Global Travelers' Lungs Affected in Polluted Cities, Study Finds

When healthy international travelers visit a city with higher levels of particle pollution than at home, their heart and lung function quickly deteriorate, a small study suggests.  Travelers with existing respiratory or heart disease in particular may want to plan ahead to protect themselves in highly polluted places, the study authors write in the Journal of Travel Medicine.  "Travelers may be exposed to a completely...

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