For those of you who frequent headache, but do not know what causes it, it could be a problem because of the high levels of air pollution around your neighborhood.
A study conducted in one of the densely populated residential area in the Province of Santiago, Chile, found an association between headache with air pollution. The higher the level of air pollution is increasing also the number of patients who suffer from migraines or other types of headaches.
In studies that have been reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Dr. Sabit Cakmak and colleagues from Health Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, to assess the quality of air taken from the seven monitoring stations between 2001-2005.
This monitoring station to measure the ozone layer and the functioning of air pollution and sulful including nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and small particles associated with combustion of gasoline, natural gas, and other residual fuel disposal.
During the same period, the research team also collected information on the number of hospital patients who experience migraine headaches, experiencing tension or other types of headaches.
When the research team brings together data from all areas of air pollution with data headache sufferers, they found that air pollution is a risk factor which causes all kinds of headaches.
Dr. Sickle chose Santiago Province as the location of this area of research because the mainland coast and surrounded by the Andes mountains. That is why this region is geographically prone to air pollution.
However, to ensure consistency of the results of this research in different areas, required further investigation.
A study conducted in one of the densely populated residential area in the Province of Santiago, Chile, found an association between headache with air pollution. The higher the level of air pollution is increasing also the number of patients who suffer from migraines or other types of headaches.
In studies that have been reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Dr. Sabit Cakmak and colleagues from Health Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, to assess the quality of air taken from the seven monitoring stations between 2001-2005.
This monitoring station to measure the ozone layer and the functioning of air pollution and sulful including nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and small particles associated with combustion of gasoline, natural gas, and other residual fuel disposal.
During the same period, the research team also collected information on the number of hospital patients who experience migraine headaches, experiencing tension or other types of headaches.
When the research team brings together data from all areas of air pollution with data headache sufferers, they found that air pollution is a risk factor which causes all kinds of headaches.
Dr. Sickle chose Santiago Province as the location of this area of research because the mainland coast and surrounded by the Andes mountains. That is why this region is geographically prone to air pollution.
However, to ensure consistency of the results of this research in different areas, required further investigation.
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