STUDY SHOWS AIR POLLUTION POSES GREATER LINK TO HEART ATTACK, STROKE

05.08.2010 [17:33]
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Baku, August 5 (AZERTAC). Medical researchers are finding out more about the health risks of air pollution. They say the world`s dependence on fossil fuels is largely responsible for increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Doctors warn patients with lung and heart disease to stay indoors during hot weather. Dr. Kausalya Pendyal tells her patients in Richmond, Virginia before they go outside to check the Air Quality Index - a U.S. government assessment of pollutants in the air.

"Avoid outdoor activities if you can, especially in the late afternoons and the evenings," she said.

Medical science, bolstered by research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shows a strong link between air pollution and heart disease and stroke.

"Because cardiovascular death is the number one cause of death in the world, not just in developed countries, but throughout the world, the role that air pollutants play on this has a tremendous effect on overall world mortality," said Dr. Robert Brook, a specialist in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Michigan.

STUDY SHOWS AIR POLLUTION POSES GREATER LINK TO HEART ATTACK, STROKE

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