The six patients came from as far as Alaska. They ranged in age from a 17-year-old girl to a 2-month-old boy. Binding them together: harm they endured after a stay at Seattle Children’s hospital, according to three lawsuits filed Monday. The complaints against Children’s begin to tell the human stories behind the failures its executives [...]
Highlights • Organic emissions from PU materials in the context of human health and exposure are investigated. • Reported VOC and SVOC concentrations from PU insulation and household materials are reviewed. • OFRs are emitted in the long term and are found abundantly indoors even in buildings with no PU insulation. • [...]
Highlights • Ultrafine particle sources were identified and quantified in four European cities. • Common sources were Photonucleation, different Traffic sources, and Secondary. • Maximum contribution of traffic sources ranged 71–94% of total particle number. • Airport emissions contributed to nucleation particles in urban background areas. Abstract Ultrafine particles (UFP) are suspected of having [...]
Abstract Purpose of Review Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition with increasing domestic and worldwide prevalence that burdens individuals and the healthcare system with high costs associated with long-term treatments and acute emergency room (ER) visits. It can be triggered by ambient microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In this review, we examine the outcomes [...]
Abstract The interest in phthalate esters (PAEs) has increased in recent years because elevated phthalate levels have been detected in environmental matrices and they have certain adverse effects on human health. Indoor dust from 90 homes and outdoor (street) dust from outside these homes were collected in Kocaeli province between February and April 2016 and [...]
The warning comes just days after two UK hospitals were forced to shut wards A Cambridgeshire hospital has issued an urgent warning after an outbreak of Norovirus in UK wards. Addenbrooke’s is asking visitors of patients to avoid the hospital if they are struck down by symptoms of the highly contagious bug. The nasty winter [...]
FLINT, MI — Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in the Flint area during the city’s water crisis appear to have been fueled by three sources with “strong evidence” that a hospital’s water system was tied to dozens of cases in 2014 and 2015, researchers from a Netherlands-based company say in a study published today. The report, published [...]
‘Tis the season for sneezing? For allergy sufferers, the age-old debate about whether to have a real or artificial Christmas tree isn’t about which is more convenient, environmentally friendly, or cheaper. It’s about which will lead to less misery. RELATED STORIES ’Tis the season for colds and flu. Here are some tips for avoiding these winter [...]
Samoa announced it would shut down its government for two days so that public officials can combat a dangerous measles outbreak that has killed 53 people and infected 3,728. The Pacific island nation has raced to vaccinate its children and other residents since an outbreak was declared on Oct. 16. Its youngest citizens are at the greatest [...]
Sophia Antipolis, 2 December 2019: Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Previous research suggests that poor oral hygiene leads to bacteria in the blood, causing inflammation [...]
