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Trees and Human Health May Be Linked
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1885697:MV8yMTEzMDgxXzM1NjI5NzQ2Xzc0QTE2NEQz] Very interesting. I'm interested in knowing also about living close to an ocean bc most all plant life is there? Plus living so close to an ocean myself. I used to have trees that went up and curled around my cathedral ceilings in my house pre baby. [/quote]
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Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health.
In an analysis of 18 years of data from 1,296 counties in 15 states, researchers found that Americans living in areas infested by the emerald ash borer, a beetle that kills ash trees, suffered from an additional 15,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 6,000 more deaths from lower respiratory disease when compared to uninfected areas. When emerald ash borer comes into a community, city streets lined with ash trees become treeless.
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