Dirty air ‘can cause fatal heart attack in mid-age’
AIR pollution raises the risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke in middle-age by triggering stress, a study warns.
The worrying findings suggest that “dirty air” puts under-65s in greater danger of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Study lead author Doctor Shady Abohashem, of Harvard Medical School in the US, said: “Our study indicates that the air we breathe affects our mental wellbeing, which in turn impacts heart health.”
Air pollution is estimated to have caused more than four million premature deaths worldwide in 2019, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Mental illness has also been previously linked with premature deaths.
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The new study examined whether air pollution and poor mental health are interrelated and have a joint impact on death from cardiovascular disease.
Researchers focused on particles from vehicle exhaust fumes, power plant combustion, and burning wood.
Dr Abohashem said: “Public health strategies are urgently needed to address both air quality and mental well-being in order to preserve cardiovascular health.”
A PLAQUE celebrating a part of Ringsend in Dublin that has featured in numerous movies and music videos, including In The Name of the Father, was unveiled yesterday. The plaque was unveiled at Mellon’s Shop on the South Lotts Road to “celebrate” the many pop videos, movies and documentaries filmed in the area.
These include Jim Sheridan’s In The Name Of The Father, starring Daniel Day Lewis, where the street doubled as Belfast, and The General, starring Brendan Gleeson. Other films that have been shot in the area include Educating Rita and Into the West, while music videos include those from The Cranberries, The Shoos and Boyzone.