Study: popular cleaners could cause asthma, cancer – WJXT Jacksonville


Seattle Post Intelligencer

Study: popular cleaners could cause asthma, cancer
WJXT Jacksonville
Researchers at the Environmental Working Group compared the ingredients listed on the labels of 2,000 cleaning products with information from toxicity databases from government, industry and academic sources. The results are published in their Cleaners
Many cleaners contain toxic ingredients, and some green cleaners don't list Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

all 2 news articles »

View full post on asthma – Google News

Air Cleaners Do Not Thwart Most Effects of Secondhand Smoke – Medscape

Air Cleaners Do Not Thwart Most Effects of Secondhand Smoke
Medscape
August 4, 2011 — Air cleaners significantly reduce particulate matter (PM) levels but are not enough to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in inner-city children with asthma residing with a smoker, a new study has found. Arlene M. Butz, ScD, MSN,
Indoor Air Cleaners Ease Asthma Symptoms in Children Living With SmokersVAdvert Press Center (press release)

all 2 news articles »

View full post on asthma – Google News

Indoor air cleaners ease asthma symptoms in children living with smokers – EurekAlert (press release)

Indoor air cleaners ease asthma symptoms in children living with smokers
EurekAlert (press release)
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children who have asthma and live with smokers shows that indoor air cleaners can greatly reduce household air pollution and lower the rates of daytime asthma symptoms to those achieved with

and more »

View full post on asthma – Google News

Ladybug Steam Cleaners Can Help Control Asthma Triggers

Ladybug Steam Cleaners Can Help Control Asthma Triggers, 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com Says
Online PR News (press release)
So how to explain a study that says the number of people with asthma is rising in the United States? Released last month on World Asthma Day by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study found that in just eight years the number of

and more »

View full post on asthma – Google News

Ladybug Steam Cleaners Help Manage Asthma During Spring Cleaning – Online PR News (press release)

Ladybug Steam Cleaners Help Manage Asthma During Spring Cleaning
Online PR News (press release)
But if you are one of the millions of people worldwide who suffers from asthma, spring cleaning can trigger your condition. More than 300 million people worldwide now suffer from asthma and cleaning sprays, chlorine bleach and chemical disinfectants

View full post on asthma – Google News