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New York Orders Ten South Bronx Cooling Towers Cleaned by Monday as Legionnaires Cluster Grows to Nine Cases

New York City ordered 10 South Bronx cooling towers cleaned after Legionella screening tests. The Melrose and Morrisania cluster now has nine cases and one death.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

What Construction Dust Does to Your Lungs and Why Cloth Masks Fail Indian Workers

The particle that never leavesNot all dust is equal. The dust raised by a jackhammer breaking concrete, a grinder cutting sandstone, or a drill boring through brick contains crystalline silica, particles that measure between 0.5 and 10 microns. At that size, they do not get caught in the nose or…

Times Life · Sep 14

7 Serious Health Problems Indian Cab and Truck Drivers Develop From Long Driving Hours

Chronic Back and Spine PainSitting in a fixed position for 10 or more hours, absorbing road vibration through a seat that rarely offers lumbar support, is one of the fastest routes to spinal degeneration. A 2019 study published in the Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that professional…

Times Life · Sep 14

Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness

Celine Dion has returned to the stage, performing her first full concert in over six years

The Independent UK · Sep 13

That White Powder on Your Plants Isn’t Dust: Here’s What to Do Before Winter

That white powder coating your plant leaves probably did not arrive courtesy of a very messy bag of flour. It may be powdery mildew, a common fungal disease that can spread across leaves, stems, and even flower buds when conditions cooperate.

Frugal Gardening · Sep 13

First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion

Australia's rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack.

AAP · Sep 13

6 Injuries Indian Security Guards Develop From Standing Through Long Night Shifts

Plantar Fasciitis: The Foot Injury That Starts as Morning PainThe first sign is a stabbing sensation in the heel the moment a guard puts weight on his foot after a rest break. That is plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the thick band of tissue running along the bottom of the foot.…

Times Life · Sep 13

5 Lung Conditions Indian Tailors, Carpenters and Stone Cutters Develop From Dust Exposure

Silicosis: The Stone Cutter's SentenceSilicosis is the most severe and irreversible lung condition found among Indian stone cutters, sandstone miners, and construction workers who grind or chisel silica-bearing rock. Fine crystalline silica particles, when inhaled repeatedly, lodge in the alveoli and trigger a fibrotic response: the lung tissue hardens around…

Times Life · Sep 13

Elevated rates of MND found in regional Australia

Motor neuron disease is impacting people in some parts of western NSW at rates of up to seven times higher than the global average.

AAP · Sep 12

Don’t Compost These 7 Plants When You Clean Out the Garden This Fall

Fall garden cleanup creates a mountain of tempting compost material, but not everything that came out of the garden belongs in that pile. Some plants can carry diseases, spread from stubborn pieces of root, or dump a fresh crop of weed seeds into the compost you plan to use next…

Frugal Gardening · Sep 12