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Rise in air pollution level increases cases of stroke: New study

2016-02-20 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Press Trust of India: Researchers also found that temperature had an impact on air quality and risk of stroke. Higher pollution levels are linked to an increased number of strokes, according to a new study that reaffirms the growing evidence that climate change and overall air quality contributes to cardiovascular disease. The research, which used data from the US and China, is one of the first to study the interaction between air quality and the number of stroke cases along with the potential effect of temperatures...

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Number of strokes increase as pollution levels rise

2016-02-20 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Higher pollution levels were linked to a higher total number of strokes, and researchers said it reaffirmed the growing evidence that climate change and overall air quality contributes to cardiovascular disease, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2016. The study, which used data from the United States and China, is one of the first to investigate the interaction between air quality and the number of stroke cases (prevalence) along...

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Exposure to air pollution increases risk of obesity

2016-02-19 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing's highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure. A study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) placed pregnant rats and their offspring in two chambers, one exposed to outdoor Beijing air and the other containing an air filter that removed most of the air pollution particles. After only 19 days,...

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