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Showing posts with label premature death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label premature death. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Is air pollution poisoning your body? Tiny particles of pollution in the air we breathe are blamed for thousands of deaths a year. This test reveals who's most at risk

  • Air pollution is responsible for 29,000 premature deaths a year in Britain
  • London has by far the worst air pollution problem in the country 
  • Good Health and King's College London gave 6 people air pollution monitors
  • They recorded levels of black carbon in subjects' surrounding environment


We all know about the perils of smoking, drinking, overeating and sitting for too long. But we're less cautious about another, less visible killer: air pollution.

Yet increasingly studies are showing that microscopic pollutant particles in the air, generated by petrol and particularly diesel engines and other man-made sources, can have serious health effects. 

Air pollution is responsible for 29,000 premature deaths a year in Britain - ten times the number of people killed in road accidents - according to a review by the Government's scientific advisory group, the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2639878/Is-air-pollution-poisoning-body-Tiny-particles-pollution-air-breathe-blamed-thousands-deaths-year-This-test-reveals-whos-risk.html

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Arguing with your partner is bad for your HEART

  • People who think their partner is often unsupportive are more likely to develop heart disease 
  • Being unsupportive is actually more damaging to the arteries than overall marriage quality, say researchers

Arguing with a partner isn't just upsetting - it's also bad for your heart. People who think their partner is unsupportive are more likely to develop heart disease, a study has found. 

Scientists at the University of Utah found people who say their spouse is sometimes supportive but also sometimes upsetting have higher levels of artery calcification.

This suggests their arteries are diseased and they are at greater risk of premature death. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2553850/Arguing-partner-bad-HEART-Couples-war-thicker-arteries.html