From risk of lung diseases to lung cancer and asthma attacks, know how passive smoking can affect people around you.

Recently, increasing cases of lung disease among non-smokers have brought more attention to the dangers of passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke exposure. Passive smoking not only ...

"This is a crazy situation and one that needs tackling urgently. "Passive smoking kills but the current system of self-regulation in workplaces does not fully protect staff from the effects of ...

Parents who believe that opening a window in a room will protect their children from the dangers of passive smoking are being warned that they are misinformed, in a new campaign launched today.

Given the large number of wandering smokers and different natures of outdoor spaces, Shanghai has adopted a multilayered ...

Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of pneumococcal pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. Researchers also report that passive smoking, or regular exposure to secondhand smoke, also raises the risk of ...

The health issue has also led to missed school days. In the past year, nearly 40% of the asthmatic children were absent from ...

In the 1970s, Biman Mullick was teaching at an art school in England when he became concerned about the dangers of passive smoking. At the time, smoking indoors was commonplace and almost half (45%) ...

Lung cancer is a major health concern in India, with smoking being a primary cause. However, passive smoking, air pollution, firewood smoke, and hazar ...

Second-hand smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, with at least 250 of them being known toxins and around 70 classified as carcinogens. These harmful substances include nicotine, carbon monoxide ...

A new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology has revealed that exposure to passive smoking may increase your risk of being sick with kidney disease.