Health
Pollution exposure associated with stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation – News-Medical.Net
People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to greater levels of pollution have a 1.2-fold higher risk of stroke than their peers who live with less pollution, according to a JAMA Network Open study published recently by researchers at …
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 16 2020
People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to greater levels of pollution have a 1.2-fold higher risk of stroke than their peers who live with less pollution, according to a JAMA Network Open study published recently by researchers at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
The study is the largest of its kind to include neighborhood-specific pollution data–rather than simply h…
-
General13 hours agoBritish and US planes fly 12-hour mission to patrol Russian border
-
Noosa News16 hours agoWarm weather could make way for rain with ‘damaging winds, large hail’
-
General15 hours agoYoung boy flown to Brisbane hospital after K’gari dingo attack
-
Noosa News22 hours agoBrisbane muralist explains why he ended his plan to eat one chicken a day for a year