People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments -- exposing people nearby to cigarettes' ...

Third-hand smoke is a dangerous residue found in the homes of smokers and ex-smokers. This residue is dangerous because it contains many harmful chemicals, and it's hard to get rid of. Third-hand ...

Harmful cigarette smoke residue may be lurking in rooms where no one has ever lit up, researchers report. In a new study, scientists from Drexel University in Philadelphia found that in an empty, ...

People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments -- exposing people nearby to cigarettes' ...

NEA received about 600 reports regarding second-hand tobacco smoke from neighbouring homes in 2025. Read more at straitstimes ...

A meta-analysis of published epidemiological studies has found that exposure to second-hand smoke can significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in women who do not smoke. The study is published ...

Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — What's on your hands? We all know, even if they look clean, chances are there are all kinds of germs and things on them. Would you guess there was nicotine on your hands, especially ...

While inhaling secondhand smoke is known to have ill effects, even handling a smoker’s clothes could potentially cause cancer. A new study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

A new meta-analysis of 63 studies with more than 35,000 breast cancer cases finds an association between second-hand smoke exposure and breast cancer. This study was a meta-analysis of 63 epidemiology ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Other people's cigarette smoke could be to blame for much of the chronic itchy, runny nose and sinus woes - also known as rhinosinusitis -- that plague one in every six US ...