A team of Israeli researchers has identified how the structure and chemical changes in the DNA influence the risk of ...

Contra Costa health officials say strong winds likely helped push some of the chemicals away from neighborhoods. Martinez residents however, are kept wondering if living in the city is worth it amid ...

Residents of Martinez, California, are experiencing what can only be described as pollution whiplash. The devastating fire ...

Cigarette smoke causes cancer primarily by damaging the DNA. A new study that mapped these damages has revealed that the way ...

Even brief exposure can be dangerous, and there is no safe level of secondhand smoke. In the U.S., it causes about 41,000 ...

A car that reeks of smoke smell and cigarettes can lead to a host of problems. Those issues can range from small incon ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

Cigarette smoke causes cancer primarily by damaging the DNA. A new study that mapped the DNA damages caused by smoking, ...

Through the collaborative research efforts as part of the Superfund Research Program (SRP), scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of ...

Children living in homes with adults who smoked cannabis were 5 times more likely to have cannabis biomarkers in their urine compared with children in households without reported cannabis use, ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child ...

A public hearing scheduled to discuss revisions to the McLeod County tobacco and smoke-free workplace ordinances revealed lingering questions on Tuesday. McLeod County Public Health has asked the ...