Share on Pinterest A new study reports young adults who smoke could face more than double the risk of having an unexplained stroke. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Researchers report that ...

Smoking, particularly heavy smoking, is linked to some unexplained strokes in younger adults, mainly in male individuals and in people ages 45 to 49, according to a study published in the February 19, ...

In a recent study published in BMJ Public Health, researchers quantified the effect of smoking on stroke prevalence. They investigated the association between smoking-related characteristics and the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Smoking, particularly heavy smoking, is linked to some unexplained strokes in younger adults, mainly in male individuals and in people ages 45 to 49, according to a study published in ...

A recent transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke presents a critical, short-lived window of opportunity to assist smokers in quitting. Investigators analysed data from TIA registry.org, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “These data support the need for interventions to address the substantial proportion of stroke survivors with a ...

People who smoke, especially those genetically predisposed to doing so, are at much higher risk for a rare but often fatal type of bleeding stroke, new research shows. And the more you smoke, the ...

There's yet another reason to quit smoking: It increases the risk of deadly bleeding strokes, a new study warns. Researchers focused on a type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage, or SAH, which ...

'Cannabis smoke is not all that different from tobacco smoke,' say experts. Both cannabis and cigarette smoke present cardiovascular risks. The American Lung Association confirms that cannabis smoke ...

The study found that people who are heavy cannabis users have a 25% increased risk of heart attack Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Researchers report that people under 50 who smoke have a higher risk of having an unexplained stroke. People who smoke heavily — 20 packs of cigarettes a year or more — have even higher stroke risks.