Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk
233325
NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.
536704
Men who drink more heavily are at increased risk of stroke compared to lighter drinkers and teetotallers, research shows.
190032
SAN FRANCISCO - A long-term research project taking place in the Stroke Belt shows that fewer than half of the people who experience symptoms of a stroke actually seek medical attention.
57815
"Endothelial dysfunction relative to (secondhand smoke) may be only partially reversible after cessation to the exposure, suggesting the importance of implementing smoke-free environments for children at home and in public places"  Even minor exposure to secondhand smoke can harm the cardiovascular system of children, a new study concludes. via WAVE-TV Louisville
54294
An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
385814
The stress and air pollution greatly heighten the risk for a heart attack, researchers surmised. By Lee Bowman. Being stuck in traffic raises the risk of having a heart attack within the hour almost threefold, according to a study published today.
577893
Obesity nearly doubles the risk that an otherwise healthy middle-age man will have a stroke, a long-running Swedish study finds. The researchers followed more than 7,400 men aged 47 to 55 for 28 years and
569582
Anger appears to have a bigger effect on the onset of strokes than positive emotions, according to a study released yesterday. The study also found that other negative emotions, in addition
661649
NEW YORK  - Damage to the retina that sometimes comes with diabetes is associated with an increased risk of having a stroke, researchers report.
592771
Air pollution clearly causes  immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its  short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are  harder to document, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
671029
Swedish researchers say men who eat fish more than twice a week may have an increased risk of stroke.
568696
NEW YORK  - Negative emotions and anger, as well as sudden changes in body position in response to a startling event, appear to be factors that can trigger a stroke, according to a new study published in the medical journal Neurology.
5284
Cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower the death risk of stroke patients, claim researchers.
490531
EXETER, England  - Minute changes in tiny blood  vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young  as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes,  a leading scientist said on Monday.
304395
MUNICH, Germany - People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows.    The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure...
704443
Severe sleep apnea appears to  be an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke in elderly  patients, according to a report in the September issue of  Stroke.
529939
Air pollution worsens heart disease by cutting off circulation to the heart, Finnish researchers reported on Monday in a study that helps explain why polluted environments aggravate not only asthma but heart ...