobacco smoke prenatally […] More
Over the past couple of decades, public smoking bans have been put into effect to reduce the effect of secondhand smoking on bystanders, particularly children. Now a new systematic review and meta-analysis concludes that recent smoke-free legislation has been followed by decreasing rates of preterm births and children admitted to the hospital for asthma. As […] More
The negative health effects of smoking during pregnancy are well known. Secondhand smoke, or passive smoking, also harms a developing baby. Unfortunately, a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment found that 55 percent of non-smoking pregnant women in Spain are passive smokers largely because a member of the household, usually […] More
The negative health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke are widely known. Now a new study recently published online in the journal Tobacco Control, a journal of the BMJ, suggests that passive smoking, or secondhand smoke, increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and ectopic pregnancy. The study begins by noting that previous research links smoking […] More
Over 500 respiratory health professionals in the United Kingdom are urging for legislation that bans smoking in cars with children as a way “to protect the wellbeing of children now and in the future.” In a letter to the journal The BMJ, the healthcare providers state that there is “a strong consensus that children need […] More
Despite the previous outcry from smokers around the country, total smoking bans help smokers cut back or quit smoking completely, says a new study from researchers at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine as published in the journal Preventive Medicine. According to the most recent statistics from the Centers from Disease Control […] More
