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Poison prevention at home
(HealthDay)—Every day, more than 300 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms for accidental poisoning, and two children die from it.
Mar 13, 2018
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Women who clean at home or work face increased lung function decline
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published ...
Feb 16, 2018
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What's the best method for cleaning hospital rooms?
(HealthDay)—Concerns about hospital "superbugs" have spotlighted the need to prevent the spread of germs in health-care settings. But a new report reveals a disturbing lack of knowledge on something as basic as proper cleaning ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Summer spurs calls to poison centers
(HealthDay)—The wet spring in many parts of the United States has led to mold and mildew in some homes, leading people to get out the bleach.
Jun 12, 2015
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Antioxidant effects of coffee by-products 500 times greater than vitamin C, research concludes
The coffee industry plays a major role in the global economy. It also has a significant impact on the environment, producing more than 2 billion tonnes of coffee by-products annually. Coffee silverskin (the epidermis of the ...
May 7, 2015
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Passive exposure to bleach at home linked to higher childhood infection rate
Passive exposure to bleach in the home is linked to higher rates of childhood respiratory and other infections, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Apr 2, 2015
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Condoms scarce in teen pregnancy-plagued Venezuela
Condoms are the latest item to become scarce—and costly—in Venezuela.
Feb 9, 2015
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Common disinfectants impair mouse fertility
Mice possess a notable talent: they are excellent at making more mice. Their ability to reproduce at a breakneck pace is one reason they are often used as experimental research subjects. Thus, when Dr. Terry Hrubec realized ...
Nov 10, 2014
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New contamination scare hits N. Zealand dairy industry
A new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry on Monday after it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China.
Aug 19, 2013
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Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs (Update)
They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard ...
Apr 29, 2013
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