This is a rather overlooked form of smoking. You are not the one smoking, nor standing near one, but the toxic particles can ...

(Reuters Health) – - In a Finnish study spanning 26 years, kids exposed to parental smoking were more likely to develop plaque in their carotid arteries as young adults than kids who were not exposed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new study. Researchers found that ...

Children in particular face health risks from wildfire smoke. Short-term exposure can trigger coughing and asthma attacks, while repeated encounters may reduce lung function. Wildfire smoke affects ...

Children, particularly susceptible to air pollution, have been at the forefront of concerns. In New York City, school systems canceled field trips, moved recesses indoors, and handed out masks.

CHICAGO — 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. In the first national ...

As many as 18 states issued air quality alerts across the country this week, stretching from Michigan to South Carolina and ranging from unhealthy to hazardous levels of concern due to smoke spreading ...

Wildfire smoke is bad for kids’ health. These moms are asking Congress to help. When 14-year-old Oscar came home from his school’s field day in June pink-faced and wheezing, his mother, Elizabeth ...