Thursday, December 6, 2007

Air Pollution Is Bad. Surprise.

Not surprising, but still depressing:

The Real Dangers of Air Pollution

By Adam Voiland
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there are better things you could do for your health than take deep breaths on a smoggy day. A growing pile of research suggests that even relatively low levels of air pollution may be more harmful than previously realized, to both heart and lungs. The latest salvo from researchers, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, focuses on how particulate matter from air pollution affects lung function.

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