What are the risks of workplace secondhand smoking?
Waiters and waitresses in bars and restaurants that permit smoking are at high risk for developing smoke-related illnesses. The most recent example is of Heather Crowe, a Canadian woman who died of lung cancer last month. Ms Crowe was a non-smoker and working in restaurants had exposed her to secondhand smoke and thus she developed lung cancer. Is secondhand smoke dangerous to children as well? Children ate at an even greater risk for developing smoke-related illnesses. In fact most cases of childhood asthma are associated with exposure to secondhand smoke. Children exposed to secondhand smoke can develop sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and more severe asthma. Parental smoking also slows lung development and growth in children. About 22 million children are exposed to secondhand smoke. Infants of parents who smoke are more likely to be admitted to hospital for bronchitis and pneumonia in the first year of life. What are the risks of pass
