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International travelers experience adverse cardiopulmonary health effects even after short stay in polluted cities

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For the study, researchers analyzed 6 measurements of lung and heart health in 34 men and women traveling abroad for at least a week from the metropolitan New York City area. Specifically, the study found that being in a polluted city reduced measures of lung function by an average of 6% and by as much as 20% in some people.

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