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Pollution Causes More Then Just Asthma Posted By Jodi LaMarco

Scientists say that pollution can cause the lungs to produce a blood-clotting compound called interleukin-6, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.

The findings, which appeared in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, followed a study in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the recovery rates of heart attack survivors exposed to diesel fumes.

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