One cigarette a day ‘increases heart disease and stroke risk’

One cigarette a day ‘increases heart disease and stroke risk’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42802191 By Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of heart disease and stroke, a large BMJ study suggests. Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of heart…

Tenth of men aged 50 ‘have heart age 10 years older’

Tenth of men aged 50 ‘have heart age 10 years older’

ByMatthew Betteridge

One-tenth of 50-year-old men have a heart age 10 years older than they are, heightening their risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke, a study suggests. The Public Health England analysis is based on responses from 1.2 million people to its Heart Age Test – 33,000 of whom were men aged 50. The organisation also predicts…