Do not smoke and do not allow yourself to be exposed to smoke because second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke are just as deadly as first-hand smoke, say scientists who conducted the first animal study ...

Do not smoke and do not allow yourself to be exposed to smoke because second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke are just as deadly as first-hand smoke, says a scientist at the University of California, ...

California is the first state to take an action against third-hand smoking. To know what it means, what its harmful effects ...

Researchers have described how tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette is extinguished -- a phenomenon they define as "third-hand" smoke. They examine, for the first time, adult ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --There are plenty of ways to avoid second-hand smoke. "Usually I stay away from the designated smoking areas," said Mia Youngblood of Philadelphia. "Try to get as far away as ...

Cigarette smoke chemicals can contaminate indoor spaces where no one has lit up in decades by traveling through the air, according to a new study that sheds light on how pervasive these harmful ...

A new study from researchers at Drexel University has found that third-hand smoke – chemical residue from cigarette smoke – can spread more pervasively than previously thought, even moving throughout ...

Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and ...

Smokers just can't catch a break! First, we all learned of the obvious dangers of smoking cigarettes and then, not long afterwards, the effects of second-hand smoke became a topic of heated debate.

New research has claimed for the first time ever that third-hand smoke from cigarettes causes significant genetic damage to human cells. Third-hand smoke is 'noxious residue' produced by cigarette ...

Cigarettes can lead to a slew of health problems and can increase your risk of dementia. iStockphoto Smokers just can’t catch a break. First, we all learned of the obvious dangers of smoking ...

Cigarette smoking has long been linked to an increased risk of cancer in smokers and people exposed to cigarette fumes. Now, researchers are studying the effects of so-called third-hand smoke.