News tagged with passive smoke


Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma

New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads.

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passive smoking increases risk of severe dementia, according to study in China

Passive smoking, also known as 'second-hand' smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is known to cause serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer. However, until ...

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Passive smoking doubles risk of invasisve meningococcal disease in children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have been involved in a new study showing that exposure to second-hand smoke, as well as a mother's smoking while pregnant, significantly increases ...

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Passive smoking also affects neurodevelopment in babies

A new study shows that newborns that have been exposed to nicotine from both active and passive smoking mothers show poor physiological, sensory, motor and attention responses.

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Passive smoking increases platelet activation in healthy people

"It is well known that passive smoking is harmful for cardiovascular health, but the mechanism has not yet been discovered," said Dr Kaya. "We investigated the effects of passive smoking on the levels of ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-smokers benefit most from smoking ban: study

After the smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers, according to ...

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Adolescent smokers have artery damage

Adolescent smokers have thicker artery walls indicative of early development of atherosclerosis, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress. The findings from the Sapaldia Youth Study were ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke is linked to Type 2 diabetes and obesity

Adults who are exposed to secondhand smoke have higher rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes than do nonsmokers without environmental exposure to tobacco smoke, a new study shows. The results will be presented at The Endocrine ...

Addiction created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke.

Cancer created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Kids suffer long-term from parents' smoking: study

Children exposed to their parents' cigarette smoke are at greater risk of suffering serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, a study showed Wednesday.

Health created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly

Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.

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Children exposed to cigarette smoke have increased risk of COPD in adulthood

A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that children who are exposed to passive smoke have almost double the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood compared with non-ex ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0