Asthma risk in children linked to father’s smoking habits

If a father smokes prior to conception, it could raise the risk of asthma in the children, a new report presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich revealed. The study is the first of its kind in humans to analyse the link between the father’s smoking habits before conception and a child’s asthma. The findings add to growing evidence from animal studies that suggest that the father’s exposures before parenthood can harm his offspring. The study analysed the smoking habits of more than 13,000 men and women via a questionnaire. The researchers then analysed the link