Industrial air scrubbers may spread disease
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NEW YORK  - An industrial pollution-control air scrubber in Sarpsborg, Norway has been identified as the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that occurred in May 2005, according to health officials who investigated the outbreak.
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Experts looked at families&#39; use of a range of products such as bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners. Children born into the 10% of families which used these products the most were twice as likely to suffer from wheezing as those who used the least.
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Air fresheners and other household sprays could damage pregnant women and new-born babies, according to a study linking aerosols with a range of disorders in mothers and children.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, US and German researchers reported on Monday.
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A link between young children being exposed to some cleaning products and developing asthma in later life has been suggested by researchers.
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The fumes emitted from home cleaning products and solvents may increase the risk of childhood asthma, according to a new Australian study.
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Excessive washing with harsh soaps and abrasive skin care products is blamed for a rise in allergic diseases such as dermatitis.
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Fumes given off by cleaning products and solvents in the home may be a cause of asthma in young children, according to new research.
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Ordinary household products like bleach, carpet cleaners and paint strippers can cause asthma in children.
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Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 20-- -- Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant workers told federal investigators several years ago about contaminated dirt piles around the factory that in recent months were reported as newly discovered, 32-year employee Chris Naas says.
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A study shows that individuals can harbor the bacterium, Clostridium difficile, but may not become ill. However, these carriers frequently shed virus onto their skin and into the environment and, as a result, may contribute significantly to disease transmission.
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ATLANTA -- You better watch out: Holiday decorating can be dangerous, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. In its first study of seasonal spills, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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In August, scientists at a Chiron Corp. plant in Liverpool, England, said they found a reddish-brown bacteria contaminating some doses of flu vaccine.
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Workers at a car factory have been advised to wear face masks after an investigation was launched into a âlarge numberâ of occupational lung disease cases, it was learned today.
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Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.