Second-hand smoke riskier for black children: study
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Black children may be far more susceptible to the ill effects of second-hand tobacco smoke than their white counterparts, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Breathing in secondhand smoke massively increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease, an official report shows.
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White U.S. teenagers who  watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV  shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start  smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests.
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More adults, especially women,  are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be  contributing to the asthma epidemic among children in the  United States, results of a study suggest.
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Experts looked at families&#39; use of a range of products such as bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners. Children born into the 10% of families which used these products the most were twice as likely to suffer from wheezing as those who used the least.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to be a risk factor for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease, according to findings from a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of studies.
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Preliminary findings suggest that outdoor secondhand smoke could constitute a health risk.
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Even small amounts of secondhand tobacco smoke can damage a child's arteries, researchers reported on Monday, adding to the growing body of evidence on the harmful affects of exposure to smoking.
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Women who are exposed to secondhand smoke may be at greater risk for cervical tumors, a new study suggests.
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Children who smoke are almost  four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't  smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked  while pregnant with them, a new study shows.
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Children who start dating before their teens are at least twice as likely as other youngsters to become smokers, researchers said on Friday.
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AIR fresheners and aerosols may make homes unhealthier, research has suggested. Children and their mothers suffered more ill health in homes where these products were in daily use, the University
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Black children are less likely to get  enough sleep than their white counterparts, which makes them  susceptible to poorer school performance and behavioral  problems, a study said on Monday.
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Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests.
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The basic medical warning about the dangers of smoking is especially important for anyone with a relative, however distant, who has had lung cancer, a new Icelandic study shows.