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Category Archives: Air Quality
The Truth About Secondhand Smoke Allergies
Can Cigarette Smoke Be Considered an Allergen? Almost instantaneously, your eyes burn and flood with tears, your nose drips like a facet – then you notice that the tickle in your throat starts to feel more like tightness. In … Continue reading
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Secondhand Smoke Deadly to Non-Smokers
This video was created for a press conference in 2006 where the Surgeon General (Richard H. Carmona) was going to present a report on the deadly effects of second hand smoke. As seen in the individual interviewed for this video, … Continue reading
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Fast Asthma Treatment
Most cases of moderate to severe asthma are treated through the use of inhaled medicines. By inhaling the asthma medication, relief is rushed directly to your lungs and bronchial tubes so that your symptoms will clear up faster. Inhaler medicines come in … Continue reading
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Allerca Creates Hypoallergenic Cat
Finally, a truly hypoallergenic cat makes his television debut on the Rachel Ray Show. A company named Allerca has targeted the gene found in cats that causes allergies. Over the years, Allerca has genetically altered their cats through selective breeding, so that otherwise allergic cat … Continue reading
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Children From Allergies
A recent study from Sweden’s Linkoping University found that babies were less likely to develop early allergic reactions if their mothers consumed an increased amount of fish oil (containing high amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids) during their pregnancy. The mothers chosen for the … Continue reading
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A Closer Look at Dust Mites
This video should give you a better idea of what is crawling around in your bed. If you ever wake up in the morning to itchy eyes that you can barely open, a headache or stuffed up nose, then you … Continue reading
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Understanding COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Here’s some quick facts about COPD: COPD is rated as the 4th leading cause of death in the United States. Nearly half of COPD patients are under the age of 65. COPD is an umbrella term for when a patient … Continue reading
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Weak Economy = More Smokers?
This video reveals how a weakening economy may impact the smoking prevention programs and campaigns throughout the United States. Tobacco companies currently spend $19 on advertising for every $1 spent by the United States on tobacco prevention. Tobacco companies have … Continue reading
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That “New Car Smell” Could Make You Sick
This video was made by Healthycar.org, a website dedicated to rating how healthy – or unhealthy – your car is. That "new car smell" is actually made up of several highly toxic chemicals! Watch this video to learn how deadly a … Continue reading
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Acupuncture = Allergy Cure?
A study conducted at Children’s Hospital in Boston found that 70% of the children treated with acupuncture for their allergies felt that the treatment helped their symptoms. Watch this video for more information on this alternative allergy treatment: What do … Continue reading
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