For heart attack survivors, living close to a roadway may be hazardous for their health, a new study suggests. The results show that heart attack survivors who lived about 300 feet (100 meters) from a major roadway at the time of their heart attack were 27 percent more likely to die over the next 10 [...]

Osaka, May 9, 2012 – (JCN Newswire) – Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has verified the deodorizing effects of air purifiers equipped with a generator of nanoe, nano-sized electrostatic atomized particles produced by applying high voltage to water, in actual pet shops underharsh conditions where pets continually emit odors. This verification [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: The next time someone offers you tissue paper from a box, beware. The box might just be a camera recording your every move.

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According to a journal article by Gabriele Candiani, Barbara Del Curto, Chiara Malloggi and Alberto Cigada, cardboard-based filters are effective in removing airborne bacteria in indoor environments. Following up on the theory, Italian company Meta Material has created air filters made of recycled corrugated cardboard in shape of cactuses. Called the ‘Cactusnext’, the purifiers [...]

The energy crisis can be well on the way to a solution by taking a trip "back to the future.&# …

If you're among the 40 million people who suffer from indoor/outdoor allergies, it may be hard to think of your home as your castle this time of year.

ON THE PLANE Almost half the respondents to an April TripAdvisor survey thought planes were the primary source of infection while traveling. But modern planes circulate the air about 15 to 20 times an hour through powerful filters that remove almost all contaminants. As a rule of thumb, worry only about those two rows in [...]

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 AMID soaring temperatures across the country, former senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has urged local governments to put up community orchards, saying brutal climate change has underscored the value of trees as “natural coolants.” Zubiri said trees are organic air-conditioners and air purifiers [...]

ORCHARDS EYED TO TAME HOT SPELLSAmid soaring temperatures across the country, a former senator has urged local governments to put up community orchards, saying brutal climate change has underscored the value of trees as “natural coolants.” “Trees are our organic air-conditioners and air purifiers, and our built-in energy savings devices,” [...]