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10/25/2018 / By Janine Acero

Dying to breathe: Research concludes that even low levels of pollution increase the risk of diabetes

Diabetes has several risk factors, and a recent study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, suggests that outdoor air pollution could be one of them. A study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links outdoor pollution — even levels that are […]

09/14/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Cleanliness can prevent bugs as well as germs: Bed bugs love dirty laundry, study finds

Low-cost traveling has opened the doors to a lot of things, like bedbugs. So says Dr. William Hentley from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences and his team of researchers. His study, published in Scientific Reports, concluded that global bedbug dispersal has been facilitated by dirty laundry being left exposed in […]

01/31/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Study finds green vegetation around your residence decreases risk of death from many common diseases

A large-scale study published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health revealed that living in areas with greater access to green spaces may help reduce the risk of dying from any causes and improve overall survival. A team of researchers pooled data from the 2001 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (2001 CanCHEC) as part of the study. The […]

04/19/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Your carpet is harboring nasty bacteria and allergens

The feeling of a fuzzy carpet beneath your feet may seem inviting, but do you really know what lurks within those soft surfaces? Research shows that even though carpets are breeding grounds for bacteria, allergens, dust mites and other microscopic vermin, nearly half of all adults in the United States admitted that they had never […]

02/24/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Bird flu fears force France to slaughter all ducks in major poultry producing region

Avian influenza, or bird flu as its commonly known, is a viral infection that was restricted to birds, particularly chickens, until 1997, when the first human patients were diagnosed in Hong Kong with the H5N1 strain. Now the agriculture ministry in France has announced an outbreak of a different strain of bird flu, the H5N8 […]

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