Air Pollution Epidemiology 1963

A major current investigation is the MESA Air Pollution study, lead by Dr Joel Kaufman at the University of Washington. The MESA study is collecting air samples from the places where study participants live. The sample results will allow the researchers to estimate the air pollution levels, and see how those levels differ between regions or show changes over time. At the same time, non-invasive health tests will track whether study participants show subtle changes in their heart and blood vessels. These changes are usually so small that the participants don't have any symptoms, and may include plaques or deposits in the blood vessels, and signs of inflammation in the blood. The health test results will be adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and specific cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, and diet. The MESA Air Pollution study will add state-of-the-art air pollution exposure information to the health information. For more on the MESA study, link to: http://depts.washington.edu/mesaair/public.html . This is clipped from the film, Smoke Dosage Apparatus (1963) made in Sweden about scientific research on the effects of air pollution inhalation on lungs. The film was made in 1963 for the cigarette company P. Lorillard Co. The entire film is available at the Internet Archives.

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