Tobacco

Exposure to "invisible" tobacco smoke that is deposited on carpets, clothing, furniture, and other surfaces is called "third-hand smoking." Now, an Israeli study published in the latest issue of the journal 'Environmental Science & Technology' reveals that this smoke could be more dangerous to health than previously thought.

Passive smokers, who do not use cigarettes but breathe second-hand tobacco smoke, are at high risk of deafness, a new study published in the journal Tobacco Control reveals. The effects are different from those caused by exposure to noise.

The dangers of tobacco were already known, both for active and passive smokers, but now a new study published in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" (PNAS) reveals that the smoke that remains impregnated in the walls, carpets, curtains and furniture in places where smoking is also harmful to health.

An investigation carried out at the San Agustín de Avilés Hospital, in Asturias, reveals that women, young people, non-smokers and people with a lower body mass index better resist the lower amount or pressure of oxygen (hypoxia) that occurs in high mountain.

According to a study carried out by researchers from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University, in Valencia, black is more harmful to health than blonde.

As a general rule, Asian men have fewer hereditary baldness problems than Caucasians. However, cigarette smoking can change that trend.

Unlike decaffeinated coffee, in which caffeine is removed from the beans, there is no industrial technique that removes nicotine from tobacco leaves. In fact,...