Stroke affecting younger people worldwide
Stroke rates among young and middle-aged people worldwide are increasing and these groups now account for nearly one-third of all strokes, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
The analysis of data gathered between 1990 and 2010 found that the number of strokes among people aged 20 to 64 rose 25 percent during that time, and that this age group now accounts for 31 percent of the total number of strokes, compared with 25 percent before 1990. Preventive measures urgently needed to reverse this trend, researchers say.
Smokers’ skin may age faster
Smokers are likely to get bags under their eyes and wrinkles around their lips earlier than non-smokers, according to a new study of identical twins published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Source - thedailystar.net

