Almost twenty percent of American adults smoke cigarettes, with more male smokers than female. There has been a steady decline in the percentage of US adults who smoke, however, since the 1960′s when the surgeon general declared that smoking was dangerous for health, and a cause of cancer. Even in the last 10 years, the ... read more »

The inhalation of smog—the name we give to that nasty, polluted, fog-like haze hanging precariously overhead—is a huge concern for pregnant women, a new study reports. “This study provides new evidence that prenatal exposure to air pollution at levels encountered in New York City can adversely affect child behavior.” Frederica Perera, director of the Columbia ... read more »

A woman who’s leg caught on fire in a Walmart parking lot in South Jordan, Utah has four young boys to thank for potentially saving her life. The four boys, ages 12 and 13, spotted the woman in distress, who appeared to be on fire, and acted to smother the flames. The boys, Chase Johnson, ... read more »

A new study in the journal Pediatrics reports that children who are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke miss more school due to illness than those who live in households with non-smokers. Researchers found that children living with one or more smokers in the home missed an average of one to two more days of school per ... read more »

Having half a glass of wine per day will not increase your chances of a premature baby, or affect your babies growth, a new study has shown. Researchers reviewed 10 studies on the topic of alcohol in pregnancies, and concluded that a woman can consume up to 10g of alcohol per day without any negative ... read more »

A young mum has claimed her heavy smoking habit will have benefited her newborn daughter, Lilly. Charlie Wilcox, 20, appeared on a BBC3 documentary about pregnant women ignoring midwives advice. During the program, it was calculated that Charlie smoked 3,500 roll-up cigarettes during her pregnancy. Despite health professionals explaining the risks, and begging her to ... read more »

The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment has released a new study, authored by Jill Baumgartner, PhD, which suggests that boys between the ages of 8 and 17 are at much higher risk of health issues when exposed to second hand smoke. The study followed almost 6,500 children over the course of 7 years ... read more »

A new study may have found a link smoking while pregnant to sudden infant death syndrome. Smoking around a baby also has a causitive link, the study reports… Question: What kind of white trash is still smoking while pregant or around their newborn??? The number of cot deaths has fallen, but those linked to smoking ... read more »