How parents may be exposing kids to second-hand smoke
The research team interviewed 65 parents and found many false assumptions and a lack of awareness of where and when the children were exposed to cigarette smoke.
Nov 17, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Unknown exposure to second-hand smoke may cause early death
US researchers have identified a new biomarker which revealed that known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke may lead to an increased risk of mortality in non-smokers.
Sep 28, 2016, 00:44 AM IST
India suffers more asthma due to second-hand smoking
In recent years, the rising health and economic burden of non-infectious respiratory diseases such as asthma have presented a significant challenge to public health
Apr 07, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
Second-hand smoke kills over 1 lakh people in China: WHO
Second-hand smoke causes more than 100,000 deaths in China annually, the WHO has said as it called on the world's largest tobacco consuming nation to enact a national tobacco control law.
Oct 19, 2015, 17:41 PM IST
