Babies should ideally weigh about 2,500g or more at birth. Birth weight is a vital indicator of fetal and neonatal health. If a newborn weighs less than 2,500g—because they are preterm or their growth in the womb was restricted ...
Oct 7, 2022
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COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, so it's not surprising that exposure to poor air quality worsens patient outcomes. But how does air pollution affect people who are vaccinated?
Sep 29, 2022
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Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there's increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops—surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Many residents in social housing in New South Wales can experience alarming levels of winter underheating and summer overheating in their homes that do not meet standards for comfort and health, according to UNSW Sydney-led ...
Sep 14, 2022
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The dangers of inhaling smoke are well established. Many people do their best to avoid breathing it in. But what about when the smoke comes to you?
Sep 9, 2022
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A recent study published in Indoor Air by Antonio Rothfuchs et al, is the first to demonstrate active SARS-CoV-2 in air. Infectious SARS-CoV-2 was recovered from the air in rooms occupied by COVID-19 patients. This result ...
Apr 5, 2022
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The first-of-its-kind study found that poor ventilation and fuel choices were the most significant contributors to poor air quality in people's kitchens, but the size of the kitchen and the way food was cooked also mattered. ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Our complacency about indoor air contributed to our vulnerability to COVID-19, and we'll continue to be vulnerable to COVID and other emerging threats until we re-think how we share our air.
Feb 23, 2022
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Forty percent of COVID-19 deaths in Ontario have taken place in long-term care homes. Chronic and in some cases devastating outbreaks have also been reported in shelters, detention centres and group homes for adults with ...
Feb 21, 2022
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A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests the air quality inside homes may not stack up against air quality inside office buildings.
Feb 2, 2022
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