Study links air pollution particles, heart disease
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Air pollution might help cause heart disease and strokes in older women, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
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A new study by a team of German researchers suggests that commuting could be hazardous to your health. The study found an increased risk in having a heart attack, within two hours of being in traffic.
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Salim Yusuf crisscrossed the globe for nine years in his hunt for heart-attack causes. In Canada, his research had repeatedly found that certain ethnic groups seemed more susceptible to certain conditions, heart disease in particular.
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A 10-ppb (parts per billion) increase in daily ozone levels is associated with an increase in the number of deaths in large US urban communities, according to a new study.
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Smoking-related heart attacks are not just the preserve of the older tobacco addict, according to new World Health Organisation research.
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A study published today finds that the amount of time people spend in traffic could actually increase their risk of suffering a heart attack.
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According to the British Medical Journal, a study published in &#39;Tobacco Control&#39; has revealed that smokers aged below 40 are five times more prone to suffering from a heart attack than non smokers of the same age.
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Increases in air pollution caused by cars, power plants and industry can be directly linked to higher death rates in U.S. cities, a study said on Tuesday.
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Scientists at West Virginia University will study thick black diesel smoke and other air pollution particles over the next five years to determine how they might be affecting cardiovascular health.
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The fine grit in polluted air boosts the risk of heart disease in older women much more powerfully than scientists realized, a big federally funded study has found, raising questions of whether U.S. environmental standards are strict enough.
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BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) --Brain diseases have been on a steady increase in the past two decades and researchers believe they have found a link between these diseases and the environment.
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of death due to stroke   is associated with exposure to high concentrations of air   pollution about 2 hours before death, Japanese investigators   report.
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Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, a study of 40,000 medical records suggests.
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The results of a new study suggest that doctors should take preventive action to treat some children for heart disease.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children's Health Study indicate.