Heart disease patients advised to avoid being outside in rush hour traffic
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 16:32
in Health & Medicine
Heart disease patients have been advised to avoid being outside during rush hour traffic. The position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease also recommends decreasing the use of fossil fuels. “More than 3 million deaths worldwide are caused by air pollution each year. Air pollution ranks ninth among the modifiable disease risk factors, ahead of low physical activity, high sodium diet, high cholesterol and drug use,” a corresponding author noted.