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 Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children [Recommended] Description: Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research. (aappolicy.aappublications.org) |
| WHO Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child Health [Recommended] Description: 1999 report summarizes the effects of secondhand smoke on children. (ash.org) |
| AAP - Child Health Month Description: Concise but fully footnoted factsheet on secondhand smoke and its effects on adults and children. (aap.org) |
| AAP - Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Danger to Children Description: Short discussion from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (medem.com) |
| Association of Pediatric Dental Caries with Passive Smoking Description: Research finds that children exposed to secondhand smoke get more cavities. (jama.ama-assn.org) |
| Breast-feeding and Secondhand Exposure to Cigarettes Description: Measures infants' exposure from maternal smoking. (archpedi.ama-assn.org) |
| Childhood asthma Description: "Half the cases of early childhood asthma are due to secondhand cigarette smoke". (ahcpr.gov) |
| Children and Secondhand Smoke Description: Online pamphlet from the Canadian Cancer Society. (cancer.ca) |
| Children at Risk from ETS Description: Young children and unborn infants are more vulnerable than adults to genetic damage from secondhand smoke, and exposures during early development increase the risk of cancer later in life, according to a study at Columbia University. (ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov) |
| Clinical Briefs - American Family Physician, July 1997 Description: Secondhand smoke is associated with increased illnesses in children, including lower respiratory disease, middle ear effusion, asthma and sudden infant death syndrome. One study found that the overall cancer risk was greater for individuals exposed to environmental tobacco smoke during both childhood and adulthood than for individuals with a history of exposure during only one of those periods. (aafp.org) |
| Custody Judge Bans Smoking Near Child Description: A judge has barred smoking in the presence of an 8 year old girl, citing the scientific evidence of the effects of secondhand smoke. (cmh.pitt.edu) |
| Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health Description: Summary of effects of secondhand smoke on children. (drspock.com) |
| Education For Change: Second Hand Smoke and its Effect on the Young Description: List of problems that parental smoking causes in the fetus and child, from a provider of smoking-cessation and SIDS-prevention services. (efc.co.nz) |
| Effects of ETS on Children Description: Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series. (nationalguild.com) |
| Effects of Restaurant Smoking Regulations on Children Description: Research finds that strong local restaurant smoking regulations reduce the amount of secondhand smoke that children are exposed to. (ajph.org) |
| Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Asthma in Children Description: Research finds that firsthand and secondhand smoke causes about 15% of asthma in North Carolina children. (ajph.org) |
| Environmental Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Increases the Risk of Respiratory Symptoms and Disease in Children Description: Summary of research findings as of 2002. (ahcpr.gov) |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children Description: Factsheet summarizes the effects. (gaspforair.org) |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Respiratory Health in Children Description: Review of a critical review and analysis of the scientific literature from 1969 to 1998. (online.karger.com) |
| Federal Report on Kids at Risk from Passive Smoking Description: GASP of Colorado Education Center summarizes recent research estimating number of kids exposed to secondhand smoke and its effets on their health. (gaspforair.org) |
| Fetal Nicotine or Cocaine Exposure: Which One is Worse? Description: Research article compares measured effects of prenatal exposure to the substances. (jpet.aspetjournals.org) |
| Fetus May Be Harmed by Second-Hand Smoke Description: Summary of recent research. (CancerNetwork.COM) |
| Growing up in Smoke is dangerous Description: Children are Passive Smokers, and by the millions. (smoke-free.eire.org) |
| KIISS - Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke Description: Educates parents on keeping their homes and cars smoke free for their children's health. News, articles, and stories on health effects of secondhand smoke; sign up for mailed information. Features a "share your story" section. (kiiss.org) |
| Nicotine's Double Link to Cot Death Description: New research suggests that tobacco products cause SIDS in two different ways: disrupting a baby's breathing, and disrupting neural circuits. (newscientist.com) |
| NRDC Pro: Our Children At Risk - Chapter 6 Description: Secondhand smoke is an environmental health risk. (nrdc.org) |
| Passive Smoke "Ruins Child Teeth" Description: Children growing up in a house filled with cigarette smoke are likely to need more visits to the dentist, say researchers. (news.bbc.co.uk) |
| Passive Smoke Damage to Children Measured Description: Children who were exposed to secondhand smoke had much higher levels of chemicals in their blood which suggested their blood vessel walls could already be under attack, recent research finds. (news.bbc.co.uk) |
| Passive Smoking and Children Description: Report of an international academic symposium held on August 24-25th, 1998, at the Medical School of Essen University, Germany. (members.aol.com) |
| Passive smoking and children: analysis of hazards Description: Summary of an international symposium on health damages to kids from tobacco smoke. Provided in English and German languages. (members.aol.com) |
| Passive Smoking: The Impact On Children Description: ASH-UK report pulls together the latest research to assess how much secondhand smoke children are exposed to, the diseases that this is causing in children, the public awareness of these facts, and educational and policy strategies to reduce this harm. (ash.org.uk) |
| Pediatric Advisor 10.0: Passive (Involuntary) Smoking Description: Short summary emphasizes the near-term effects. (boystownpediatrics.org) |
| Poorer Lung Function Among Children Exposed to Their Mother's Cigarette Smoke While in the Womb Description: Report on recent research. (cfah.org) |
| Second Hand Smoke & Kids Description: Second hand smoke is a major cause of children's illness -- yet 85% of adults who smoke and who live with a child do not ensure that the child is not exposed to the smoke from their cigarettes. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada provides background and research details. (smoke-free.ca) |
| Second Hand Smoke in Pregnancy Description: Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies (fensende.com) |
| Secondhand Smoke Description: Looks at the facts on exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke and the development of asthma and other diseases in children. (asthma.about.com) |
| Secondhand Smoke & Children Description: A physician newsletter gives a short treatment to the topic. (home.earthlink.net) |
| Secondhand Smoke Affects Baby Description: Medical column provides answer to question about whether secondhand smoke could affect a baby. (parents.com) |
| Secondhand Smoke and Childhood Illness and Disease Description: Effect of prenatal and childhood exposure to secondhand smoke. (ocat.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke and Children Description: Pamphlet on effects of secondhand smoke on children, from the American Academy of Otolarlyngology. (entnet.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke and Children Description: Articles and factsheets on secondhand smoke and children. (gaspforair.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke and Children Description: American Academy of Otolaryngology public service brochure. What secondhand smoke does to: the fetus and newborn; children's lungs and respiratory tracts; the ears. (sinuscarecenter.com) |
| Secondhand Smoke and Your Family Description: American Lung Association on secondhand smoke. Effects of secondhand smoke on children, and information on how you can protect them. (lungusa.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke Blunts Learning Description: An estimated 13 million children in the US are exposed to enough tobacco smoke to affect their learning; report summarizes. (drgreene.com) |
| Secondhand Smoke Delays Tooth Growth in Children Description: Research shows that secondhand smoke slows development of the child's permanent teeth. (agd.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke Increases Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Description: Research finds hat children with sickle cell disease who are exposed to tobacco smoke in the home have more complications from the disease than those who live in a smokefree environment. (eurekalert.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke May Cause Cavities in Children Description: Children whose parents smoke are more likely to develop dental cavities, according to recent research. (urmc.rochester.edu) |
| Secondhand Smoke May Cause Early Lung Damage in Children Description: Recent research finds that exposure to secondhand smoke in healthy male adolescents is associated with lung function impairment independently of the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy. (chestjournal.org) |
| Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of Children Description: Article on program to encourage parents to protect kids from secondhand smoke. (pittsburghlive.com) |
| Smoking Mom; A Possible Cause of Asthma in Children Description: What makes this study of 4,331 kids different from other studies is that while previous studies have found that exposure to smoke can worsen asthmatic symptoms, this study says passive smoke can cause asthma. (allergyasthma.com) |
| The ABCs of Secondhand Smoke: A Training Module for Child Care Providers Description: Factual information for child care providers about secondhand smoke. (nsc.org) |
| Tobacco Smoke Affects Unborn Babies Description: Factsheet from Ottawa-Carleton Health Department. (region.halton.on.ca) |
| WHO: Children and Secondhand Smoke Description: Tobacco Free Initiative, International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco, Smoke (ETS) and Child Health, Geneva Switzerland. Extensive summary of the research, exposure levels, effects. (ash.org.uk) |
