Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

When the temperature drops, a lot of homes suddenly sound like they are hosting a flock of electronic birds. Those short, ...

Across the western U.S., wildfires and the dangerous smoke that results have increased in frequency and intensity since the ...

NASA satellites observe a column of smoke caused by a forest fire over Saskatchewan, indicating an early and intense fire ...

The number one cause of death related to fires is smoke inhalation. Smoke inhalation occurs when you breathe in the heated particles and gases produced by fire. Different fires produce a different ...

Thirdhand smoke refers to residual exposure via surfaces that have encountered cigarette smoke. You’re likely familiar with secondhand smoke exposure that occurs from inhaling smoke from someone else ...

Smoking directly is worse than secondhand smoke. However, both types can still cause damage to your cardiovascular and respiratory health. Firsthand smoking and secondhand smoke both cause serious ...

Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use is increasing. Laws and policies regulating the use of tobacco and cannabis are also moving in different directions. Tobacco ...

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), which runs Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

HUGHESVILLE – Residents in the B Wing at the Wolf Run Village Senior Living Community on Route 220 were forced to evacuate ...

Smoke inhalation occurs when a person breathes in smoke particles. This typically happens when a person is stuck in an enclosed space with a fire. However, a person may also inhale smoke due to ...