Facts that the American Association for Respiratory Care has learned in its search for information about secondhand smoke.

Links and resources from the About.com.

Provides a bibliography of research on the effect of secondhand smoke on asthma, respiratory infections, and so on.

Online course from the American College of Chest Physicians covers effects of secondhand smoke on adult asthma.

Exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with a decline in peak flow and increases in respiratory symptoms and use of bronchodilator drugs among asthmatic children.

EPA report covers only respiratory effects, not heart disease etc.

Secondhand smoke causes decreased lung function in women, especially women with asthma, according to a recent study.