Stimulating a population of neurons in the midbrain with carbon dioxide (CO2) awakens adult male mice without enhancing breathing, finds a study published in JNeurosci. These findings are relevant to understanding disorders ...
Jan 29, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Along with other hazards, winter storms bring with them an increased risk for illness and death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Jan 23, 2018
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(HealthDay)—As temperatures plummet across the northern half of the United States this weekend, gas heating use goes up. So does the risk for accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Jan 6, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Hospital operating rooms produce thousands of tons of greenhouse gases each year, but changing the type of anesthesia used in surgery can help lower those emissions, researchers report.
Dec 8, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Getting a better night's shut-eye may be as easy as cracking open a bedroom window or door, a small new study suggests.
Nov 27, 2017
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A recent Indoor Air study found that opening windows or doors before going to bed can reduce carbon dioxide levels in bedrooms and improve sleep quality.
Nov 22, 2017
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When people think of lithium, it's usually to do with batteries, but lithium also has a long history in medicine. Lithium carbonate, or lithium salt, is mainly used to treat and prevent bipolar disorder. This is a condition ...
Nov 21, 2017
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A sharp surge in deaths is forecast without action to combat climate change, warns the biggest global study into the harmful effects from shifting temperatures.
Nov 14, 2017
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A University of Arizona researcher developing a therapy to prevent or delay the dangerous results of rattlesnake and other venomous snakebites in humans has shown that a combination of carbon monoxide and iron inhibits snake ...
Oct 10, 2017
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A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has demonstrated that exposure to air pollution on the way to school can have damaging effects on children's cognitive development. The study, published ...
Oct 6, 2017
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