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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

Tobacco smoke has added a new potential danger to its list of hazards: third-hand smoke. The term was coined in a study published in the medical journal, "Pediatrics," to describe the interaction of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...