Your Daily Briefing: Heat, pollution bring dangerous double-whammy for some
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Good morning, Nashville. This is health reporter Frank Gluck with your Daily Briefing.
That hazy heat you experienced earlier this week wasn't just unpleasant, it was unhealthy. And, for some people, it could have been medically dangerous.
Nashville's air quality continues to be hit with a double whammy of summer heat-producing ozone and high levels of fine particulates that come from vehicle pollution and the massive Canadian wildfires that are now hitting the nation's upper Midwest particularly hard.
Fine particulate pollution can get into a person's bloodstream and increase a person's risk of heart attack and stroke, according said Dr. Brian Christman, a professor at Vanderbilt University and an expert in allergens and lung health.
Too much exposure to ground-level ozone can lead to coughing and sore throats. But it can also damage and inflame airways, aggravating asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Bottom line: It's a good idea to keep an eye on daily air quality reports.
Read here about what experts have to say about Nashville's air quality and how it might affect you and your family.
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