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Polluted Air Might Increase Stroke Risk
(HealthDay News, 9/21/06)
Scientists report that data on stroke deaths in older
people in 13 major Japanese cities from 1990 to 1994 show a
correlation between elevated levels of particulants in the air
and increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke within two hours of
the spike in pollutants. These findings suggest that breathing
contaminated air may have the immediate effect of triggering
bodily mechanisms that significantly raise the risk of
imminent stroke.
(BMJ Specialty Journals, news release, Sept.
20, 2006) |
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