The Risks of Passive Smoking

Health risks of passive smoking.

Passive or involuntary smoking is the inhalation of smoke which escapes directly into the air from the lit end of a burning cigarette. This unfiltered smoke contains the same toxic components of the mainstream smoke inhaled directly by the smoker, including numerous carcinogens, many in greater concentrations. It has long been known that exposure to this type of smoke leads to increased respira...

PASSIVE SMOKING AND THE RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE AMONG MARRIED NON-SMOKING WOMEN

Several epidemiological studies have reported that passive smoking (PS) is a public health hazard and perhaps increases the risk of heart disease. This study evaluated the relationship between female coronary heart disease and PS among married women who described themselves as non-smokers in an area of south-east Iran. Using household exposure to tobacco smoke as an estimate of PS, a hospi...

The health risks of passive smoking. The growing case for control measures in enclosed environments.

6From the Department ofMedicine, University ofWestern Ontario, London, Ontario, and the Department ofPreventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University ofToronto, Toronto, Canada. tProfessor of Medicine. IProfessor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics. §Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Medicine, University of Western Ontario. IIProject Man...

Risks for heart disease and lung cancer from passive smoking by workers in the catering industry.

Workers in the catering industry are at greater risk of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) when smoke-free workplace policies are not in force. We determined the exposure of catering workers to SHS in Hong Kong and their risk of death from heart disease and lung cancer. Nonsmoking catering workers were provided with screening at their workplaces and at a central clinic. Participants reported wo...

Statistics and Passive Smoking