MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new Alabama law went into effect Tuesday that bans smoking and vaping inside a vehicle where a child under age 14 is present. The law applies to all smoking products, ...

(Reuters Health) – - In a Finnish study spanning 26 years, kids exposed to parental smoking were more likely to develop plaque in their carotid arteries as young adults than kids who were not exposed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to parents with a history of cigarette smoking are more likely to light up than kids of people who never smoked, according to a new U.S. study. Despite ...

Many parents think smoking in or around the home mostly affects breathing or causes coughs. But new research by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that smoking harms children in deeper and more ...

Smoking in the car with kids may soon be illegal in Virginia. If the governor adds his signature, Virginians could be fined $100 for smoking in a car in the presence of children. The Senate joined the ...

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 ...

April 4 -- FRIDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than their wealthier counterparts, a new study has found. A big reason for this is that "poor kids are ...

Most parents assume that if a smoke alarm is chirping away in the hallway, their sleeping children are protected. The ...

Children, particularly susceptible to air pollution, have been at the forefront of concerns. In New York City, school systems canceled field trips, moved recesses indoors, and handed out masks.

There are a few weeks left of summer fun for kids at day camps and summer programs. Wildfire smoke has had a big impact curtailing summer activity at some camps. Something unexpected has encroached on ...