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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In one study, Boston researchers found that about two-thirds of 1,960 adolescents studied had at least one risk factor for heart disease, and almost 10 percent had a cluster of factors known as metabolic ...
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Curbing inflammation of the arteries appears to be just as important for fighting heart disease as lowering cholesterol, according to a pair of new studies.
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More people died in urban areas when ground-level ozone was higher during the previous week, researchers at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Johns Hopkins report in the November 17 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.
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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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PEOPLE under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, according to a study published today. The reportâs authors said the findings, based on figures compiled on behalf of the World
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In the first long-term study of the effects of air pollution on children, researchers reported Wednesday that children and teenagers in Southern California communities
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new study says long-term exposure to pollution can cause irreversible lung damage in children. California air pollution experts are calling the study landmark news.
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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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Autopsies of adults who died young of unnatural causes show many already had clogged arteries, U.S. and Canadian researchers said on Monday in a study that suggests heart disease may be on the upswing.
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Traveling in traffic triples the risk of heart attack for an hour afterwards, a study has found. Car exhaust, noise and stress brought on by congestion are likely to be the main causes of the increase in risk.
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Researchers reported that children and teenagers in Southern California communities with higher levels of air pollution were more likely to have diminished lung function.
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Scientists have long known that air pollution is a serious health hazard that increases the risk of premature death. But a new study may come as a shock.
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New evidence emerges of a link between the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease.
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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.