Passive smoking may cause atherosclerosis - Passive smoking is just as dangerous as active smoking, according to a new study funded by the European Commission. ...

Passive smoking increases risks of heart disease - Breathing in other people's smoke increases the chances of developing heart disease by a quarter, says the latest findings into passive smoking.

Children of smokers face increased cancer risk children of smokers fa - Almost one-fifth of lung cancers among non-smokers result from a high level of exposure to cigarette smoke during childhood and adolescence.

Passive smoking: it even rots your teeth - We all noted with interest the tobacco industry sponsored research of the other week that concluded that passive smoking was not after all harmful...

Researchers call for ban to smoking in the home - Passive smoking is a real threat, and can increase the chances of heart disease, scientists have established in a major new study. They are calling fo...

Smokers are at greatest risk from taking the pill - The risks of suffering a heart attack if you're taking the contraceptive pill have been well documented but researchers have found that the risk is fa...

Of strokes and smokers - Stroke is the third biggest killer in the West. The most frustrating aspect of this statistic is that it concerns a disease which is entirely preventa...

Smokers' children at greater risk in operations - Children who live with a smoker are more likely to suffer complications if they undergo general anaesthesia. ...