Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children*Cool Site* - Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research.
Children at Risk from ETS - Young children and unborn infants are more vulnerable than adults to genetic damage from secondhand smoke, and exposures during early development increase the risk of cancer later in life, according to a study at Columbia University.
Effects of ETS on Children - Excerpted from EPA report, published by the National Conservation Guild, as part of their indoor air quality issues series.
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.
Passive Smoking: The Impact On Children - ASH-UK report pulls together the latest research to assess how much secondhand smoke children are exposed to, the diseases that this is causing in children, the public awareness of these facts, and educational and policy strategies to reduce this harm.
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.
Secondhand Smoke Blunts Learning - An estimated 13 million children in the US are exposed to enough tobacco smoke to affect their learning; report summarizes.
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.
WHO: Children and Secondhand Smoke - Tobacco Free Initiative, International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco, Smoke (ETS) and Child Health, Geneva Switzerland. Includes summary of the research, exposure levels, effects.
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.
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.
Nicotine's Double Link to Cot Death - New research suggests that tobacco products cause SIDS in two different ways: disrupting a baby's breathing, and disrupting neural circuits.
