Health Effects of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
The National Survey on Environmental Management of Asthma and Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled by ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Secondhand smoke linked to peripheral artery disease in ...
Secondhand smoke linked to peripheral artery disease in women DALLAS, Sept. 23 - Secondhand smoke significantly increased the risk of women developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a Chinese study, researchers reported in Circulation: ... [... more]
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Secondhand Smoke and Children Fact Sheet
Infants and young children are especially susceptible: their lungs are still developing and childhood exposure to secondhand smoke results in decreased lung function. Children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from cough, ... [... more]
American Lung Association |
Secondhand Smoke and Your Family
How Can You Protect Yourself and Your Family Outside Of Your Home? Secondhand smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); exposure to secondhand smoke is called involuntary smoking, or passive smoking.2 It is not easy to avoid ... [... more]
American Lung Association |
Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet
Secondhand smoke, also know as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled by nonsmokers, ... [... more]
American Lung Association |
Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand smoke, also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), consists of exhaled smoke from smokers and side stream smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar or pipe. Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 substances, including ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
The home is the place where children are most exposed to secondhand smoke and a major location of secondhand smoke exposure for adults. Children who live in homes where smoking is allowed have higher levels of cotinine (a biological marker of ... [... more]
surgeongeneral.gov |
Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand smoke is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke. It is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that comes from burning tobacco: When non-smokers are exposed to secondhand smoke it is called involuntary smoking or ... [... more]
American Cancer Society |
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ... [... more]
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The Latest
News on current state tobacco laws and smoking policy, State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues, everything you need to know about the state of tobacco control from the American Lung Association.Since 1904, the ALA has been working to ensure ... [... more]
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