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| HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES RELEASE A CLOUD OF DUST, INCREASING EXPOSURE TO PARTICULATE POLLUTION |
| Ordinary household activities, from dusting to dancing, can increase your exposure to particulate pollution, according to a new study. Whether you are cutting the rug or just vacuuming it, you may be inhaling tiny dust particles that could be harmful to your health. |
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| BREATHING TROUBLES THE CAUSE OF BED-WETTING? |
| Could bed-wetting be linked to breathing problems? In some cases, scientists think so and the solution could be quite simple. |
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| INFLUENZA INFECTION ATTRACTS PNEUMONIA BACTERIA |
| Lung cells infected with the influenza A virus are more likely to bind with bacteria that cause pneumonia than uninfected cells, but this phenomenon can be reversed with antiviral treatment. Researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center present their findings today at the 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. |
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| IS THIS THE CELL THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE MEDICINE? |
| IT MIGHT turn out to be the most important cell ever discovered. It's a stem cell found in adults that can turn into every single tissue in the body.
Until now, only stem cells from early embryos were thought to be able to do this. If the finding is confirmed, it will mean cells from your own body could one day be turned into all sorts of perfectly matched replacement tissues and even organs. |
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| WIND-BORNE POLLUTANTS MAY TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES |
| Air pollution is not just a local problem. In fact, research by geoscientists at Texas A&M University find that pollutants can travel thousands of miles, so the air you breathe may contain pollutants brought by the wind. |
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| CIGS AND BOOZE A BAD COMBINATION |
| The interactive effects of smoking and drinking are not good news for smokers.
People who drink and smoke have to drink more booze to feel drunk than non-smoking drinkers – placing them at greater risk of damage to their brains, livers and hearts, a new study suggests. |
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| FIREWORKS RELEASE THE POLLUTANT OZONE. A CAUSE FOR CONCERN? |
| The spectacular fireworks that mark public events like the Olympics and the new millenium, leave a nasty afterglow of the air pollutant ozone according to new research. |
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| GAS COOKING HAS A HARMFUL EFFECT ON THE LUNG FUNCTION OF ADOLESCENTS |
| Gas cooking has a harmful effect on the lung function of girls who are susceptible to allergies, concludes research in Thorax. |
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| BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IS A “CITY’S ILLNESS” |
| Bronchial asthma as a kind of a chronically relapsing illness, accompanying with dyspnea attacks or asthmatic status maintenance due to bronchi spasms, has become a real problem in polluted cities.
Different non-specific allergens provoke bronchi spasms: pollen (pollen of flowers, field grass, trees), dust (household dust, hair of cats, dogs, etc.), food (eggs, citrus fruits, fish, milk, etc.), drugs (aspirin, analgin, etc.), mechanical and chemical substances (metal, wood, silicate and cotton dust; vapors of acids and alkali; smoke), physical and meteorological factors (air temperature and humidity variation, fluctuation of barometric pressure, the Earth’s field, etc.), allergens of ticks, insects, or animals as well as various nervous and psychological effects...
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| ROOM MOLD IS A MAIN FACTOR OF ASTHMA DEVELOPMENT |
| Those who very sensitive to allergy or asthma have to undertake special measures to prevent mold formation and growth at home. Mold spores, swallowed with a room air, are considered to be an important factor, following dust ticks and flower pollen, leading to bronchial asthma development. |
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