Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk, Study Says - Seattle Times article summarizes recent research that estimates secondhand smoke raises stroke risk by 85%. - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=smok&date=19990818
Passive Smoking Increases the Risk of Acute Stroke - Population-based case-control study of residents of Auckland, New Zealand findsa significantly increased risk of stroke in both men and women. - http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/2/156?ijkey=s5i8mmfH77IGE
Passive Smoke From Spouse Increases a Smoking Woman's Stroke Risk - Women already at risk of having a stroke because they smoke cigarettes increase their stroke risk three-fold if they live with a spouse who smokes, according to recent research. - http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol34/vol34n15/articles/PassiveSmoke.html
Passive smoking and risk of stroke seems a solid connection - Letter to scientific journal on biomarkers, exposure measurement, confounds, and the evidence connecting secondhand smoke to stroke. - http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/9/1/112#resp1
Secondhand Smoke Breaks Down Blood Vessel - Research results: After spending only 30 minutes in a smoke-filled room, participants in a study had losses in their blood levels of antioxidants. - http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/7e57a.htm