Conditioned get sick less often!

Air conditioners are not only saves us from the stifling summer heat, like the one that was this year in Russia, but also from hospitalizations. That is the conclusion reached by researchers.

A new observation of the sun residents of California suggests that having at home air conditioners people in contrast to its neighbors without air conditioning less likely to suffer from diseases associated with the temperature during the peak heat. These include pneumonia, heart disease and heat stroke. They are also less likely to get into the hospital.

Although this relationship is not so great, the researchers believe that the pervasive installation of air conditioners   would have a beneficial effect on the health status   nation. Policies aimed at encouraging people to buy air conditioners and installation of climate control systems could lead to a significant reduction in the number of cases and deaths due to the hot weather.

This persuaded the epidemiologist Dr. Rupa Basu of the California agency for environmental protection. "We do not want to say that the mass installation of air conditioners that's all we need, - said Dr Basu. - Moreover, a sharp increase in their numbers would entail a very heavy load on the power grid. But I would like to air conditioners were considered as one of the ways to minimize the effects of temperature. "

Also heat shock heat also may cause breathing problems (asthma, pneumonia), and cause the heart to work more quickly to cool the body. Extreme temperatures in Russia have led to a sharp surge in deaths and cardiovascular diseases.

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