This study evaluated children in the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study, a birth cohort of children from atopic families. Biagini Myers and colleagues sought to determine the ...

Nicotine itself could clear from your body in a few hours, but its byproduct can linger for days or weeks. Most nicotine tests detect cotinine, which can show up in urine, saliva, blood, hair, and ...

Thirdhand smoke lingers in homes and may expose children to toxic substances even without active smoking. Biomarker testing revealed tobacco exposure in all children studied, despite 60% of caregivers ...

(Reuters) - More than half of the children who took part in a study on exposure to cigarette smoke tested positive for such exposure, despite only a handful of their parents admitting to lighting up, ...

Smoking and using tobacco in other forms can be hazardous to your health, and may also cost you money when you are considering the purchase of life insurance. Insurers assess the risks they will take ...