Smog Clogs Arteries: Pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels

There’s a new reason to worry about air pollution. Known for many years to harm the lungs, air pollution also damages the circulatory system, a study now suggests.

A reexamination of data collected for various health care trials in the Los Angeles area indicates that the more air pollution there is around a person’s home, the thicker the walls of his or her carotid artery become.