Study Links Poor Indoor Air Quality with Childhood Asthma Attacks
By Joe Castner
A recent study conducted by scientists at the School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health has proven the widely-held belief that poor air quality can trigger asthma attacks in people who already have the illness. Barbara Ha posted an article in the Johns Hopkins
read onMarch 06, 2009
Study shows cleaner air adds months to your life
By Joe Castner
I just read an article in my Contra Costa Times newspaper that said cleaner air over the past two decades has been attributed to adding nearly five months to the average American's life expectancy. The article, written by Alicia Chan of the Associated Press, details a study
read onNovember 06, 2008
AspenAir Inside Removes Indoor Smoke From California Fires
By Kare Anderson
For those hit with smoke from this fire, here is an idea. When California had several wildfires this summer, homeowners who got an AspenAir Inside home air cleaning unit could quickly remove the smoke that came inside their home, reported Contra Costa Times journalist Janis
read onNovember 06, 2008
Choosing the Most Efficient Air Cleaner for Your Home
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Choose the Most Efficient Air Cleaner for Your Home
You can get a whole home air cleaner if you have a forced air system, meaning you have a furnace or furnace and air conditioner. Then you already have a basic mechanical filter. That’s your first, crude level
November 06, 2008
Take the First Steps to Cleaning Your Air at Home
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Take the First Steps to Cleaning Your Air at Home
- Avoid or reduce the use of certain products and other materials in your home
- Change how you clean and maintain your home. (No it won’t take over your life).
- Install the technology that can keep you safe and
November 06, 2008
Make the Air You Breathe Healthier in the One Place You Can Control...Your Home
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Make the Air You Breathe Healthier in the One Place You Can Control...Your Home
Truly Green Homes Have Healthy Air Inside
In these uncertain times, two concerns top homeowners’ and buyers’ list:
- Reducing their energy bills
- Making their home healthier,
November 06, 2008
Do Any of These Situations Sound Familiar to You?
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Do Any of These Situations Sound Familiar to You?
- Cindy heard her eight-year son wheezing again. Despite ripping out the wall-to-wall carpets and following the other suggested steps for asthma sufferers, Cindy was worried. His attacks were getting worse. She
November 06, 2008
For People Who Need to be Motivated to Clean Their Indoor Air
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
While we worry about smog, worse pollution is closer to home. In fact it is in our homes. As reporter Chandra Shikhar discovered, “more than three decades after the Clean Air Act, the air outdoors is much cleaner, even with many more people, cars and industries
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