Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Tobacco Related Mortality : Study of secondhand smoke finds little relation between environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco-related mortality. (James E. Enstrom and Geoffrey C. Kabat, 17 May 2003)
Secondhand Smoke - A Little Is Dangerous : Presents the medical and scientific evidence that a little secondhand smoke creates measurable health hazards. It is sometimes argued that while long term exposure to secondhand smoke boosts the risk of cancer, short term exposure in a restaurant or a bar does no real damage. This is false. Breathing secondhand smoke for just twenty minutes has substantial, adverse effects on the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
EPA/ORD/NCEA - Passive Smoking - ETS : Effects of secondhand smoke on children and adults, asthma attacks, lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, buildup of fluid in the middle ear, upper respiratory tract irritation; lung cancer. Does not cover heart disease effects.
Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke : The California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is developing a comprehensive health assessment on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). The Final Draft for Scientific, Public, and SRP Review of Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke is now available. This overall assessment of ETS includes chapters on respiratory health effects, reproductive and developmental effects, card
Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking : In 1992, the EPA completed its risk assessment on The Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders and concluded that the widespread exposure to ETS in the United States presents a serious and substantial public health impact. More specifically, EPA concluded that ETS is a human lung carcinogen, responsible for approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually in U.S. nonsmokers.
The Danger of Second Hand Smoke : Secondhand smoke is a toxic by-product of smoking tobacco which affects anyone who is exposed to it. Otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke(ETS), find out why it is harmful, who is most at risk from exposure, and what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones from it.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke : ARB is currently working on the second phase of the ETS TAC identification process outlined in Assembly Bill 1807. The ETS team is looking at how the public is exposed and what laws and controls are in place to reduce or eliminate this exposure. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), also known as secondhand smoke (SHS), is a complex mixture of chemicals generated during the burning and smoking of tobacco products. Researchers have identifi
British Medical Association on Secondhand Smoke : The British Medical Association is the doctors’ professional organisation established to look after the professional and personal needs of our members. The BMA represents doctors in all branches of medicine all over the UK. We are a voluntary association with over two-thirds of practising UK doctors in membership and an independent trade union dedicated to protecting individual members and the collective interests of doctors.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders that damage the lungs and make breathing increasingly more difficult over time. The two most common forms of COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Both are chronic (long-term) illnesses that impair airflow in the lungs. Currently, COPD affects at least millions of people in the United States, causing more than 100,000 deaths each year. In more than 80% of cases, the
NERC reports on secondhand smoke : National Environmental Respiratory Center has reports on effects of secondhand smoke on: allergies, asthma, emphysema, and lung and heart function. Many can be ordered from the website. Others are citations to the literature.