Pollution 'ups blood clot risk'

seven · #1 (**permalink**) 14th-May-2008, 08:42 AM

Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says.

Exposure to small particulates - tiny chemicals caused by burning fossil fuels - is known to increase the chances of heart disease and stroke.

BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution 'ups blood clot risk'

forfismum · #2 (**permalink**) 14th-May-2008, 02:15 PM

Karl beat you to that one yesterday

seven · #3 (**permalink**) 14th-May-2008, 02:59 PM

So he did. Sorry

Karl · #4 (**permalink**) 15th-May-2008, 02:22 AM

No problem, if everybody is posting the same thing, then it MUST be true...

This helps justify the suggestion that we should breathe less, for example skip every two-three breaths. I actually saw that somewhere as a recommendation for reducing our individual carbon footprints (something like "breathe less to fight global warming"). Now, I suppose this will also be seen as a means of reducing your risk of developing blood clots.

include · #5 (**permalink**) 15th-May-2008, 06:35 AM

Plus if you eat less you live longer. Hurray

forfismum · #6 (**permalink**) 15th-May-2008, 09:45 AM

Even though I love my diesels ,there is a problem with particulates.Fitting the newer filters cures this problem and I believe that some countries are making retrofitting a legal requirement.I have no figures regarding any loss of efficiency but as diesels are so god to start with,this can only be marginal.Folks run A/C with less than a 2% drop in MPG [ 2litre diesel ]