Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk
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NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.
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Oct. 28, 2004 -- Being overweight after age 40 could double a man&#39;s stroke risk, a new study shows. It&#39;s more evidence that obesity is a major -- but modifiable -- risk factor for numerous chronic health problems
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People with heart disease may want to steer clear of heavy traffic when exercising or simply take their workout indoors to avoid breathing polluted air.
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Researchers have discovered that otherwise healthy people who are prone to anger, hostility and mild to moderate depressive symptoms produce higher levels of a substance that promotes cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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NEW YORK  - New findings from a large study  suggest that drinking up to two alcoholic beverages a day does  not significantly increase the risk of stroke.
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The stress and air pollution greatly heighten the risk for a heart attack, researchers surmised. By Lee Bowman. Being stuck in traffic raises the risk of having a heart attack within the hour almost threefold, according to a study published today.
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Obesity nearly doubles the risk that an otherwise healthy middle-age man will have a stroke, a long-running Swedish study finds. The researchers followed more than 7,400 men aged 47 to 55 for 28 years and
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Scientists show how having a stroke - or even snoring heavily - can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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EXETER, England  - Minute changes in tiny blood  vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young  as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes,  a leading scientist said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A person's level of vitamin C may predict his or her likelihood of having a stroke, according to a long-term study of some 20,000 middle-aged and older residents of Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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The number of strokes caused by brain blood clots rose by almost 9 percent each year in Beijing in the two decades to 2004, researchers say, blaming the trend on economic prosperity and lifestyle changes.
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On-the-job stress can increase your blood pressure, adding to your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to evidence from two new studies by Heart and Stroke Foundation researchers.
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Warning signs for cardiovascular disease are higher in people exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, adding to the link between "passive smoke" and heart disease, according to a study released on Monday.
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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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A study published yesterday finds that the amount of time people spend in traffic could actually increase their risk of suffering a heart attack.
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Air pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder to document, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.