Many parents think smoking in or around the home mostly affects breathing or causes coughs. But new research by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that smoking harms children in deeper and more ...

For currently smoking mothers the important factor was also disclosure but this time by the parent - if the mother shared little about her experiences, the effect on teen smoking was small but if she ...

The social media revolution has given way to an uprising at the state and federal levels. Now, lawmakers have grappled with how to rein in these companies and the effects their products have on our ...

Nov. 2, 2005 — -- Despite all the known risks about smoking and the landmark 1998 promise by Big Tobacco not to target children under 18, each day 2,000 Americans aged 12 to 17 become regular ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

Middle-school kids who participate in lots of sports are less likely to start smoking than other kids, new research finds. Yet, students with teammates who smoke are more likely to smoke, too. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Each daily cannabis smoking event doubled the odds of children having biomarkers in their urine. Pediatricians ...

For children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even higher, new research shows. "A higher genetic MS risk ...

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