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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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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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 new study suggests anger, as well as other negative emotions may be a trigger for a ischemic stroke. The study, published in the December issue of Neurology found people were more likely to experience a
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Swedish researchers say men who eat fish more than twice a week may have an increased risk of stroke.
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An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
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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.
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure
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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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The risk of suffering a heart attack triples in a traffic jam, according to a study by German scientists. The researchers found that an hour of exposure to the particles
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Anger appears to have a bigger effect on the onset of strokes than positive emotions, according to a study released yesterday. The study also found that other negative emotions, in addition
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NEW ORLEANS  - The results of a large urban  multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are  both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern  Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.
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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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Cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower the death risk of stroke patients, claim researchers.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution maycontribute to early hardening of the arteries, a new study says. &quot;If this can be confirmed, it would have huge implications,&quot; said Dr
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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.