House fires are many people's worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect people's homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic chemicals. Ones that we are consistently ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Fire and rescue service staff could help health care providers reach more patients in need by including early detection of mental ill health in older adults as part of their routine Home Fire Safety Visits, researchers have ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Smoke covered large swathes of Australia during the catastrophic summer fires of 2019-2020. You could see the plumes from space. Over 20% of Australia's forests went up in smoke and flame.
Sep 29, 2023
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When an earthquake struck the center of Morocco earlier this month, killing nearly 3,000 and injuring thousands more, no one was expecting it.
Sep 19, 2023
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As wildfires continue to have devastating impacts in communities around the world and here in Canada, a team of researchers from York University say our current understanding of potential long-term health risks from particulate ...
Aug 24, 2023
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According to a new study, changing the response plans for fire and emergency service personnel is proving to have top-dollar savings. New research in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that pooling ...
Feb 9, 2023
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New evidence pointing to the potential health risks associated with gas stoves now has many people asking: Should I get rid of mine?
Jan 16, 2023
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Extreme heat and dry conditions are sparking wildfire breakouts across much of the country this summer. While those fires are threatening homes, businesses and land, according to the American Heart Association, they're also ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Women exposed to smoke from landscape fires during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with low or very low birth weights, according to findings published in eLife.
Nov 2, 2021
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Firefighters at the center of the battle against the massive Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 have persistent lung damage, according to new findings published by a University of Alberta occupational health research team.
Jul 19, 2021
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