Apura - Environmental Healthcare

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03/30/2017

Toxic mold could become a problem of the past.

When so many pop-culture outlets warn against the “toxic” cereal and soymilk we feed our families, it’s easy to be lulled into believing that “toxins” aren’t really that dangerous. After all, nobody ends up six feet under after a morning bowl of Cheerios. But while health food alarmists label every…

11/16/2016

All eyes are on COP22, following last year’s Paris Agreement at COP21, when the United Nations (UN) Convention on Climate Change committed to the first coordinated efforts to decarbonize the global economy and increase resilience to climate change.

10/27/2016

The chemical industry can no longer treat people as guinea pigs

Updates to the chemical safety law known as TSCA will help to better protect Americans from toxic chemicals.

10/02/2016

Breathe easy.

09/26/2016

Just hours before the first presidential debates, CNN writes “Clinton, Trump virtually tied headed into debate.” MSNBC states that “NBC/WSJ poll s...

09/18/2016

Detection of ‘abundant’ magnetite particles raises concerns because of suggested links to Alzheimer’s disease

08/23/2016

By the time they figured out that his musical hobby was the problem, he was dead.

08/01/2016

Indoor CO2, may mentally impair you.

In the mid-18th century, the Scottish chemist Joseph Black discovered carbon dioxide, which he dubbed “fixed air.” The odorless, colorless gas has been the object of intense study ever since. Early on, the French nobleman and chemist Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier …

06/21/2016

A new international report shows that 6-9 billion people worldwide could die prematurely from air pollution, and health-related expenses could skyrocket.

03/22/2016

Breathing matters

These Plants Are Oxygen Bombs – Have At Least One Of Them To Clean The Air At Your Home March 5, 2016Healthylife We grow plants in our houses because they generate more oxygen. But, they are also capable of cleansing the air of toxins and mold. So, in this way we reduce the risk of inhaling these ha…

03/20/2016

Smog is no stranger to city dwellers, we accept that it’s there and think nothing of it. In reality, smog contains soot particles and sulphur dioxide and inhaling it over a long period of time can do some serious damage to our body. Dutch designer …