Warning: Passive smoking has this serious hidden health risk!
Second-hand smoke is harmful to children and babies as well and can exacerbate the onset of sudden unexplained death in infants (SUDI), bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma.
Oct 10, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
Impact of third-hand smoke on brain, liver can become worse with time
The findings, published in the journal Clinical Science, suggest that third-hand smoke toxins could be damaging to liver and brain tissues.
Sep 17, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
Ban on public smoking could reduce harmful effects on health, says study
Exposure decreased across all locations surveyed, beyond the workplaces and hospitality settings covered by the 2011 legislation.
Feb 27, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
Does secondhand exposure to smoke really make kids antisocial?
Abnormal brain development can result from chronic or transient exposure to toxic chemicals and gases in second hand tobacco smoke.
Nov 29, 2016, 06:29 AM IST
Passive smoking more toxic for children
The high level of toxicity in the smoke that comes from the end of a burning cigarette -- side stream smoke -- is a major component in passive smoking that damages the children's blood vessels, the study said.
Sep 13, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
