According to a recent study, aspirin might restrain the harmful impacts of air pollution. The study was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Aspirin and many other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might curb the effects of bad air quality on lungs, the highlights of the study revealed.
The researchers studied nearly 2,280 males, with an average age of 73 years, from the greater Boston area, so as to establish a relationship between ambient particulate matter (PM) and NSAID use.
Several factors were taken into an account such as the health status of the person and whether he smokes or not.
The study revealed that the intake of NSAID could lower down the impact of PM on the lungs, taking into consideration that air pollution status is same from same-day to 28 days prior to the lung function test.
A conclusion was drawn that NSAIDs could extend help in minimizing inflammation caused by air pollution.
In the words of Xu Gao, PhD, a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia Mailman School, ‘Minimizing exposure to bad air quality is the most important thing today, as bad air is directly linked to major health issues right from cancer to cardiovascular disease”.
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