- A 17-year study of over 6,600 adults in six major U.S. cities reveals a significant association between long-term exposure to air pollutants and an increased risk of blood clots in deep veins, known as venous thromboembolism.
- The study identifies fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides as the main pollutants linked to a heightened risk of VTE, with specific increases in exposure levels associated with substantial upticks in risk.
- Researchers propose that air pollution can contribute to VTE through mechanisms involving chronic inflammation and increased levels of blood clotting factors.
- With the CDC estimating up to 900,000 annual VTE cases in the U.S., this study underscores the critical need for stringent air quality regulations to reduce the risk of this potentially life-threatening condition.
- The findings emphasize the urgent need for policymakers to implement stricter environmental regulations and pollution-reducing strategies, highlighting the broader public health implications of air pollution beyond its known impacts on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Researchers have uncovered a strong and troubling link between long-term exposure to some of the most commonly found air pollutants and a significantly increased risk of blood clots forming in deep veins.
This comprehensive, 17-year-long investigation, which followed over 6,600 adults across six major cities in the United States, provides stark evidence of the far-reaching impacts of air pollution on public health.
The study, published in the prestigious American Society of Hematology journal Blood, highlights the alarming connections between air pollutants and venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly among those most heavily exposed to environmental toxins.
VTE is a condition characterized by blood clots in deep veins that can travel to the lungs and cause severe complications. VTE is now recognized as a potential consequence of air pollution exposure. (Related: Air pollution can also happen INDOORS – here’s how to spot the worst offenders.)
VTE encompasses two dangerous conditions. The first is deep vein thrombosis, which occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, typically in the legs or arms. The second is a pulmonary embolism, which is when a deep vein clot breaks off and travels to the lungs, potentially blocking blood flow and becoming a danger to the life of the affected person. […]
— Read More: www.naturalnews.com
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
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Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
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