Abstract Purpose of Review: Death from stroke has decreased over the past decade, with
stroke now the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. In addition, the incidence of …

Background Smoking bans have been implemented in a variety of settings, as well as being
part of policy in many jurisdictions to protect the public and employees from the harmful …

The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …

Background and Purpose—Stroke mortality has been declining since the early 20th century.
The reasons for this are not completely understood, although the decline is welcome. As a …

Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for all forms of stroke. While both the
general public and the global healthcare system are aware of the vascular risks associated …

Aims Cohorts of millions of people's health records, whole genome sequencing, imaging,
sensor, societal and publicly available data present a rapidly expanding digital trace of …

Background Acute myocardial infarction is triggered by various factors, such as physical
exertion, stressful events, heavy meals, or increases in air pollution. However, the …

Success and failure are key to any consideration of public policy but there have been
remarkably few attempts to assess systematically the various dimensions and complex …

Background—Secondhand smoke causes cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Smoke-
free legislation is associated with a lower risk of hospitalization and death from these …