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. In the ...

Prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke and exposure to cigarette smoke over the first two years of life have been associated with emotional, behavioral and learning problems later in childhood. A new ...

A new international study of more than 20,000 children confirms that exposure to cigarette smoke before and after birth impairs their lung function, and that parental smoking remains a serious public ...

A new study, published by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, finds children in "smoke-free" homes can still feel the effects of nicotine that has clung to walls and carpet ...

The world’s largest multinational tobacco companies are advertising cigarettes to kids near playgrounds and schools in 42 majority low- and middle-income countries. That’s the key finding of our ...

Millions of young people vape. How aware are their parents? Not very, says a new study. Parents and guardians are less likely to know or suspect when their children vape or use other tobacco products ...

Before you reach for a butt, breathe through a straw while holding your nose and running in place. Landisville Intermediate Center fifth-graders did, per doctor's orders. Their exercise in ...

(CNN) — Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through secondhand aerosols than children in homes where adults use traditional cigarettes, ...

Anti-tobacco groups are gathering at the State Capitol this week to urge lawmakers to increase the tax on smoking and vaping ...