From risk of lung diseases to lung cancer and asthma attacks, know how passive smoking can affect people around you.

Parents who believe that opening a window in a room will protect their children from the dangers of passive smoking are being warned that they are misinformed, in a new campaign launched today.

Given the large number of wandering smokers and different natures of outdoor spaces, Shanghai has adopted a multilayered ...

Many people believe that only active smokers are at risk of smoking-related diseases. However, passive smoking—breathing in secondhand smoke from others—can be just as harmful. When someone ...

PASSIVE smoking dramatically increases the chances of developing asthma, according to research. Scientists say people whose partner smokes are almost five times more likely to develop the condition.

Recently, increasing cases of lung disease among non-smokers have brought more attention to the dangers of passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke exposure. Passive smoking not only ...

A new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology has revealed that exposure to passive smoking may increase your risk of being sick with kidney disease.

In the 1970s, Biman Mullick was teaching at an art school in England when he became concerned about the dangers of passive smoking. At the time, smoking indoors was commonplace and almost half (45%) ...

Second-hand smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, with at least 250 of them being known toxins and around 70 classified as carcinogens. These harmful substances include nicotine, carbon monoxide ...

However, nicotine intake through smoking would not be beneficial. Any positive effects would be outweighed by the significant harm caused by the other toxic components in cigarette smoke. Second-hand ...

People with lupus are more susceptible to infections: Respiratory infections are among the most common. Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of pneumococcal pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.

Lung cancer is a major health concern in India, with smoking being a primary cause. However, passive smoking, air pollution, firewood smoke, and hazar ...