Cannabis is increasingly accessible in many countries, including several that have recently relaxed prohibition laws or legalized recreational use for adults. Yet while cannabis has often been ...

Children may have significant levels of nicotine on their hands, even if their parents don't smoke around them, a study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital medical Center and San Diego University ...

Children of heavy smokers may not be getting the treatment for asthma that they need, suggests research in Thorax. Passive smoking is a major cause of respiratory illness among children. But the ...

Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoking, both because they are small and still growing and because they're often a "captive audience" for tobacco smoke. Now, ...

First of its kind research in Israel by the Sackler Medical School of Tel Aviv University uncovers concerning data about secondhand smoking by children of smokers: According to the study, 70% of ...

Smokers’ children often exposed to smoke in cars The majority of smoking parents do not have smoke-free car policy. HealthDay News — Many smoking parents expose their children to tobacco smoke in cars ...

Smoking, according to several pieces of research and national quit-smoking campaigns, is harmful. However, secondhand smoking is just as bad and deserves equal attention if not more. Secondhand ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old. The smoking toddler was witnessed by a ...

August 1 is annually observed as World Lung Cancer Day to raise awareness about the type of cancer that originates in the lungs and spreads to other parts of the body. Smoking is one of the primary ...