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12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

How noise pollution affects your health: Study links aircraft noise with hypertension and organ damage

A 2016 study has linked the development of hypertension and organ damage with aircraft noise. According to the official press release by the European Society of Cardiology, Polish researchers found that people who were living close to airports for three years or more have an increased risk of high blood pressure. To come to this […]

12/07/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Marriage may save your heart — at least, after major surgery

A new study has found that marriage may actually save your heart, at least after surgery. Research showed that single, widowed or divorced patients were 40% more likely to succumb to post-surgery mortality than their married counterparts. Why marriage helps support survival instead of contributing to new functional disabilities is unclear, though it has been proven that […]

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