Archive for the ‘COPD - air quality’ Category
How To Buy The Right Air Cleaner
A Health.com Slideshow
Cleaner indoor air
Even the cleanest homes can contain dust, pet dander, pollen, and fumes. If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) or other lung problems, these airborne irritants can make it harder to breathe.
Although it’s impossible to remove all of the particles, a portable air cleaner (also known an an air purifier) [...]
August 22, 2010
Tags: air cleaners and COPD Posted in: COPD - air quality 
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Ozone And Nicotine A Bad Combination For Asthma
Medical News Today
Another reason for including asthma on the list of potential health risks posed by secondhand tobacco smoke, especially for non-smokers, has been uncovered. Furthermore, the practice of using ozone to remove the smell of tobacco smoke from indoor environments, including hotel rooms and the interiors of vehicles, is probably a bad idea.
A [...]
August 19, 2010
Tags: air cleaners and asthma, cigarette smoke and asthma, third hand smoke Posted in: COPD - Smoke Free!, COPD - air quality No Comments
What’s Going Around: allergies, conjunctivitis, heat
Sniffles and sneezes, trouble breathing, upset stomachs– you name it, it’s bringing people in to the doctor’s office this week.
It may still be summer vacation for the kids, but there’s no vacation from viruses and other illnesses.
Dr. Todd Francis says ragweed allergies are doing a number on people, bringing itchy eyes, itchy noses, sneezing and [...]
August 12, 2010
Tags: heat related illness, ragweed allergy, seasonal allergies Posted in: COPD - Allergies, COPD - air quality, Weather and COPD No Comments
Scientist says hundreds may die as smog blankets Moscow
Reuters
* Moscow region says needs over $800 mln to fight peat fires
* Doctors worried, say many Muscovites affected by smog
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, July 27 (Reuters) - A prominent scientist said hundreds of people could die as smog from peat fires blanketed a sweltering Moscow for a second day on Tuesday.
Moscow region chief Boris Gromov asked Prime [...]
July 29, 2010
Tags: Moscow heat wave, Moscow smog, Russian peat fires Posted in: COPD - air quality No Comments
Key questions on occupational lung disease
Pulse Key Questions
Respiratory specialist Professor Sherwood Burge answers questions from GP Dr Pam Brown on signs, symptoms, management and referral
1. How common are occupational lung diseases compared with asthma and smoking-related COPD?
About one in six cases of all adult onset asthma and COPD is due to work – a figure obtained by finding excess cases [...]
July 29, 2010
Tags: occupational COPD, occupational lung disease, work related lung disease Posted in: COPD - What Is It?, COPD - air quality No Comments
