Study says children exposed to tobacco smoke face long-term respiratory problems

For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose parents smoke. Now a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arizona reports that those health risks persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not those individuals end up becoming ...

Children Exposed to Smoking Face Long-Term Respiratory Risks

A new study shows that the health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among children whose parents smoke persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not they end up becoming smokers.

Children at risk of long-term health issues from passive smoking

Children who are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke from their parents are in danger of developing long-term respiratory problems in adulthood, even if they never smoke themselves, a study claims.

Air pollution limits at Beijing Olympics eased heart burden

The 2008 Summer Olympics Olympics were a powerful laboratory for showing how improvements in air pollution improve cardiovascular health.

Me and my operation: The tiny bell that breathes life back into your lungs

Susan Matthews, from Wiltshire, had such severe emphysema she could barely breathe - until she had a tiny bell-shaped valve inserted into her lung.