Benzene Exposure Linked to Blood Changes
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Blood changes, including a steep decline in disease-fighting white cells, have been found in workers persistently exposed to low levels of benzene, a common industrial chemical known to pose a leukemia risk at high concentrations.
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The federal safety level for benzene, a leukemia-causing air toxin found throughout Houston and routinely inhaled by petrochemical plant workers, is too high to protect workers from blood cell
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A childhood involving abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue of the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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A study on women suggests air pollution might significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Exposure to even small amounts of benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists.
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In chronic smokers who stop smoking, there is a rapid increase in the number of circulating cells that aid in the repair of the lining of blood vessels, researchers have found.
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A dose of vitamin C may give a quick boost to the poorer-than-average blood circulation seen in healthy young smokers, a Japanese study suggests.
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Smoking and drinking coffee act together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow, say researchers.
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Two studies an ocean apart illustrate the growing importance of inflammation as a contributor to heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
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The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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On a whim, two parents got in on a bloodstream study to find out what kinds of chemicals are in their children's blood. It turned out that in just 18 months, their toddler had amassed more man-made gunk in his body than they'd gotten in decades. It all came from the environment in which he lives, from mattresses, fabrics, and plastic spoons and plates.
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Researchers said home exposure to solvents, paints, cleaning products and room fresheners may increase the risk of childhood asthma.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that even low   blood levels of lead may raise the risk of adverse heart and   circulatory outcomes.
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Sep 21  - A childhood involving abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue of the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Air pollution worsens heart disease by cutting off circulation to the heart, Finnish researchers reported on Monday in a study that helps explain why polluted environments aggravate not only asthma but heart ...
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NEW YORK  - By increasing the activity of platelets, blood cells that help clot the blood, smoking may weaken the anti-clotting effect of aspirin, new research suggests.
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Even &quot;safe&quot; levels of benzene damage immune system cells and could lead to cancer or other problems, US and Chinese researchers reported on Thursday.