1. Allergy & Asthma Specialists, P.C.
Parental Smoking and Children's Wheezing
Smoking isn’t good for anyone. The evidence is overwhelming and adults know the risks when
they light up. Parents who smoke put their children at risk for childhood asthma and impaired
lung function, but until recently, there has not been an objective study on airway inflammation in
pre-school children. Scientists can now measure metabolized nicotine levels in blood, urine,
saliva, and hair to assess levels of passive tobacco smoke inhalation.
A study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology studied the effects
of parental smoking on ninety-six 3-7 year old children. These children were previously
diagnosed with wheezing triggered by environmental factors and infections. In families where
the mother smoked, airway inflammation was higher and lung function lower in the children.
Smoking by the father did not have the same effect, perhaps due to children’s greater time
involvement with the mother during the pre-school years.
If you are a parent who is still smoking, please consider a smoking cessation program. Ask the
doctors are Allergy & Asthma Specialists how to get started. We want your children to breath
easy throughout their lives. www.njallergydoctors.com
Smoking isn’t good for anyone. The evidence is overwhelming and adults know the risks when
they light up. Parents who smoke put their children at risk for childhood asthma and impaired

2. lung function, but until recently, there has not been an objective study on airway inflammation in
pre-school children. Scientists can now measure metabolized nicotine levels in blood, urine,
saliva, and hair to assess levels of passive tobacco smoke inhalation.
A study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology studied the effects
of parental smoking on ninety-six 3-7 year old children. These children were previously
diagnosed with wheezing triggered by environmental factors and infections. In families where
the mother smoked, airway inflammation was higher and lung function lower in the children.
Smoking by the father did not have the same effect, perhaps due to children’s greater time
involvement with the mother during the pre-school years.
If you are a parent who is still smoking, please consider a smoking cessation program. Ask the
doctors are Allergy & Asthma Specialists how to get started. We want your children to breath
easy throughout their lives. http://www.njallergydoctors.com
Contact Detail -
 Company Name: Allergy & Asthma Specialists
 Contact Person: Dr. Leonard Silverstein
 Address : 82 East Allendale Road Suite 7A & 7B
 City : Saddle River
 State : New Jersey
 Postal Code / Zip : 07458
 Phone : 201-236-8282
 Fax : (201) 236-0138