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Second Hand Smoke

Why You Should Stop Smoking Around Children

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Living

You wouldn't give a child a cigarette, right? A recent ad campaign commissioned by cancer care network Health Care Global Enterprises, is sending ...

Please, Stop Smoking Around Your Kids -- and Mine

Andrea Traynor | Posted 11.07.2012 | Canada Living
Andrea Traynor

On a recent trip to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) today I was hit with scene after scene of moms, dads and other caregivers lighting up. In some cases, cigarettes dangling in the faces of some of these poor kids while mom had a chat with dad. One man held the door for us as we were exiting the Direct Energy Centre (nice thing to do); seemingly unaware, he blew smoke into my face, and into my daughter's who I was wearing in a baby carrier (not a nice thing to do). I was livid. I coughed dramatically and waved my hands wildly in the air.

What Dangers Are Lurking In One In Five Cars

CP | Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press | Posted 04.06.2012 | Canada Living

CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand...

Second-Hand Smoke Could Cause Hearing Loss

CP | Posted 09.17.2011 | Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- TORONTO - Second-hand smoke exposure has been linked to a host of health-related issues, but new research is pointing to another...