Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Asthma rates double for WTC first responders

The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population as a result of their exposure ...

Health

Killing house dust mites on children's soft toys

Infestations of house dust mites on children’s soft toys can be eradicated by freezing, hot tumble drying or washing with eucalyptus oil and detergent according to new research by the University of Otago, Wellington.

Health

Bust dust to toxin-proofing children

Bust the dust -- that’s one of five key tips featured in the first national brochure on protecting children from toxic substances, produced with input from a Simon Fraser University health sciences professor.

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