A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental ...

or 2 or more). DNA methylation changes were identified in 11 regions (called CpGs) that were associated with exposure to second-hand smoke. Most of these regions had also been linked in previous ...

Second-hand smoke exposure in childhood may alter DNA, increasing future disease risk. Learn more about the latest findings ...

Exposure to secondhand smoke could increase the risk of developing oral cancer by 51 percent for individuals, according to a new meta-analysis of prior cancer studies, published in the journal Tobacco ...

Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, ...

“There are studies that show that dogs exposed to large amounts of second-hand smoke have significant changes to their lung tissue over time,” said Heather Wilson-Robles, assistant professor ...

New research has found that second-hand smoke leads to more placental abruption than does smoking. Placental abruption refers to a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall ...

The smoke-free areas will be located in public parks and play areas, high streets and outside schools New spaces to protect children from second-hand smoke are to be introduced in a Kent district.

New spaces to protect children from second-hand smoke are to be introduced in a Kent district. Thanet District Council (TDC) and Kent County Council (KCC) have teamed up as part of the "Smokefree ...