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AAP - Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Danger to Children
Short discussion from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1UBHWQ7C&sub_cat=29
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Association of Pediatric Dental Caries with Passive Smoking
Research finds that children exposed to secondhand smoke get more cavities.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/10/1258
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Breast-feeding and Secondhand Exposure to Cigarettes
Measures infants' exposure from maternal smoking.
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/7/689
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Childhood asthma
"Half the cases of early childhood asthma are due to secondhand cigarette smoke".
http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/may98/ra1.htm
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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
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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.cmh.pitt.edu/tobacco/News/Newscustody_091302.htm
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Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health
Summary of effects of secondhand smoke on children.
http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5431,00.html
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Education For Change: Second Hand Smoke and its Effect on the Young
List of problems that parental smoking causes in the fetus and child, from a provider of smoking-cessation and SIDS-prevention services.
http://www.efc.co.nz/frame.php3?main=information.php3%3Fpage%3D2
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Effects of ETS on Children
Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series.
http://www.nationalguild.com/library/ets_children.html
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Effects of Restaurant Smoking Regulations on Children
Research finds that strong local restaurant smoking regulations reduce the amount of secondhand smoke that children are exposed to.
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/321
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Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Asthma in Children
Research finds that firsthand and secondhand smoke causes about 15% of asthma in North Carolina children.
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/308
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Environmental Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Increases the Risk of Respiratory Symptoms and Disease in Children
Summary of research findings as of 2002.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/feb02/0202RA6.htm
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children
Factsheet summarizes the effects.
http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=108
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children
Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;99/4/639?fulltext=tobacco+smoke
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Federal Report on Kids at Risk from Passive Smoking
GASP of Colorado Education Center summarizes recent research estimating number of kids exposed to secondhand smoke and its effets on their health.
http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=67
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Fetal Nicotine or Cocaine Exposure: Which One is Worse?
Research article compares measured effects of prenatal exposure to the substances.
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/285/3/931
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Fetus May Be Harmed by Second-Hand Smoke
Summary of recent research.
http://www.CancerNetwork.COM/journals/oncnews/n9907m.htm
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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/
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NRDC Pro: Our Children At Risk - Chapter 6
Secondhand smoke is an environmental health risk.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap6.asp
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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
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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
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Passive Smoking and Children
Report of an international academic symposium held on August 24-25th, 1998, at the Medical School of Essen University, Germany.
http://members.aol.com/toxicol98/report/page2.htm
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Passive smoking and children: analysis of hazards
Summary of an international symposium on health damages to kids from tobacco smoke. Provided in English and German languages.
http://members.aol.com/toxicol98/report/page1.htm
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Pediatric Advisor 10.0: Passive (Involuntary) Smoking
Short summary emphasizes the near-term effects.
http://www.boystownpediatrics.org/PedsAdvisor/content/back/hhg/passive.asp
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Poorer Lung Function Among Children Exposed to Their Mother's Cigarette Smoke While in the Womb
Report on recent research.
http://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/poorer3-21-00.cfm
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Second Hand Smoke & Kids
Second hand smoke is a major cause of children's illness -- yet 85% of adults who smoke and who live with a child do not ensure that the child is not exposed to the smoke from their cigarettes. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada provides background and research details.
http://www.smoke-free.ca/Second-Hand-Smoke/health_kids.htm
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Second Hand Smoke in Pregnancy
Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies
http://www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/refs/smoke.html
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Secondhand Smoke & Children
A physician newsletter gives a short treatment to the topic.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jodette/smoke.html
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Secondhand Smoke and Childhood Illness and Disease
Effect of prenatal and childhood exposure to secondhand smoke.
http://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/childhood.html
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Secondhand Smoke and Children
Articles and factsheets on secondhand smoke and children.
http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/index.php#12
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Secondhand Smoke and Children
Pamphlet on effects of secondhand smoke on children, from the American Academy of Otolarlyngology.
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/tobacco/secondhand_smoke.cfm
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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/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34706&ct=66745#children
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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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Secondhand Smoke Increases Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Research finds hat children with sickle cell disease who are exposed to tobacco smoke in the home have more complications from the disease than those who live in a smokefree environment.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/uocd-pts121603.php
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Secondhand Smoke May Cause Cavities in Children
Children whose parents smoke are more likely to develop dental cavities, according to recent research.
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/archive/sec_smoke.html
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Secondhand Smoke May Cause Early Lung Damage in Children
Recent research finds that exposure to secondhand smoke in healthy male adolescents is associated with lung function impairment independently of the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy.
http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1387
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WHO Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child Health
1999 report summarizes the effects of secondhand smoke on children.
http://ash.org/who-ets-rpt.html
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