- Children and Secondhand Smoke
19-month old visits Grandpa's house; "as soon as we left, he began wheezing. That night he had a high fever and could barely breathe." Taken to the emergency room, he was diagnosed and admitted with pneumonia. What happened? At Grandpa's he was exposed to secondhand smoke. Unusual? Sadly, no. Each year, secondhand smoke causes up to 300,000 respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia in infants and young children.
http://methodisthealth.com/SCOOP/smoke.htm
- Children and Secondhand Smoke
Online pamphlet from the Canadian Cancer Society.
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_13127_262985_langId-en,00.html
- Children at Risk from ETS
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.
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-11/niehsnews.html#risk
- Clinical Briefs - American Family Physician, July 1997
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.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/970700ap/briefs9.html
- Custody Judge Bans Smoking Near Child
A judge has barred smoking in the presence of an 8 year old girl, citing the scientific evidence of the effects of secondhand smoke.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/cuyahoga/1031909489250460.xml
- Even a Little Secondhand Smoke Harms Kids
Recent research finds that small amounts of secondhand smoke can cause measureable damage to a child's learning ability, affecting reading, math, and reasoning.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/748530.asp?cp1=1
- KIISS - Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke
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.
http://www.kiiss.org/
- Nicotine's Double Link to Cot Death
New research suggests that tobacco products cause SIDS in two different ways: disrupting a baby's breathing, and disrupting neural circuits.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992771
- Passive Smoke "Ruins Child Teeth"
Children growing up in a house filled with cigarette smoke are likely to need more visits to the dentist, say researchers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2844703.stm
- Passive Smoke Damage to Children Measured
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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2489767.stm
- Poisoning Our Children
Factsheet on effects of secondhand smoke on children, chemicals in secondhand smoke, exposure of children to secondhand smoke.
http://www.co.benton.or.us/health/hdp/2ndhand.htm
- Second Hand Smoke & Canadian Kids
One in three Canadian kids are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in their home. Analysis shows: what this means, what are the effects on thealth, and who's at risk.
http://www.smoke-free.ca/eng_home/news_press_Jun99.htm
- Secondhand Smoke and Children
Brochure from the American Academy of Otolaryngology outlines what secondhand smoke does to children.
http://www.sinuscarecenter.com/secsmaao.html
- Secondhand Smoke and SIDS
News article summarizes recent research that links SIDS even more strongly to secondhand smoke.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20020221/wxsids?hub=homeBN&tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory.html&cf=tgam/realtime/config-neutral&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&slug=wxsids&date=20020221&archive=RTGAM&
- Secondhand Smoke and Your Family
American Lung Association on secondhand smoke. Effects of secondhand smoke on children, and information on how you can protect them.
http://www.lungusa.org/tobacco/smosecondha.html
- Secondhand Smoke Blunts Learning
An estimated 13 million children in the US are exposed to enough tobacco smoke to affect their learning; report summarizes.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_954.html
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