Healthy Indoors

25/10/2017

In control of ambient and household air pollution — how low should we go?

To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect.

20/10/2017

1 in 6 global deaths link to pollution, study says

Pollution-related causes led to one in every six premature deaths worldwide in 2015, according to a new study. Air pollution is the largest contributor, followed by water contamination.

15/09/2017

Parents sue AISD over daughter's health problems from mold exposure https://t.co/zyUoK715Wx via

Within days of starting, the girl, Sapphira, was hospitalized, according to the lawsuit, after experiencing “serious physical discomfort.”

07/09/2017

Ragweed season is going to be longer and more intense this year than ever before. Here's how to deal with the annoying symptoms.

09/08/2017

In an effort to keep your family healthy, you try your best to keep a clean home. But in order to stave off symptoms such as sniffling, sneezing, and itchy

06/08/2017

Climate change threatens your health.
Climate change is expected to cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030-2050.

28/06/2017

Fireworks are made of chemicals that explode into vibrant and noisy displays when lit up. When it’s over, the burnt remains of those materials fall back to Earth, some of them as small particulate matter. A major indicator of air quality is the concentration of PM2.5 — particles 2.5 microns across or smaller. These can cause significant health problems in the heart and respiratory system because they lodge themselves deep in the lungs.

But charcoal barbecues and campfires are worse.

01/06/2017

Tiny air pollutants inflame airways and harm heart https://t.co/yY4SbGe4pj via

New studies show how tiny bits of air pollution, called particulate matter, can lead to health problems ranging from chronic runny noses to heart disease.

29/05/2017

Hospital infection control: reducing airborne pathogens - Maintenance and Operations https://t.co/aNIWFoTQN6

Health care facilities professionals learn about: Source and pathway management should involve airborne transmission and especially enhanced methods of its control even though the primary route is considered to be direct contact

03/05/2017

Today is World Asthma Day - a good time to talk to an allergist about your uncontrolled asthma. Find out more about eosinophilic asthma in this infographic.

02/05/2017

WHO factsheet on asthma providing key facts, causes, reducing the burden, prevention and control.

10/04/2017

https://t.co/DsFnhBWLUr

Join the world’s top pathogen hunters and medical professionals in an essential exploration of the increasing global threat of infectious disease outbreaks. ...