Tiny Fuel Particles Cause Heart Attacks, Group Says
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Tiny air-born particles released by burning fossil fuels are reducing the average human life span across Europe and North America by eight months, a leading research body said on Monday.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows. The international team of researchers said their findings put paid to the idea that only older smokers were at risk of heart disease.
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Air pollution caused by traffic and factories may cause heart disease, a US study says.
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Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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A study on women suggests air pollution might significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Drug-coated stents -- tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open clogged heart arteries -- may not be as dangerous as previously thought, Swedish researchers who had earlier raised concerns over the devices said on Sunday.
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PEOPLE aged under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, according to a study published today. The report&#39;s authors said the findings, based on figures compiled on behalf of the
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Air pollution reduces blood flow and interferes with the body's natural ability to break up blood clots, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that may help explain why pollution can cause heart attacks.
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Heavily drinking -- or binging -- even intermittently, almost doubles a person&#39;s risk of dying after a heart attack, compared to that of a moderate drinker, according, to a first-of-its-kind study, reported at the American Heart Association&#39;s Scientific
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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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Air and noise pollution increase the risk of heart attacks, raising the likelihood that susceptible people will suffer severe cardiological problems, according to new 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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People with high blood pressure were warned yesterday that they are at increased risk of having a heart attack in very cold weather.
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High levels of a blood protein called mannose-binding lectin (MBL) are associated with lower risk of heart attack, particularly among diabetics, report Saevardottir and colleagues.
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NEW YORK  - Heart attack survivors are more likely to suffer further heart problems if they are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke, Greek researchers report.
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A study in mice suggests a new way of  starving tumors of their blood supply may cause heart attacks  and strokes, raising concerns about this type of cancer  therapy, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.