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Article: Free radicals, the modern culprit
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- June 8, 2001
CopyrightCopyright 2001 The Malay Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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MY friend used to harp that the only free thing we get in this
world is air and even then maybe a day might soon come when we would
have to pay for it. The day is very much close at hand, and we do
pay for the air we breathe, in terms of our failing health and other
related ailments.
This is also the price we pay for modern living, especially in
the cities chock-a-block with vehicles. And you fume and fret for a
fresh intake of that elusive commodity, clean, unpolluted air.
Taking a stroll for a breath of fresh air? Better not because the
atmosphere is filled with smog, carbon monoxide and all sorts of