COVID or Allergies? Here’s Which Allergens Are Highest Right Now and What to Know It may not be fall just yet, but seasonal allergies are peaking in the Chicago area, experts say, causing confusion for many who might be unsure if they now have COVID as symptoms
Read more →Allergy alert! Mold pollen tests in very high range OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Allergy sufferers beware! The Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic (OAAC) is issuing an allergy alert after mold pollen tested in the very high range Friday. Officials with the OAAC say this is an extreme
Read more →The events of the first half of 2020 have naturally led to an increase in people’s time spent at home. In addition to kids being home from school, working from home, and general stay-at-home restrictions in most areas of the country as a result of the COVID-19
Read more →Another topic focused on in the exclusive teacher survey on Channel 3 was the condition of schools across the state. According to teachers, some schools are falling apart and making students, teachers, and staff members sick. Channel 3 even got some disturbing photos, showing classrooms with mold,
Read more →Emili Potts first noticed the mold outside of Craige dorm, trailing the wall below her leaky air conditioning unit. When the UNC-Chapel Hill junior began having trouble breathing, she looked inside her AC unit and saw mold growing on the vents. She went to the doctor because
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Thurka Sangaramoorthy, a medical anthropologist and associate professor at the University of Maryland’s flagship campus, had to throw away her furniture, her collection of about 1,000 books, invaluable documents and personal mementos collected since she started teaching at the school in 2012.The reason? A combination of mold,Read more →
For many years nobody considered the impact of plants as an indoor-purifier. Yes, the environment friendly role of plants is known since ages, but nobody imagined the extent to which plants can purify the air inside your living space. That was before NASA stepped in to assist
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Thurka Sangaramoorthy, a medical anthropologist and associate professor at the University of Maryland’s flagship campus, had to throw away her furniture, her collection of about 1,000 books, invaluable documents and personal mementos collected since she started teaching at the school in 2012. The reason? A combination of
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The house is the core and foundation of your family. Dirty surroundings can make your loved ones’ immune system weak and prone to many allergens and diseases. It is the reason why cleaning your house every day is a must to keep your home allergens-free all the
Read more →It doesn’t take a doctor to tell you that Indoor Air Quality is important in a hospital. Mold spores along with bacteria and other contaminants can contribute to deadly hospital acquired infections (HAI), also referred to as nosocomial infections. Sadly, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1.7 million nosocomial
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