From: Ad 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6317913.stm

Think I was joking about oil burning....?

"Air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.

Researchers studied 66,000 women in and around 36 US cities, finding
pollution levels varied between four to nearly 20 micrograms per cubic
metre.

The University of Washington team said each 10 microgram rise was matched
by a 76% rise in the chances of dying from heart disease or stroke.

It was not clear whether women are more susceptible to pollution than men,
the New England Journal of Medicine said.

However, women's coronary arteries are smaller and this might render them
more vulnerable.

For women living within, rather than between, cities, the risk more than
doubled, increasing by 128%, with each step up in pollution levels. "

No anti-smoker could see this & not either be a hypocrite for affecting
others with "passive transport" or jump on a "no smoke
whatsoever" bandwagon.

Car mechanics, road repair people, airport workers etc will need
"protection" under the health & safety at work act just as
with tobacco smoke....

"Professor Kaufman added: "Preventing these effects requires
reducing the pollution at the source."

Professor Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director of the British Heart
Foundation, said the study suggested the risk was "greater than
previously thought".

"This adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution should be taken
seriously as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

"When localised air pollution is particularly high, people with
chronic lung disease or coronary heart disease should avoid staying outside
for long periods." "


Adam

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