Children in particular face health risks from wildfire smoke. Short-term exposure can trigger coughing and asthma attacks, while repeated encounters may reduce lung function. Wildfire smoke affects ...

Oct. 31 -- Most fatal home fires happen at night, while we are sleeping, so installing a smoke alarm makes many families sleep easier. But should they? Since the single-station, battery-powered smoke ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new study. Researchers found that ...

There are a few weeks left of summer fun for kids at day camps and summer programs. Wildfire smoke has had a big impact curtailing summer activity at some camps. Something unexpected has encroached on ...

(Reuters Health) – - In a Finnish study spanning 26 years, kids exposed to parental smoking were more likely to develop plaque in their carotid arteries as young adults than kids who were not exposed ...

As many as 18 states issued air quality alerts across the country this week, stretching from Michigan to South Carolina and ranging from unhealthy to hazardous levels of concern due to smoke spreading ...

DENVER — There is already so much in this world that cause anxiety and depression in children, and researchers now say parents can add wildfire smoke to the list. A study by scientists at the ...