Live Near A Freeway? Heart Disease Risk May Be Higher

Los Angeles residents living near freeways experience a hardening of the arteries that leads to heart disease and strokes at twice the rate of those who live farther away, a study has found. The paper is the first to link automobile and truck exhaust to the progression of atherosclerosis -- or the thickening of artery walls -- in humans.

Sections:  living   
RELATED ARTICLES
BING NEWS:
  • Two drugs look promising for lipoprotein(a), a common genetic risk factor for heart disease
    At AHA, Phase 2 results from Eli Lilly and Silence Therapeutics are seen as signs of a "major new path" of cardiovascular therapy.
    11/18/2024 - 7:44 pm | View Link
  • 8 factors that can raise your heart disease risk
    Experts have started thinking more broadly about what puts a person at risk for heart disease, still the leading killer in the U.S.
    11/18/2024 - 12:36 am | View Link
  • Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here's why.
    Additionally, most women do not know that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death among women. Overall, women's misperceptions of their own risk may hold them back from getting a doctor to ...
    11/16/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
  • Risk of heart disease increases when sitting, not moving for more than 10 hours, study says
    According to Cardiologist Dr. Harlan Krum-Holz, the risk for health issues for people who sit for more than 10 and a half hours per day without moving are alarming. The study was published in the ...
    11/15/2024 - 8:55 am | View Link
  • Diabetes, Kidney Disease Could Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk up to 28 Years Earlier
    New research indicates that people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease up to 28 years earlier than people without the disease.
    11/10/2024 - 9:39 pm | View Link
  • More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Living News