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Study links air pollution and high temps to more migraine attacks
Researchers found 32% of participants had at least one migraine visit, and pollution exposure was linked to higher medication use and more attacks.
- An Israeli study published in Neurology links increased migraine activity to air pollution and hot weather conditions. Researchers found environmental factors correlate with higher rates of migraine attacks in the Negev region.
- Scientists tracked more than 7,000 people with migraine in Beer Sheva in the Negev for an average of 10 years. They compared hospital and clinic visits against daily pollution and weather conditions over the study period.
- People exposed to high levels of solar radiation were 23% more likely to seek migraine help. Cumulative exposure to NO2 made people 10% more likely to require high use of migraine drugs.
- Study author Ido Peles of Ben-Gurion University said doctors can advise people to "limit their outdoor activity" and use air filters when high-risk exposure periods are in the forecast. Preventive medications may also help ward off attacks.
- As climate change intensifies heat waves and pollution episodes, Peles added that medical professionals must integrate environmental risk factors into migraine guidance. The study suggests this will help anticipate care needs for vulnerable populations.
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Air pollution could be linked with increased migraine activity, study finds
NEW DELHI, Apr 17: Exposure to air pollution could be associated with an increased migraine activity, according to a study. Both a short-term and cumulative exposure to air pollution were tied to increased migraine activity, as were climate factors such as heat and humidity, findings published in the journal Neurology suggest. “These results help us to better understand how and when migraine attacks occur,” author Ido Peles, of Ben-Gurion Univer…
Air pollution linked to increased migraine activity, study finds
Air pollution is associated with increased migraine activity, according to a study published today in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Both short-term and cumulative exposure to air pollution, as well as climate factors such as heat and humidity, were linked to more frequent and severe migraine…
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