Medical science, bolstered by research from the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, shows a strong link between air pollution and heart disease and stroke.
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But if players could be persuaded to accept Dr Fefferman's watchful eye (and many might welcome the idea that they were helping medicalscience), other research suggests that the results could be realistic.
Professor Richard Sharpe, of the UK MedicalResearch Council's Human Reproductive Science Unit in Edinburgh, said more work was needed to confirm the results.