Smoking even one cigarette each day raises the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke, a new meta-analysis suggests. Interestingly, researchers also found that the risks carried by smoking are ...

A significant link was found between active cigarette smoking and an elevated rate of pneumonia in COPD, whereas this was not ...

Adults who vape could suffer a stroke at least a decade younger than those who smoke tobacco, a new study has found. E-cigarette users have a 15% higher risk of stroke at a younger age than ...

Smoking is a major risk factor for stroke in China, accounting for about one in seven strokes in men. Many studies in western populations have shown that cigarette smoking is a strong and independent ...

African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With one major move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, we could soon see the biggest crackdown on cigarettes in more than decade. The FDA is proposing a ban on all menthol ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is disrupted. Symptoms include slurring of speech, lightheadedness, and loss of balance.

Reuters - The increased risk of stroke that comes with smoking may extend to nonsmokers who live in the same household and breathe in secondhand smoke, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers found that ...

DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2013 — Smoking cigarettes may cause similar stroke risks for men and women, but women smokers may be at greater risk for a more deadly and uncommon type of stroke, according to new ...

WE ALL KNOW the rap on cigarettes: they're addictive, they kill you and they stink. There's no question that cigars smell bad, but do they cause addiction and death? Researchers haven't amassed a lot ...