1 Air pollution acts in a similar manner to cigarette smoke. 2  The pollutants cause inflammation in the airways, leading to the destruction of lung tissue. 3  Abnormal airway reactivity, such as bronchial asthma, has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of emphysema.
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Luis Carlos Montalvan, a decorated Iraq war veteran who became a strong critic of the conflict and wrote a best-selling book about it, has died in Texas. He was 43. Montalvan was found in a hotel room in downtown El Paso late Friday, El Paso police Sgt Enrique Carrillo said Monday.