Home injury found to be a major cause of deaths, largest study of its kind finds
... poisons. Also, few people know if their hot water heaters are set too high, and fewer than half of the one third of U.S. household with firearms keep them locked up appropriately. "These are dramatic numbers, and further research needs to be conducted to explain them, but in the meantime, it is clear tha...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for October (second issue)
...From their study, they found that use of gas space heaters was related to both new episodes of wheeze and tot...matter in the home. Unvented or poorly vented gas heaters produce high levels of nitric dioxide, which is released directly into the home. Wood stoves and fi......r is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical appliances used to keep warm ...ps for space heater safety include: Keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from furniture or other combustible material, such as curtains and bedding. Don...Heat-controlled drug implants offer hope for future
...aded films could be placed on chips with resistive heaters and scheduled to release drugs according to a time schedule or another trigger. "One potential use is tying the implant to a blood glucose monitor using radio frequency (RF) technology," said Lyon. "When the monitor detects that a diabetic patients ...Loyola warns lower temps mean greater risk of fire from space heaters
...r is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical appliances used to keep warm ...ips for space heater safety include: Keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from furniture or other combustible material, such as curtains and bedding. Do......encountered combustion products from diesel-fueled heaters in poorly ventilated tents, cooking stoves, vehicl...tion produced by other combustion sources, such as heaters or engines. Moreover, no data are available that would allow comparisons between levels of exposure...