Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ambulance runs within hours, swamps emergency rooms in a day or so with people suffering from heart attacks and other cardiovascular and lung issues, as well as mental health issues, doctors and scientists told The Associated Press. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-wildfire-smoke-kills-tens-of-thousands-of-people-a-year-heres-how-it-attacks-the-body-2/ #wildfire #climatechange #environment
Italian researchers have found a significant presence of microplastics in the blood of patients suffering from the most dangerous type of heart attack, raising questions about the role of environmental pollutants in undermining cardiovascular health.
Italian researchers have found a significant presence of microplastics in the blood of patients suffering from the most dangerous type of heart attack , raising questions about the role of environmental pollutants in undermining cardiovascular health . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Italian researchers have found a strong association between microplastics and the most severe form of heart attack, according to a study of dozens of adults undergoing coronary angiography. The researchers detected microplastics and nanoplastics in the coronary blood of approximately 84 percent of patients who suffered a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), compared with 32 percent of participants with healthy coronary arteries. Polyethylene, the…Open
