Passive smoking raises the risk of a stroke .

Passive smoking can increase the risk of suffering a stroke by 30 per cent, according to new research. Scientists identified a clear trend between second-hand smoke and strokes following a study involving 22,000 people over the age of 45. They found that even after adjustment for other stroke factors such as hypertension and heart disease, the 30 per cent risk remained. Nearly one in four of the participants (23 per cent) had been effected by second-hand smoke in the last last twelve months. During the period of April 2003 to March 2012, 428 strokes were reported. A further analysis of the type of stroke was performed and showed that most strokes were due to blockage of blood flow to the brain. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, will join a growing body of work into the potential effects of secondhand smoke. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health.

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