Heavy smog smothers Second Ring Road in Beijing. Photo: EPA
Heavy smog smothers Second Ring Road in Beijing. Photo: EPA
Citizens in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, endure heavy smog. Photo: Xinhua
Citizens in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, endure heavy smog. Photo: Xinhua
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Airborne pollution causing surge in heart attack deaths, says study

Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks

Agence France-Presse in Paris and France

Updated: 7:37am, 21 Feb, 2013

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Heavy smog smothers Second Ring Road in Beijing. Photo: EPA
Heavy smog smothers Second Ring Road in Beijing. Photo: EPA
Citizens in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, endure heavy smog. Photo: Xinhua
Citizens in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, endure heavy smog. Photo: Xinhua
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