Health
Turning up the temperature on indoor comfort
Indoor temperatures in aged care homes could have a dramatic impact on the wellbeing of residents, particularly those living with dementia.
Aug 2, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Housing options help autistic adults find independence
Masha Gregory was nervous to move out of her parents' home and into her own place, where the 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman worried about making friends and being away from her parents. But after living in her own apartment ...
Apr 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Portugal declares end to deadly Legionnaire's disease outbreak
An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease at a Lisbon suburb that has killed 10 people and infected over 300 others over the past two weeks has ended, Portugal's health minister said Friday.
Nov 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Portugal Legionnaire's outbreak 'major public health emergency': WHO (Update)
An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Portugal that has killed five people in less than a week constitutes a "major public health emergency", the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
Nov 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eighth death from Legionnaire's disease in Spain
An eighth person has died from the lung infection Legionnaire's disease in northeastern Spain, where two separate outbreaks have struck this month, officials said Thursday.
Sep 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Legionnaire's disease kills four in Spain
Four people have died from an outbreak of the lung infection Legionnaire's disease in northeastern Spain, regional health authorities said Thursday.
Sep 18, 2014
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Cardiology
Exposure to air pollution particles at mountaintop mining sites may lead to cardiovascular dysfunction, study finds
A published study by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and School of Public Health is the first of its kind to suggest that exposure to air pollution particles from mountaintop mining sites may ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toll at 12 dead in Canada Legionnaire's disease outbreak
The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Quebec City has risen to 12 since late July, health authorities in the Canadian city said Tuesday.
Sep 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
10 dead in Quebec Legionnaire's disease outbreak
A Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Quebec City has killed 10 people since late July, health authorities in the francophone Canadian city said Saturday in an updated toll.
Sep 2, 2012
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