New COVID-19 Variant Evades Vaccines
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning regarding a new mutation of the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, known as the FLiRT variants
If there are high levels of particulate matter, outdoor sports can impair the cardiovascular system. This is now shown by a study from South Korea.
A recent study shows that physical exercise promotes health with moderate levels of particulate matter, while sport has the opposite effect and harms the cardiovascular system with higher air pollution levels.
“What is special about the study is that it is the first to indicate a threshold for particulate matter pollution, above which it is detrimental to the heart and circulatory system to do sports outside,” say scientists who study the matter.
Fine dust gets into the blood through the alveoli and can thus cause chronic inflammation, arteriosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes. The smallest particles of fine dust can even cross the blood-brain barrier and trigger inflammation in the brain.
The EU’s fine dust limit values are very close to the range in which, according to the study, physical activity outdoors is already harmful to the cardiovascular system.
In some countries, the limit values are even exceeded in Germany, for example in high industrial areas.
Whether or not outdoor sports are recommended depends on the local environmental pollution. Special apps can help by measuring air pollution, noise and temperature and then calculating whether outdoor sports are healthy.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning regarding a new mutation of the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, known as the FLiRT variants
In response to the threat of a whooping cough epidemic, Bulgaria has enacted temporary anti-epidemic measures aimed at curbing the spread of the disease
Bulgaria has updated its immunization calendar, granting general practitioners the authority to administer whooping cough (pertussis) vaccines to newborns two weeks earlier than before, starting at six weeks after birth
In a significant move that reverberates across the global vaccination landscape, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has announced a worldwide recall of its COVID-19 vaccine
Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, unveiled alarming findings regarding Bulgaria's COVID-19 mortality rates in 2021, shedding light on the nation's sobering position atop the EU's death rate chart
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev ordered the cancellation of the Council of Ministers' decision to establish the private Mom and Me Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Sofia, the government press service said on Saturday.
Sofia Airport's Terminal 3 Construction Set to Begin in Early 2026
COVID-19 Impact: Bulgaria's Grim Milestone as Highest Death Rate in EU