Health
Dove, Tresemme dry shampoos recalled due to possible carcinogen
Unilever announced Monday that it has recalled certain dry shampoo sprays because they may contain elevated levels of benzene.
Oct 25, 2022
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Study shows FFP2/3 respirators might increase risk of airway complications in COVID patients
Personal protective equipment (PPE) was rarely out of the news throughout the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, new research published in Anaesthesia shows that use of filtering facepiece (FFP) 2 or 3 respirators by ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Medical research
Brass, woodwind instruments emit respiratory particles, study finds
Just like coughing, sneezing, talking and singing, playing wind instruments—particularly those in the brass section—can spread respiratory particles that may carry the COVID-19 virus, according to a Colorado State University ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Medical research
Infectivity of airborne SARS-CoV-2 could decrease by 90% within 20 minutes of exhalation
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes, according to new University of Bristol findings. The study, published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Immunology
Going all the way: Scientists prove that inhaled vaccines offer better protection and immunity than nasal sprays
McMaster University scientists who compared respiratory vaccine delivery systems have confirmed that inhaled aerosol vaccines provide far better protection and stronger immunity than nasal sprays.
Jun 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Link between exercise intensity and risk of infection while training indoors
Until now, there has been no clarity on how exercise intensity affects the emission and concentration of aerosol particles in exhaled air. With a new experimental setup, a Munich research team has shown that aerosol emissions ...
May 26, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Desktop air curtain system prevents spread of COVID-19 in hospital settings
In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital wards, labs, and other health care settings is gaining traction as a viable solution to inadequate face masks or when social distancing ...
May 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds amounts of exhaled aerosol from vigorous exercise and conversational speaking are similar
Vigorous exercise does not produce significantly more respiratory particles than speaking, but high-intensity exercise does, finds new University of Bristol-led research. The study, published in Communications Medicine, is ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Medications
First generic of symbicort receives FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol to treat asthma in patients 6 years and older and for maintenance treatment in ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Medical research
Study demonstrates active SARS-CoV-2 in air
A recent study published in Indoor Air by Antonio Rothfuchs et al, is the first to demonstrate active SARS-CoV-2 in air. Infectious SARS-CoV-2 was recovered from the air in rooms occupied by COVID-19 patients. This result ...
Apr 5, 2022
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