Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, say researchers. During a 12-year study of more than 61,000 ...

Burning incense, a popular cultural practice in many parts of the world, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, say researchers.

A new medically challenging case warns that, for those with allergies and asthma, health problems from burning incense can be a significant risk to adults and children.

In many cultures, it is common to burn incense for religious and cultural practices, including meditations, celebrations and spiritual and ancestral worship. Skip to content. Menu.

But I use a high-quality incense, with a subtle odor, and it burns for less than 15 minutes. The restriction feels particularly unfair because I know other residents burn candles for Shabbat.