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Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
2016-06-10 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide. In an unprecedented survey of global risk factors for stroke, air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter ranked seventh in terms of its impact on healthy lifespan, while household air pollution from burning solid fuels ranked eighth. Valery Feigin, director of the National Institute for Stroke and...
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