Secondhand Smoke
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Passive Smoking And Your Lungs: How Second-Hand Smoke Can Affect Respiratory Health
Long-term exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in non-smokers. The risk depends on factors including the intensity and duration of exposure.
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Second-Hand Smoke Deaths Surge By Nearly 50% In India Since 1990, Reveals Lancet Report
The report also found that India had the world's second-highest number of people exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, after China. Around 444 million Indians were estimated to have been exposed to tobacco smoke from other people.
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Could Passive Smoke At Home Be Affecting Children More Than Realised? Doctor Explains
Passive smoking refers to inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products as well as smoke exhaled by a smoker. Children are especially vulnerable because their lungs and immune systems are still developing.
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When A Man Locked His Head In Cage To Quit Smoking: Read Ibrahim Yucel's Story
Ibrahim Yucel had been smoking extensively for two decades when he decided to go to the extreme.
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Effects of secondhand smoke on children
Children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes face a higher risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), other behavioural problems and learning disorders.
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Secondhand smoke and hearing loss in teens
Exposure to secondhand smoke could affect hearing development in children and increase their risk of hearing loss during adolescence.
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Secondhand smoke harms teens' arteries
Children as young as 13 years who have been exposed to secondhand smoke have visibly thicker arteries.
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Effects of secondhand smoke in children
Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke in early infancy are more likely to suffer certain allergies than those who had not been so exposed.
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Passive Smoking And Your Lungs: How Second-Hand Smoke Can Affect Respiratory Health
Long-term exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in non-smokers. The risk depends on factors including the intensity and duration of exposure.
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Second-Hand Smoke Deaths Surge By Nearly 50% In India Since 1990, Reveals Lancet Report
The report also found that India had the world's second-highest number of people exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, after China. Around 444 million Indians were estimated to have been exposed to tobacco smoke from other people.
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Could Passive Smoke At Home Be Affecting Children More Than Realised? Doctor Explains
Passive smoking refers to inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products as well as smoke exhaled by a smoker. Children are especially vulnerable because their lungs and immune systems are still developing.
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When A Man Locked His Head In Cage To Quit Smoking: Read Ibrahim Yucel's Story
Ibrahim Yucel had been smoking extensively for two decades when he decided to go to the extreme.
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Effects of secondhand smoke on children
Children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes face a higher risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), other behavioural problems and learning disorders.
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Secondhand smoke and hearing loss in teens
Exposure to secondhand smoke could affect hearing development in children and increase their risk of hearing loss during adolescence.
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Secondhand smoke harms teens' arteries
Children as young as 13 years who have been exposed to secondhand smoke have visibly thicker arteries.
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Effects of secondhand smoke in children
Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke in early infancy are more likely to suffer certain allergies than those who had not been so exposed.
