LONDON (Reuters) - High humidity can increase the risk of a heart attack in the elderly even in relatively mild climates, according to research published on Thursday.
Scientists who studied deaths from heart attacks in Athens, Greece in 2001 found that humidity was one of the most important factors influencing average monthly death rates from heart attacks for people over 70 years old.
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