Clogged roads mean clogged arteries
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According to a study in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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Torrential rain and gale force winds hit road and rail travel and create the risk of more floods.
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Non-surgical treatment to unblock clogged arteries in legs and feet can save them from being amputated, even though those blood vessels are small and tricky to work in, researchers reported on Monday.
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The air you breathe inside a church could be doing you more harm than the air beside a major congested road, say researchers. Church air seems to have alarming levels of polycyclic hydrocarbons, these are carcinogenic.
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Oct 21  - Being in traffic, either in an automobile or on public transportation, increases the risk of heart attack in susceptible individuals, German researchers report.
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Air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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New drug-oozing stents widely used to prop open clogged arteries are associated with an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and death for the majority of patients receiving the devices, an expert panel concluded yesterday.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients at risk for undergoing surgery now have a successful option to open clogged arteries. A study reported in this weekâs The New England Journal of Medicine finds a less-invasive
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Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Women who live within 50 meters   of busy roads face an increased risk of dying from a heart   attack, stroke or other cardiopulmonary cause, according to a   new study.
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Blood pressure drugs beta-blockers can help keep arteries from clogging up, researchers said on Monday in a report that helps explain how the drugs prevent heart attack and sudden heart death.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Researchers reported a link yesterday between long-term air pollution and the early stages of artery disease in people long before they showed obvious symptoms.
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Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests.
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California highways have been shut down by wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes and police chases. Add one more hazard to the list: road rage.
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The longer you spend sitting in traffic, the higher your risk of a heart attack, says a new study. This does not just mean sitting in a traffic jam - it includes cycling in traffic or being a bus passenger