Secondhand Smoke Dangers.

JUVENILE diseases; TOBACCO & health; SUDDEN infant death syndrome; PASSIVE smoking

The article offers information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), colic and middle ear infections, as the most common medical problems among children associated with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. It notes that 40% of American children are routinely exposed to tobacco smoke in their own homes. A study by the doctors at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, found that the higher a child's urine cotinine level, the lower the performance in math, reading and visual-skills.