Healthy Spaces

Healthy Spaces

Learn the basics of sustainable cleaning - from green products to indoor air quality - to create a healthy home.

Make your home more heart-healthy
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 8:47 AM by WomansDay.com
Introduce small changes in every room of the house to improve your cardiovascular health.
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Dead body lay unnoticed in busy Mass. pool for 2 days

Fri, Jul 01, 2011 3:36 PM by Agence France-Presse

The woman's body went unnoticed for days as people swam, and a city inspector who examined the pool didn't see the remains in the murky water.
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Philip Morris threatens to sue Australia over packaging

Mon, Jun 27, 2011 10:10 AM by Michael Perry, Reuters

Australia plans to be the first country to introduce plain, brand-less packaging for cigarettes in hopes of making smoking less attractive.
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Take an urban hike in L.A.
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 6:02 AM by Siel Ju
A Los Angeles' museum teams up with a local artist collective to offer urban hikes that get Angelenos out of their cars to experience the bigger urban environment.
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Scientists discover that living in cities can be stressful
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 2:45 PM by LiveScience
Next step for scientist is determining what aspects of city living can ease stress.
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Study: Most kids don't shower before going swimming
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 3:09 PM by LiveScience
Few parents recognize the role that a pre-swim shower plays in preventing water infections from public pools and water parks.
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Urban farming takes root in Detroit
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 5:19 PM by Siel Ju
'Urban Roots,' a new documentary by the Producer of 'The 11th Hour' profiles a burgeoning city farming movement in Detroit, Michigan.
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Stronger smoking bans could save lives, cancer group says

Wed, Jun 15, 2011 5:05 PM by Reuters

Cigarette makers counter that complete bans go to far and that tax increases on cigarettes are not an effective anti-smoking measure.
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Lightning in a Bottle: A music festival that shuns disposable plastic bottles
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 6:07 AM by Siel Ju
A 4-day festival in Silverado, Calif., bans the sale of disposable bottled water and helps attendees recycle and compost their food-related waste.
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Mold, cockroaches linked to asthma and allergies
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge
Two studies link critters and mold to the development of allergies and asthma.
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Rare infection strikes some in Joplin; death toll rises to 151

Thu, Jun 09, 2011 7:59 PM by Kevin Murphy, Reuters

Flying debris from the tornado is to blame for an outbreak of a rare fungal infection among some of the 900 people injured in the disaster.
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Green cleaning for restaurants
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 3:37 PM by Clint Williams
Add green cleaning to the menu with these ideas for putting eco-friendly cleaners to work in the food-service industry.
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Mummies show evidence of pollution in ancient Egypt
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 1:14 PM by LiveScience
Doctoral student's work represents the first attempt to identify and study particulates in multiple Egyptian mummies.
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Guerrilla gardening gets electrified
Tue, May 31, 2011 5:40 PM by Siel Ju
The Los Angeles Guerrilla Gardening group gets around town quietly in a plug-in Prius that carries drought-tolerant plants that will beautify urban spaces.
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Common air pollutants

Tue, May 31, 2011 11:44 AM

Here are six toxins that can be found all around us, causing severe health problems and harmful environmental effects.
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