"Breathing in heavy traffic fumes can trigger a heart attack, say UK experts."

So why then are people allowed to pose a heart attack risk to cyclists and
other people? They have cracked down on tobacco smoke and issued warnings on
cigarette packets so why not warnings displayed on cars and limits placed on
where motorists' poisonous fumes are allowed? Surely a car exhaust is
hundreds of times worse than a cigarette? The source says that pollution is
not a major cause of heart attacks but it fails to point out that the main
causes are self-imposed while air pollution is imposed by others on the
victim.

"Heart attack risk is raised for about six hours post-exposure and goes down
again after that, researchers found.

They say in the British Medical Journal that pollution probably hastens
rather than directly cause attacks.

But repeated exposure is still bad for health, they say, substantially
shortening life expectancy, and so the advice to people remains the same -
avoid as far as is possible.

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle exhaust.

"We know that pollution can have a major effect on your heart health,
possibly because it can 'thicken' the blood to make it more likely to clot,
putting you at higher risk of a heart attack.

"Our advice to patients remains the same - if you've been diagnosed with
heart disease, try to avoid spending long periods outside in areas where
there are likely to be high traffic pollution levels, such as on or near
busy roads."..."

Mo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14978027

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A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On Sep 21, 7:22*am, "Doug" wrote:

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle exhaust..


Not really a worry to me as the majority of my commute is off road,
but I'd be concerned if I was shuffling along in my car every day in
nose to tail traffic with the car's air intake so low down in the
road, so I'd be breathing all of the muck that settles there. Still,
the polluter pays, as they say, in more ways than one.
--
Simon Mason

On 21-Sep-2011, Simon Mason wrote:

On Sep 21, 7:22*am, "Doug" wrote:

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study
shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up
temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle
exhaust.


Not really a worry to me as the majority of my commute is off road,
but I'd be concerned if I was shuffling along in my car every day in
nose to tail traffic with the car's air intake so low down in the
road, so I'd be breathing all of the muck that settles there. Still,
the polluter pays, as they say, in more ways than one.

Yes but they are also making others pay in the process. There can be little
doubt that motoring shortens life but why on earth should a motorist be
allowed to shorten the lives of others when undertaking non-essential
journeys? In the same way that smoking is not allowed in certain places then
ICE cars should not be allowed for certain purposes, such as pleasure jaunts
and bombing around just for the fun of it. If they don't like it they can
get an electric car instead and then jaunt as much as they like without
poisoning other people.

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.
http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On Sep 21, 7:54*am, "Doug" wrote:
On 21-Sep-2011, Simon Mason wrote:





On Sep 21, 7:22 am, "Doug" wrote:

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study
shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up
temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle
exhaust.

Not really a worry to me as the majority of my commute is off road,
but I'd be concerned if I was shuffling along in my car every day in
nose to tail traffic with the car's air intake so low down in the
road, so I'd be breathing all of the muck that settles there. Still,
the polluter pays, as they say, in more ways than one.

Yes but they are also making others pay in the process. There can be little
doubt that motoring shortens life but why on earth should a motorist be
allowed to shorten the lives of others when undertaking non-essential
journeys? In the same way that smoking is not allowed in certain places then
ICE cars should not be allowed for certain purposes, such as pleasure jaunts
and bombing around just for the fun of it. If they don't like it they can
get an electric car instead and then jaunt as much as they like without
poisoning other people.

-- .
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*http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, when they've burned all of the Earth's precious fossil fuels,
there will be nothing left to destroy.

--
Simon Mason

"Doug" wrote in message
...
So why then are people allowed to pose a heart attack risk to cyclists and
other people? They have cracked down on tobacco smoke and issued warnings
on
cigarette packets so why not warnings displayed on cars and limits placed
on
where motorists' poisonous fumes are allowed? Surely a car exhaust is
hundreds of times worse than a cigarette? The source says that pollution
is
not a major cause of heart attacks but it fails to point out that the main
causes are self-imposed while air pollution is imposed by others on the
victim.

"Heart attack risk is raised for about six hours post-exposure and goes
down
again after that, researchers found.

They say in the British Medical Journal that pollution probably hastens
rather than directly cause attacks.

But repeated exposure is still bad for health, they say, substantially
shortening life expectancy, and so the advice to people remains the same -
avoid as far as is possible.

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle exhaust.

"We know that pollution can have a major effect on your heart health,
possibly because it can 'thicken' the blood to make it more likely to
clot,
putting you at higher risk of a heart attack.

"Our advice to patients remains the same - if you've been diagnosed with
heart disease, try to avoid spending long periods outside in areas where
there are likely to be high traffic pollution levels, such as on or near
busy roads."..."

Mo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14978027

HGVs are the worst. I propose that we ban them from our roads immediately.
You would be in deep **** then, you stupid ****.

Good news for cyclists though.

QUOTE:
'Although we found a short period of increased risk of heart attacks in the
few hours after air pollution peaks, the risk was small and had little net
impact on the overall number of heart attacks.

‘But the overall message is that air pollution is not good for anyone and we
should continue efforts to reduce the amount in the atmosphere.’

Those with pre-existing conditions and the elderly should avoid busy roads.
But cyclists, especially inner city commuters exposed to exhaust fumes,
should not be deterred.

‘People with heart disease shouldn’t avoid cycling, because the benefits of
exercising outdoors outweigh the risks associated with air pollution,’ said
the British Heart Foundation, which helped fund the study.

Read mo
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/876077-p...#ixzz1YbUEqHbe


--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On 21-Sep-2011, "Mr Pounder" wrote:

"Doug" wrote in message
...
So why then are people allowed to pose a heart attack risk to cyclists
and
other people? They have cracked down on tobacco smoke and issued
warnings
on
cigarette packets so why not warnings displayed on cars and limits
placed
on
where motorists' poisonous fumes are allowed? Surely a car exhaust is
hundreds of times worse than a cigarette? The source says that pollution

is
not a major cause of heart attacks but it fails to point out that the
main
causes are self-imposed while air pollution is imposed by others on the
victim.

"Heart attack risk is raised for about six hours post-exposure and goes
down
again after that, researchers found.

They say in the British Medical Journal that pollution probably hastens
rather than directly cause attacks.

But repeated exposure is still bad for health, they say, substantially
shortening life expectancy, and so the advice to people remains the same
-
avoid as far as is possible.

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study
shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up
temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle
exhaust.

"We know that pollution can have a major effect on your heart health,
possibly because it can 'thicken' the blood to make it more likely to
clot,
putting you at higher risk of a heart attack.

"Our advice to patients remains the same - if you've been diagnosed with
heart disease, try to avoid spending long periods outside in areas where
there are likely to be high traffic pollution levels, such as on or near
busy roads."..."

Mo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14978027

HGVs are the worst. I propose that we ban them from our roads
immediately.
You would be in deep **** then, you stupid ****.

No actually cars are the worst because there are many more of them pumping
our their dangerous emissions.

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.
http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On 21/09/2011 07:54, Doug wrote:


Yes but they are also making others pay in the process. There can be little
doubt that motoring shortens life

Really? I suppose you have the figures to back this statement up?

Or is it another wild claim like rammings & pavement driving?

Have you got the figures for those yet?


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On Sep 22, 6:37*am, "Doug" wrote:

No actually cars are the worst because there are many more of them pumping
our their dangerous emissions.

-- .

Yes, but it is the motorists who are suffering at their own hands.

--
Simon Mason

"Doug" wrote in message
...

On 21-Sep-2011, "Mr Pounder" wrote:

"Doug" wrote in message
...
So why then are people allowed to pose a heart attack risk to cyclists
and
other people? They have cracked down on tobacco smoke and issued
warnings
on
cigarette packets so why not warnings displayed on cars and limits
placed
on
where motorists' poisonous fumes are allowed? Surely a car exhaust is
hundreds of times worse than a cigarette? The source says that
pollution

is
not a major cause of heart attacks but it fails to point out that the
main
causes are self-imposed while air pollution is imposed by others on the
victim.

"Heart attack risk is raised for about six hours post-exposure and goes
down
again after that, researchers found.

They say in the British Medical Journal that pollution probably hastens
rather than directly cause attacks.

But repeated exposure is still bad for health, they say, substantially
shortening life expectancy, and so the advice to people remains the
same
-
avoid as far as is possible.

Prof Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart
Foundation, which co-funded the study, said: "This large-scale study
shows
conclusively that your risk of having a heart attack goes up
temporarily,
for around six hours, after breathing in higher levels of vehicle
exhaust.

"We know that pollution can have a major effect on your heart health,
possibly because it can 'thicken' the blood to make it more likely to
clot,
putting you at higher risk of a heart attack.

"Our advice to patients remains the same - if you've been diagnosed
with
heart disease, try to avoid spending long periods outside in areas
where
there are likely to be high traffic pollution levels, such as on or
near
busy roads."..."

Mo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14978027

HGVs are the worst. I propose that we ban them from our roads
immediately.
You would be in deep **** then, you stupid ****.

No actually cars are the worst because there are many more of them pumping
our their dangerous emissions.

How's about vans?
Fire engines, ambulances, district nurse?
The window cleaner uses a car - the dirty sod.