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

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 ...

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.

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.

It is the first time that a link between passive smoking and strokes has been found. The study looked at more than 2,300 residents of Auckland, New Zealand, including 521 stroke victims.

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 ...

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%) ...

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 ...