Health & Wellness

Indoor Healthy Air, LLC announced today the availability of their new product: the Air Scrubber Purification System, which distributes charged particles throughout the conditioned space of homes and businesses for proactive air treatment. Considering the shoppers interest in Black Friday 2009 doorbuster deals and the nation's focus on swine flu vaccines Indoor Healthy Air may be poised to make some strong sales during this holiday shopping season.

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cells, Th22, which can protect the body against inflammation. This may lead the way to new treatments for inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and respiratory diseases such as asthma.

Although secondhand smoke harms all children, it is especially hazardous for toddlers and obese kids. That is the findings of a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009, which also noted that in addition to respiratory problems, secondhand smoke also has negative cardiovascular effects.

It has been a week since Nicholas Brown, 18, attended the Phi Delta Lamda party which later resulted in his trip to the hospital emergency room. Both the University of Arkansas and the national office of Phi Delta Lamda report Brown’s blood alcohol level was found to be 0.680.

Santa groups across the nation are urging their local health departments and the federal government to consider them a high-risk group for susceptibility to the H1N1 virus this year, along with pregnant women, child-care and health-care providers, young children, and those with other chronic health illnesses that weaken the immune system.

Soldiers that are currently serving in a small former Soviet country Moldova are being asked to eat extra garlic and onions to help fend off H1N1 flu. But will it really work?

Researchers present findings that men could soon have a prescription spray to prevent premature ejaculation (PE). Using a blend of Lidocaine and Prilocaine, sprayed onto the glans of the penis five minutes before intercourse, helped study participants delay ejaculation. Currently there are no approved prescription options to treat premature ejaculation. The spray, if approved by the FDA could be available in just over a year.

Researchers from University of Korea find that green tea protects the liver from hepatic fibrosis - but because it contains antioxidants. Green tea reduces collagen and collagen type I deposits from forming in the liver that lead to scarring, or fibrosis. Liver fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and is caused by a variety of fairly common bacteria, viruses, drugs.and autoimmune disease.

Basic grooming is a task every guy needs to master, not only for looking your best for a date or a job interview, but also for the basic health and care of the skin on your face.

Researchers, using DNA microassay have found a wide array of bacteria in cigarettes. The study is the first to show that cigarettes contain bacteria that can harm human health. Some of the bacteria discovered include those found in soil, responsible for food-borne illness, lung infection, in addition to one type of bacteria responsible for ten percent of hospital acquired infection in the United States - and the discovery is just in time for the Great American Smokeout 2009.