Saturday, October 29, 2011

A particulate threat to diabetics

A particulate threat to diabetics
Near-nanoscale air pollution boosts blood pressure
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335584/title/A_particulate_threat_to_diabetics

"In a new study of people with diabetes, blood pressure rose in rough lockstep with short-term increases in soot and other microscopic air pollutant particles. Such transient increases in blood pressure can place the health of the heart, arteries, brain and kidneys at risk, particularly in people with chronic disease."

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