My granddaughter is pregnant smoker. She converted to electronic cigarettes, saying her husband that it is perfectly safe and will not affect the child in any way. It also states that there is no danger of passive smoking.

In years past it was common for tobacco smoke to fill the air of restaurants, places of business and most public spaces. As recently as 1991, 88 percent of American non-smokers experienced measurable exposure to second-hand smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Peter Lavac, a Sydney lawyer, fitness fanatic and champion surf skier, thought something was wrong when he was not breathing as freely.

Secondhand cigarette smoke is unsafe and is linked to numerous forms of illness and disease, including asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, heart disease and lung cancer.
That’s why the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is launching its new “Unsafe Campaign” to educate Kentuckians about the dangers of secondhand tobacco smoke and its potential effect on family members, friends, co-workers and passersby.
The campaign is entirely federally funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant dollars.

Levels of second-hand smoke exposure among non-smoking adults fell by almost 30 per cent after smoke free legislation was introduced in England in 2007, researchers in the Department for Health have found.

According to Health Canada, breathing in second-hand smoke causes at least 800 deaths from lung cancer and heart disease every year in Canadian non-smokers. The best way to protect your family from the health effects of second-hand smoke is to make your home and car 100% smoke-free. In 2008, Nova Scotia was the first province in Canada to ban smoking in vehicles carrying children, with other provinces and municipalities following suit.

Levels of nicotine in the hair of infants who sleep in the same room with parents who smoke are three times higher than in babies who sleep in another room, a new study finds. The nicotine is from cigarette smoke particles that impregnate the parents’ skin, clothes and hair, which is known as “thirdhand smoke,” the Spanish researchers explained.

Cigarette smoking is not only bad for your health, it also affects the health of your pets. According to the American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific, recent medical research shows that cats and dogs living with people who smoke risk developing cancer, allergies and other illnesses from secondhand smoke. If you’ve been on the fence about giving up smoking for the New Year, the Seattle Humane Society urges you to consider these facts: