Air Pollution & Men's Health

Air pollution increases the risk of death from heart attack



As part of the new study, scientists have even more compelling case for proof of the fact that elevated levels of air pollution may be associated with a greater risk of heart attacks, heart attacks and death from cardiovascular disease. The results were published online in the Journal of the European Heart Journal.

According to the experts, to analyse the data for the whole group of epidemiological, toxicological and other medical research over the past six years, most strongly increases the risk of air pollution fine aerosol particles as small as 2.5 microns. These particles are released into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuels in industry, transport and energy.

The scientists found that the mortality rate in certain cities increased with increasing air pollution at 2.5 microns - tiny particles - 2.5 micrometers in diameter, which is about 30 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.

Dr. Cathryn Tonne, professor of environmental epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene, commented that with the opening of new production facilities in different cities in Europe in recent years, the level of pollutants in the air is often increased by the amount specified. This led to an increase in the risk of death from heart attack and stroke by 20%, and in the cities of Eastern Europe, where the control in this area is very low, levels of contamination were appalling. According to experts, if today's patients with the problems of the cardiovascular system to move to more environmentally friendly conditions, the risk of death from heart attack are automatically reduced by 12%.

In London, the risk of death from cardiovascular disease was increased by 25%, while in Birmingham on 17%, and in Manchester, the traditional commercial center of the country - 23%, with data on other cities were mixed. Experts note that the prediction of environmental conditions in a particular city should consider many aspects, including the height above sea level, and the state of water and soil. In some cities in Northern Europe, traditionally under the influence of strong air currents (winds), the degree of contamination is low, while in urban areas with standing air, these levels, however, will be further enhanced.

Husbands, Who Help Spouse With Housework, Have Less Sex

Men who help their wives with household chores, rarely have sex, compared with husbands of the so-called "traditional" marriages, where the entire household work falls on the shoulders of his wife, according to a study prepared jointly by experts from several universities in the U.S. and Spain.

At the same time, do not give up prematurely cleaning and washing dishes: doctors found that the families of the traditional type spouse rarely keeps faithful to her husband. In other words, helping his wife cope with family responsibilities, you thereby, reduces the likelihood that she will stare at other men. In a total of 4500 participated heterosexual couples. Test group was divided into several categories, depending on the marriage structure of everyday life. The first category was just traditional family type - all chores performs wife, while the husband earns money mainly.

In the second category of domestic responsibilities in the family were clearly separated, and the wife has to cook and clean, and my husband is in charge of all matters relating to electrical, plumbing, car maintenance and paying bills. Compared with the traditional model of the family, the time appointed by sex, in these pairs was 30% less. The third category of families cases husbands situation was very bad. Here representatives of half of mankind is taking on all the household duties, sharing them with my wife about equally, sometimes taking on even more of them. As a result, in these pairs sex happened at 50% less than in the category of families of the traditional type.

However, as was established by experts, the issue of sharing of domestic responsibilities is a double edged sword. In an anonymous survey of experts found that the families of the traditional type wife is cheating on her husband in an average of 15% more than in families where the household responsibilities are divided into male and female (the family of the second category). However, worst of all, in this case things are again men from families in which all the responsibilities are divided equally (families of the third category). In such families, husbands change in average by 20% more than the husbands of the families of the second category.

However, scientists were quick to add that the research question is not so simple as it looks at first glance. "We found a lot of factors that may have an impact on the phenomenon. Thus, in particular, much less a wife cheated on her husband, who was a good material prosperity. The degree of attractiveness of the husband, wife and the satisfaction of his behaviour in bed is largely determined by how often couples have sex. So to a certain extent provided statistics are conditional " - say the authors of the study.