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Traffic noise linked to heart attacks

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By ABC7
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Danish researchers found that people had a higher heart attack risk when they heard increased levels of traffic noise around their homes. For every 10 decibels of noise, heart attack risk increased by 12%. The study appears in a journal called PLos ONE.

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