U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona reports that there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure. Even particles of smoke can have negative effects on non-smokers.

According to NewsTarget, an estimated 126 million U.S. non-smokers are at risk with secondhand smoke at home or work. This susceptibility gives a 20 to 30 percent higher risk for heart disease and lung cancer

The U.S. Surgeon General stated on Tuesday that the only way to clearly save non smokers from second hand smoke is to ban all smoking in workplaces.

Surgeon-General Richard Carmona wrote a report that detailed the effects of second hand smoke and stated that nobody should be forced to inhale it

Nearly five percent of deaths from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in African Americans can be traced to genetic defects.

University of Chicago Researchers published their findings in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and point out that the genetic defects may increase an infant's risk of developing an abnormal heart rhythm during times of environmental stress

A British study found that parents who sleep with their babies on sofas may increase the infant's risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Although SIDS deaths in the United Kingdom have decreased over the past two decades, the number of babies who died while sleeping on sofas has increased

Babies using a pacifier while sleeping reduce their chance of succumbing to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 90 percent, a new study shows.

Researchers say pacifiers also lessen the risk to babies who sleep on their stomachs or in soft bedding. Both have been shown to increase the risk of SIDS up to 10-times, reports ScientificAmerican