Climate Change Now Linked To Rise In Strokes

New research has shown that the number of stroke-related deaths and disabilities linked to extreme temperatures has been growing since 1990., don't outright prove that climate change is causing these strokes, but it's the first study to examine strokes attributable to extreme temperatures on a global scale.

"Dramatic temperature changes in recent years have affected human health and caused widespread concern," said study co-author Quan Cheng of Xiangya Hospital Central South University in China, in aabout the work. "Our study found that these changing temperatures may increase the burden of stroke worldwide, especially in older populations and areas with more health care disparities."The relationship between heat and strokes is complex, though.

Still, stroke deaths linked to high temperatures have increased rapidly, the study found, and as temperatures continue to climb, that trend will only get worse. This March was theA disproportionate amount of these stroke deaths were concentrated in Africa. But the region with the highest death rate for strokes related to extreme temperatures was central Asia, with 18 deaths per 100,000.

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