The number of middle and high school smokers hasn’t dropped over four years, despite federal and state efforts, with federal findings showing e-cigarettes the most commonly used tobacco product among ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Many health professionals have warned about the dangers of secondhand smoke to children, but new research by Children's Hospital shows there is even a risk for kids who live in ...

Experimenting with smoking represents a form of risk-taking for some teens while it can serve as the onset of long-term chronic cigarette smoking for others. Deciding which group a given teenager is a ...

Cigarette smoking may be declining worldwide, but tobacco use is still responsible for the deaths of about 6 million people globally each year, according to the World Health Organization. For most, ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to parents with a history of cigarette smoking are more likely to light up than kids of people who never smoked, according to a new U.S. study. Despite ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The Center for Disease Control and Prevention warns there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, and even short periods of exposure can be harmful to people’s health ...

West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Jim ...

Newsflash: Kids don't like being preached to - especially when it's done hypocritically A recent study assessed the impact parents have over the decisions their teenagers make concerning whether or ...