In a shared office space, chances are you’ll be in close quarters with your co-workers. Scents like perfume, deodorant, and even someone’s breath can fill the air. A recent study found when some of these elements are released into the workplace, they can impact your health. A team of engineers at Purdue University in Indiana studied an [...]
(CNN) – On June 24 at 11:34 AM, Michael Sonn became a part of medical history. That’s the day Sonn became one of the first people to receive an experimental flu vaccine that could one day radically change the shot you get every year. If all goes well, this new shot would last for multiple [...]
Doctors are reporting the first evidence that genetically edited cells could offer a safe way to treat sickle cell disease, a devastating, incurable disorder that afflicts millions of people around the world. Billions of cells that were genetically modified with the powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR have started working, as doctors had hoped, inside the body [...]
The popularity of stoves over recent years has rocketed, and, according to the industry body HETAS, the number of stove registrations increased 10-fold in the decade between 2004 and 2014, from 12,000 to 130,000 a year. For many, wood-burning stoves are a more natural, and environmentally friendly way to heat their homes, but the government’s [...]
Abstract In modern days, particularly in urban areas, people may spend more time indoors. Thus, a healthy indoor environment is key for healthy living. The concept of “sick building syndrome (SBS)” refers to nonspecific complaints that occur at a higher prevalence in specific buildings. AgnosticPreachersKid [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsRead more… The [...]
(CNN) The measles epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than twice as many people since the beginning of the year as the country’s ongoing Ebola outbreak, the United Nations has warned, calling for a strong response. Measles, a preventable disease, has killed over 5,000 people in the central African nation since [...]
A funny thing happened on the way to sustainability: Consumers became aware that the toxins environmental groups have been warning them about for decades are not just harmful to the planet, but to their health as well, and that having an eco-friendly home is about much more than saving money on their utilities. There has [...]
As a pediatric infectious physician in St. Louis, Stephanie Fritz, MD, sees a fair amount of patients with MRSA skin infections, many of which come back over the course of a year. And she and her colleagues frequently see these infections occurring in multiple members of the same family. As a researcher who’s been studying [...]
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — or MRSA — is a type of highly drug-resistant bacteria that has been a problem in hospital and health care settings for decades. More recently, MRSA has become a problem among otherwise healthy student athletes. Is your child at risk? What can you do to protect against MRSA infection? What is MRSA? Credit: CDC Read [...]
Good news for those of you planning holiday travel: Hotels across the country are becoming more allergy-aware and making efforts to accommodate guests with respiratory conditions. From easy-to-clean blinds that replace dust-collecting draperies, to low-odor cleaning products or certified allergy-friendly rooms, hotels offer more and more choices for a healthy and comfortable night’s sleep. Here are [...]
