Health
What to know if you're headed to college with asthma or allergies
If you're off to college in the fall and have allergies or asthma, it's not too soon to figure out how you'll manage them.
Jun 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spring cleaning takes on a new importance during COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes.
May 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New self-sterilizing air filtration technologies could include face masks and ventilation
With the worldwide focus on coronavirus prevention and transmission, a new type of air-filter that self-sterilizes and decontaminates is being developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel based on ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Inflammatory disorders
Bedroom air filters help asthmatic children breathe easier
Using a bedroom air filter that traps fine particles of pollution with diameters smaller than 2.5 micrometers can significantly improve breathing in asthmatic children, a new study by American and Chinese scientists shows.
Apr 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
N.Y. hospital converts sleep apnea machines into ventilators
(HealthDay)—As COVID-19 pushes American hospitals to the breaking point, intensive care units are finding creative ways to deal with a looming shortage of lifesaving mechanical ventilators.
Apr 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team releases plans for 3-D-printed masks
With the threat of a shortage of protective masks looming as the novel coronavirus pandemic grows, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) biomedical engineers and tinkerers had an inspired idea: unleash an army of makers ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Health
Wildfire smoke threatens health for miles around
(HealthDay)—Smoke from the wildfires raging in California poses a serious health risk—even to those far away from the blazes, an expert warns.
Oct 30, 2019
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Health
Tobacco giants still marketing cigarettes despite plain packaging legislation
Fresh evidence has revealed that major tobacco companies in the UK have made attempts to continue to market their products despite the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes nearly three years ago.
Sep 24, 2019
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Health
Children drink sweet drinks when they lack clean drinking water
Children deserve to get clean and safe drinking water. But, in developing countries such as Indonesia, not all children have access to it.
Jul 23, 2019
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Immunology
Your guide to a healthier home for better asthma control
(HealthDay)—If you or a family member has asthma, your doctor has most likely mapped out the steps you need to take to treat an asthma flare.
Jun 11, 2019
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