A study published in Environment International reveals that second-hand smoke exposure during childhood leaves a lasting impact on DNA methylation — an epigenetic mechanism that alters how genes are ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby ...

New research has found that second-hand smoke leads to more placental abruption than does smoking. Placental abruption refers to a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall ...

Smoking as a minor is considered illegal in South Korea, even the sale of tobacco to minors remains prohibited by law. The picture also features another person, whose face was covered with an emoji to ...

A research group led by Associate Professor Hirotaka Hamada (Tohoku University Hospital) analyzed the contribution of maternal smoking and second-hand smoke exposure to the risk of placental ...

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a human hand at a school in north Dublin. It is believed the body part, which is badly decomposed, had been dropped by a ...

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New spaces to protect children from second-hand smoke are to be introduced in a Kent district. Thanet District Council (TDC) and Kent County Council (KCC) have teamed up as part of the "Smokefree ...

In a previous study1 of ‘secondhand’ cigarette smoke, we showed that 75% of the particles added to indoor air were of ultrafine sizes and had a half-life in air of 18 minutes at 25°C. These particles ...