http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, according to Linda Pagani and Caroline Fitzpatrick of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine hospital. No study to date has controlled for these factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-aggressive-behavior-linked-specifically-secondhand.html Health Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:01 EST news288357002 Exposure to tobacco smoke could negatively impact adolescent kidney function; this is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. They examined the association between exposure to active smoking and kidney function among U.S. adolescents and found the effects of tobacco smoke on kidney function begin in childhood. The results are featured in the April 2013 issue of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-negatively-impact-kidney-function-adolescents.html Pediatrics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:28:31 EST news284657296 Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence of secondhand smoke and even third-hand smoke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-tools-secondhand.html Health Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:45:27 EST news283095920 Making headway against a major public health threat, Dartmouth College researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time, a new study in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-real-secondhand-sensor.html Health Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:24:32 EST news282918199 Nonsmokers, beware. It seems the more you are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke—whether it was during your childhood or as an adult, at work or at home—the more likely you are to develop early signs of heart disease, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-secondhand-exposure-linked-heart-disease.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:28:15 EST news281881668 (HealthDay) —Opening the windows at home may help pregnant women reduce their risk for preterm birth or low birth weight, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-windows-preterm-birth.html Health Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:00:01 EST news280086680 (HealthDay)—The prevalence of smoking and the implementation of combined interventions to reduce smoking vary between states, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-vary-reduction-policies.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:20:01 EST news278688660 (HealthDay)—North Carolina, a tobacco-growing state, does a lot to protect smoking: Its cigarette taxes are nearly the lowest in the country, and it only banned smoking in most restaurants, bars and hotels in 2010. But a newly reported survey suggests that its teenagers aren't fans of tobacco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-teens-tough-survey.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:40:01 EST news276968727 (HealthDay)—Levels of secondhand smoke outside smoking rooms and other designated smoking areas in airports are five times higher than in smoke-free airports, a new U.S. study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-airport-areas-expose-workers-cdc.html Health Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:05:53 EST news272653543 Heavy concentrations of secondhand smoke, such as those found in smoke-filled bars and cars, can lead to airway restriction for bystanders within minutes of exposure. The study, presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, showed that after 20 minutes of exposure to highly concentrated secondhand smoke, participants experienced near immediate physiologic changes, including airway resistance and impedance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-secondhand-cars-bars-impairs-minutes.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:58:18 EST news270097092 Secondhand smoke is accountable for 42,000 deaths annually to nonsmokers in the United States, including nearly 900 infants, according to a new UCSF study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-secondhand-large-physical-economic-toll.html Health Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:37:38 EST news267377850 (Medical Xpress)—A majority of Americans who live in multi-unit housing have adopted smoke-free rules in their private homes but millions remain involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke in this environment, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers led by senior investigator Andrew Hyland, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), recommend smoke-free building policies to protect all multiunit residents from secondhand smoke exposure in their homes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-secondhand-exposure-persists-multi-unit-housing.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:16:21 EST news266570137 Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-kids-cars-cdc.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:50:02 EST news247721479 Exempting bars from a statewide smoking ban in Indiana would significantly reduce the health benefits of a smoke-free-air law. Including bars not only protects the health of employees, say Indiana University tobacco control experts, but would not negatively impact the hospitality industry financially. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-smoke-free-air-laws-bars.html Health Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:42:35 EST news246876143 It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-children-held-captive-smoky-vehicles.html Health Sun, 01 May 2011 05:30:02 EST news223446594