Suggested Citation: "5 The Background of Smoking Bans." Institute of Medicine. 2010. Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence. Washington, DC: The National ...

When a wildfire rages, the flames aren't the only threat. The smoke poses its own risks. Fine particles and harmful chemicals can get into your lungs and bring on a number of health problems. Some ...

Wildfire smoke is linked to health issues like heart attacks and strokes. Research is helping us understand its impacts on our wellbeing Wildfires have devastated the western US and Canada this week, ...

This summer, millions of people across the eastern U.S. woke up one June morning to apocalyptic orange skies and thick, choking wildfire smoke. Over the summer, massive Canadian wildfires blanketed ...

In recent years, wildfires in the western U.S. have grown larger and more intense, stoked by factors like climate change and the build-up of dense trees and dry brush from past fire suppression. These ...

The assessment of drift compensation algorithms to ensure there are no negative effects on the response of a smoke detector to a slowly developing fire is a complex and confusing topic. The details of ...

Luke Montrose receives funding from the technology access award provided by the Data Science core of the Idaho INBRE program under NIH/NIGMS Grant #P20GM103408 and Boise State COBRE program in Matrix ...