Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Celebrating Mother's Day when your mom has Alzheimer's
Mother's Day can require some creative thinking when your mom has dementia.
May 12, 2023
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News tagged with fragrance
Health
Too many smelly candles? Here's how scents impact the air quality in your home
There's nothing wrong with wanting your home to smell nice and fresh—and from candles to diffusers, there's no shortage of home scent products to help you achieve that.
Jan 9, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Rash decisions: Many triggers for children's skin outbreaks
A sudden rash can be a puzzling and alarming symptom in a child. But as one expert explains, rashes are common in kids and often caused by eczema or an allergic reaction.
Mar 30, 2022
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Health
Mislabeled moisturizers create problems for skin disorder sufferers
A new Northwestern Medicine study found that moisturizers marked "fragrance free" or "hypoallergenic" were not, and products labeled as "dermatologist-recommended" often came with a higher price tag.
Sep 6, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People choose scents that boost natural body odours
A study by the University of Stirling has found that people choose fragrances that complement their natural scents.
Feb 2, 2016
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Immunology
'Hidden' fragrance compound can cause contact allergy
Linalyl acetate, a fragrance chemical that is one of the main constituents of the essential oil of lavender, is not on the list of allergenic compounds pursuant to the EU Cosmetics Directive. Thus, it does not need to be ...
May 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sniffing out solutions for millions of Americans with smell loss
Snot. It's not something most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but, for a team of researchers in Washington, D.C., it's front and center. Robert I. Henkin, founder of the Taste and Smell Clinic in is charmingly self-deprecating. ...
Apr 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Flies reveal that a sense of smell, like a melody, depends upon timing
(Medical Xpress)—The sense of smell remains a mystery in many respects. Fragrance companies, for instance, know it is crucial that chemical compounds in perfumes reach nostrils at different rates to create the desired sensory ...
Apr 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stability of fragrance patch test preparations examined
(HealthDay) -- Concentrations of several fragrance allergens applied to test chambers well in advance of patient testing may be reduced by 20 percent or more within hours when stored at room temperature, according to a study ...
Jul 26, 2012
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Health
The top 5 actions parents can take to reduce child exposure to toxic chemicals at home
Leading Canadian health and environmental experts today issued a list of the top five ways parents can protect their children from toxic substances in and around the home.
Jun 15, 2011
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