Air pollution is a risk factor for heart disease; however people can take action to reduce their individual risk Exposure to fine particulate matter over a few hours or weeks can trigger cardiovascular deaths, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and irregular heartbeats, especially in susceptible individuals Long-term exposure to elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter even further increases cardiovascular risk and reduces life expectancy probably by several months to a few years for those with higher exposures DALLAS, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The scientific evidence linking air pollution to heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death has "substantially strengthened," and people, particularly those at high cardi...
Medicare Study Demonstrates Link Between Air Pollution and Disease in the Elderly
A study of more than 115 million Medicare patients aged over 65 has concluded that even short-term exposure to fine particle air pollution significantly increases the risk of contracting cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Children with Asthma at Higher Risk for Hospitalization on Warm, Smoggy Days
Children with asthma are at much higher risk for landing in a hospital – and even in intensive care – on days when there are higher ozone levels in the New York air, according to researchers at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center and New York University (NYU).
A-C gets proactive about air pollution
There is little question Athens-Clarke County's air quality will violate new federal air-quality standards next year. The question is how quickly potentially onerous restrictions on car emissions, road-building and economic development might be lifted.
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