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Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALS 

Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2009-11-17
Author: Source Baystate Medical Center

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Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures 

Moderate caffeine or alcohol use not associated with possibility of seizure or epilepsy
Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2009-11-18

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美医学报告:禁烟可大幅降低心脏病发作风险 

Jump to full article: 联合早报, Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore), 2009-10-17

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Autoimmune condition, especially combined with smoking and oral contraceptive use, massively increases risk of stroke and heart attack in young women 

Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2009-09-27

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Antiphospholipid antibodies and risk of myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke in young women in the RATIO study: a case-control study 

Jump to full article: The Lancet, 2009-09-28
Author: Rolf T Urbanus PhD a, Bob Siegerink MSc b, Mark Roest PhD a, Frits R Rosendaal MD b c, Philip G de Groot PhD a , Ale Alg

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Autoimmune Condition, Especially Combined With Smoking And Oral Contraceptive Use, Massively Increases Risk Of Stroke And Heart Attack In Young Women 

Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2009-09-29
Author: Source The Lancet Neurology

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Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work 

Investing in employee health cuts medical costs and ups productivity, heart experts say
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-09-30

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Opinion Former Briefing: Smoking ban reduces heart attacks  

Jump to full article: Politics.co.uk (uk), 2009-09-22

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Use of smokeless tobacco and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke: systematic review with meta-analysis  

Jump to full article: British Medical Journal, 2009-08-18
Author: Paolo Boffetta, epidemiologist, Kurt Straif, epidemiologist

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CV Risk Seen With Smokeless Tobacco  

Jump to full article: MedPage Today, 2009-08-24

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Use of smokeless tobacco and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke: systematic review with meta-analysis 

BMJ 2009;339:b3060, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3060 (Published 18 August 2009)
Jump to full article: British Medical Journal, 2009-08-18
Author: Paolo Boffetta, epidemiologist, Kurt Straif, epidemiologist

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Increased Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke With The Use Of Smokeless Tobacco Products 

Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2009-08-19

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Health research agencies form global alliance to curb humanity's most fatal diseases 

Top agencies ally to set common priorities to reduce rising toll of 'chronic noncommunicable diseases'
Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2009-06-15

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Why Smoking Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease And Strokes 

Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2009-06-13
Author: Source: John L. Mitchell Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

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Effects of Timing and Extent of Smoking, Type of Cigarettes, and Concomitant Risk Factors on the Association Between Smoking and Subclinical Atherosclerosis  

Volume 40, Issue 6; June 1, 2009. 2009;40:1991-1998 Published online before print April 9, 2009, doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543413
Jump to full article: Stroke, 2009-06-01
Author: B-mode ultrasound. The associations of C-IMT with smoking

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Minerva 

Published 19 June 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2496 Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2496
Jump to full article: British Medical Journal, 2009-06-19

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Lifestyle May Counter Blood Pressure Genes  

Smoking, drinking and more can override what you're born with, study finds
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-06-16
Author: Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter

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Why smoking may increase heart risk  

Jump to full article: UPI, 2009-06-15

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Why Smoking Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease And Strokes 

Jump to full article: ScienceDaily, 2009-06-11

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Stroke Prevention: 5 Ways to Prevent a Brain Attack  

You can prevent the third-leading cause of death and the top cause of adult disability in the U.S.
Jump to full article: U.S. News & World Report, 2009-05-12
Author: Sarah Baldauf

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Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive impairment 

Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2009-05-11

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Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting  

Many patients not getting services they need to prevent another attack, researchers say
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-03-05
Author: Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter

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Common risk factors do not explain greater stroke burden in low-income countries 

Studies show stroke in low-to-middle income countries has doubled in 40 years and common risk factors do not explain greater stroke burden in low-income countries
Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2009-02-20

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Lifestyle 'doubles stroke risk' 

Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2009-02-20

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Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers  

They're 6 times likely to suffer bleeding stroke, study finds
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-01-06

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Smokers with Stroke in the Family 6 Times More Likely to Have Stroke Too 

Jump to full article: American Academy of Neurology, 2008-12-31

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Heart Attack Deaths Drop in U.S. as Smoking, Diet, Drugs Help  

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2008-12-15
Author: Elizabeth Lopatto

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[A]t least half of this is lifestyle. Remember that there have been new food labeling laws, laws to restrict trans fats, and smoking has been steadily declining for some time.
Steven Nissen, head of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, on news that heart attacks and stroke deaths dropped by a third between 1999 and 2006.

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Rates Coming Down for Heart Disease, Stroke Deaths 

But Risk Factors Still Too High, Experts Note
Jump to full article: WebMD, 2008-12-15
Author: Bill Hendrick WebMD Health News

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Lifestyle may be why distress is hard on the heart | Health | Reuters 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-12-16
Author: Amy Norton

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Smokeless Tobacco and the Risk of Stroke. 

Abstract: Volume 19(6) November 2008 p 794-799
Jump to full article: Epidemiology, 2008-11-01

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Smokeless tobacco may increase stroke risk 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-11-28
Author: SOURCE: Epidemiology, November 2008.

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ASH Special Offer 2008 

A UNIQUE, INEXPENSIVE (only $5) LIFE-SAVING GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, KWANZAA, or WHATEVER
Jump to full article: ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (us), 2008-11-22

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Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke  

They face 69% increased risk for heart disease, 56% risk of ischemic stroke, study finds
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-09-22

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Smoking doubles stroke risk in younger women 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-08-14
Author: Will Dunham

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Heavy smoking increases stroke risk 

Jump to full article: IrishHealth.com (ie), 2008-08-15
Author: [Posted: Fri 15/08/2008 by Olivia Fens]

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Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette  

Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-08-14
Author: Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter

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Healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk: study  

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-08-11

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Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses  

But researchers note risk dissipates quickly once smoking spouse quits
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-07-29
Author: Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter

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Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses  

But researchers note risk dissipates quickly once smoking spouse quits
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-07-29
Author: Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter

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Stroke risk from smoking partner 

Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-07-28

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Secondhand smoke seen to raise spouse's stroke risk  

Jump to full article: The Mirror (uk), 2008-07-29
Author: Will Dunham, WASHINGTON (Reuters)

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Global Update - Noninfectious Illnesses Are Expected to Become Top Killers 

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2008-06-03
Author: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

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Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-05-13
Author: Will Dunham ,  Reuters

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Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers 

Study suggests eating foods such as whole grains cuts risk of cerebral infarction
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-03-11

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Smoking, high blood pressure 'deadly' 

Jump to full article: Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au), 2008-03-11
Author: Tamara McLean

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Smoking Is Major Risk Factor For Stroke In China, Study Shows 

Jump to full article: ScienceDaily, 2008-03-06

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Smoking And High Blood Pressure: Double Blow For Bleeding Stroke Risk 

Jump to full article: ScienceDaily, 2008-03-06

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration Doubles Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Eye disease carries same risk as other circulatory problems, experts say 

Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-02-28
Author: Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter

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More Risk Factors, Less Access to Care Behind Higher Stroke Rates in U.S. 

Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-02-23

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Heart and Stroke Death Rates Steadily Decline; Risks Still Too High 

Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2008-01-22
Author: SOURCE American Heart Association

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Butt out for national non-smoking week 

Jump to full article: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (ca), 2008-01-21

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Star of Anti-Smoking Campaign Still Puffs 

Skip Legault, After Two Heart Attacks and an Amputated Leg, Just Can't Quit
Jump to full article: ABC News, 2008-01-11
Author: MARCUS BARAM

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Officials: smoking star makes ads better 

Jump to full article: New York Daily News, 2008-01-12
Author: JORDAN LITE and JONATHAN LEMIRE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

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7online.com: Anti-smoking poster boy still puffing away?  

Lost leg, but can't kick the habit
Jump to full article: WABC-TV Ch. 7, 2008-01-11

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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee  

Jump to full article: Circulation, 2007-12-17

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Group says heart and stroke deaths fall in U.S.  

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2007-12-17

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Prolonged Use Of Swedish Moist Snuff Increases Risk Of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease And Stroke 

Jump to full article: MediLexicon (mx), 2007-11-15

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LETTER: Stroke victim calls for FDA regulation of tobacco products 

Jump to full article: Allentown (NJ) Examiner, 2007-09-27
Author: Linda Maresca

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Smoking 'Biggest Cause of Stroke for Men'  

Jump to full article: Chosun Ilbo (kr), 2007-09-04

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Explicit anti-smoking ad rated M  

Jump to full article: The Age (au), 2007-05-31
Author: Jill Stark

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One in three strokes 'caused by smoking' 

Jump to full article: AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au), 2007-05-20

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New anti-smoking campaign to be launched  

Jump to full article: The Age (au), 2007-05-13

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WRIGHT: One-sided, she's still the same 

Jump to full article: Edmond (OK) Sun, 2007-05-12
Author: Leif M. Wright MUSKOGEE PHOENIX (Muskogee, Okla.)

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Spot in brain may control smoking urge  

Jump to full article: USA Today, 2007-01-26
Author: Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY

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How the urge to smoke can just vanish  

A specific brain injury kills the craving, a study shows. Disabling that area may aid in quitting.
Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2007-01-26
Author: Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer

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UI scientists identify brain region that maintains addiction 

Jump to full article: Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, 2007-01-26
Author: Cindy Hadish The Gazette

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Smokers Quit After Brain Region Damage 

Nicotine addiction depends on a healthy insula, a region linked to emotion and feelings, say researchers from the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC.
Jump to full article: University of Southern California (USC), 2007-01-25
Author: Carl Marziali

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Brain structure incriminated in smoking addiction 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2007-01-25
Author: Will Dunham

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Drugs to mimic brain lesion could let smokers butt out with ease: study 

Jump to full article: Canadian Press, 2007-01-25
Author: Canadian Press: SHERYL UBELACKER

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Damage to Specific Part of the Brain May Make Smokers ‘Forget’ to Smoke 

Jump to full article: National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2007-01-25

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Study pinpoints area in brain linked to smoking addiction 

Jump to full article: San Francisco Chronicle, 2007-01-26
Author: Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Science Writer

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Damage to the Insula Disrupts Addiction to Cigarette Smoking 

Science 26 January 2007: Vol. 315. no. 5811, pp. 531 - 534 DOI: 10.1126/science.1135926
Jump to full article: Science, 2007-01-26
Author: Nasir H. Naqvi,1 David Rudrauf,1,2 Hanna Damasio,3,4 Antoine Bechara1,3,4*

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Brain Damage Gives Clues On How To Quit Smoking With Ease 

Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2007-01-26
Author: Catharine Paddock Writer: Medical News Today

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Injury shuts off urge to smoke 

Stroke damage to site deep in brain eliminates desire, researchers find
Jump to full article: Baltimore (MD) Sun, 2007-01-26
Author: Michael Stroh Sun reporter

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Stroke risk higher in less well-educated women 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2007-01-15
Author: David Douglas

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Heart Disease, Stroke Still Big Killers 

Latest U.S. statistics suggest obesity, smoking are largely to blame
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2006-12-28
Author: Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter

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AHA/ASA Guideline: Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke  

Jump to full article: Circulation, 2006-06-23

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· Canada

New Brunswickers not butting out: report 

Jump to full article: CBC News (ca), 2006-06-08

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Tipping the Scales of Progress: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada releases new data and recommendations on tobacco and obesity/disease prevention 

Jump to full article: Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca), 2006-06-05
Author: HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA

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Hefner at 80: Playboy Relevant As Ever 

Jump to full article: AP, 2006-04-08
Author: GARY GENTILE Associated Press Writer

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· UK-Scotland

Carboxyhaemoglobin concentration, smoking habit, and mortality in 25 years in the Renfrew/Paisley prospective cohort study -- Hart et al. 92 (3): 321 -- Heart 

Heart 2006;92:321-324; doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.065185 March 2006    (Volume 92, Number 3)
Jump to full article: Heart, 2006-03-01
Author: C L Hart1, G Davey Smith2, D J Hole1 and V M Hawthorne3

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Smoking Time, Amount Boost Stroke Risk 

Researchers Examine Impact of Smoking Years and Quantity of Cigarettes Smoked
Jump to full article: WebMD, 2006-02-17
Author: Charlene Laino WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD on Friday, February 17, 2006

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Stroke Risk Remains Higher in Ex-Smokers 

The finding challenges the notion that their long-term risk drops to that of never-smokers
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2006-02-17
Author: Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter

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· Canada

Canadian baby boomers retiring in bad shape 

Jump to full article: Canadian Press, 2006-02-13
Author: Canadian Press

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· Kentucky

Advocates, others make a difference 

One goal is 'biggest bang for the buck'
Jump to full article: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, 2005-12-12
Author: Laura Ungar

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· Ethnic Issues

Many African Americans Underestimate Their Risk for Stroke, According to a New Survey 

Yolanda King, Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Helps American Stroke Association Launch Power to End Stroke
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2005-11-03
Author: SOURCE American Heart Association

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Better avoid husband’s smoke 

Jump to full article: Kansas City (MO) Star, 2005-11-03

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Nurse realised message to patients was wrong ($$) 

Jump to full article: The Scotsman (uk), 2005-10-01

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· Cancer

US Death Rates Decline in Four of Six Causes - Study 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2005-09-13

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· Secondhand Smoke
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Cigarette Smoking Among Spouses. Another Risk Factor for Stroke in Women -- Qureshi et al. 

Jump to full article: Stroke, 2005-08-04
Author: Adnan I. Qureshi MD*; M. Fareed; K. Suri MD; Jawad F. Kirmani MD; and Afshin A. Divani PhD

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· Health/Science
· Women
· Stroke

Women's Stroke Risk Higher if Husband & Wife Both Smoke 

Jump to full article: Fox News, 2005-08-04
Author: Miranda Hitti

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· Health/Science
· Stroke
· Aging/Elderly
non-USA, by Country
· Netherlands

Modeling the Future Burden of Stroke in the Netherlands: Impact of Aging, Smoking, and Hypertension -- Struijs et al. 

Stroke. 2005;36:1648 Volume 36, Issue 8; August, 2005
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non-USA, by Country
· Canada

Intriguing news about nicotine 

Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Sun (ca), 2005-07-31
Author: MARILYN LINTON, TORONTO SUN

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· Health/Science
· Cardio-vascular
· Stroke
· Smokeless
· Harm Reduction

Spit tobacco lifts risk of heart disease, stroke 

Jump to full article: Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, 2005-07-27
Author: From local dispatches

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· Health/Science
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non-USA, by Country
· Asia-pacific

Smoking and Elevated Blood Pressure Are the Most Important Risk Factors for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Overview of 26 Cohorts Involving 306 620 Participants 

2005;36:1360
Jump to full article: Stroke, 2005-07-18

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· Health/Science
· Cessation
· Cardio-vascular
· Stroke
non-USA, by Country
· Australia

Short-term impact of smoking cessation on myocardial infarction and stroke hospitalisations and costs in Australia 

MJA 2005; 183 (1): 13-17
Jump to full article: Medical Journal of Australia, 2005-07-13
Author: Susan F Hurley

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· Health/Science
· Lung Cancer
· Cardio-vascular
· Stroke
· inflamation/infections/immunity

Celebrex Lung Cancer Trial Resumes 

Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2005-07-12

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· Health/Science
· Cardio-vascular
· Stroke
· Smokeless

Use of Chewing Tobacco or Snuff May Increase Mortality From Heart Disease, Stroke 

Jump to full article: Medscape, 2005-06-23
Author: Laurie Barclay, MD

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Categories
· Society
· Obit
· Stroke

Uta Hagen, legendary actor and teacher, dies at 84 

Jump to full article: The Villager, 2004-01-21

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· Health/Science
· Secondhand Smoke
· Stroke
non-USA, by Country
· China

Second-Hand Smoke Increases Risk of Stroke Among Wives of Smokers 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2005-03-24

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