Allergen

Boosting Health for Children: Transition to Electric Vehicles and Clean Power Would Prevent 2.7 Million Asthma Attacks in U.S. Kids

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Air pollution, Weather, Transport, Vehicle emissions control, Asthma, Carbon, Risk, Atmosphere of Earth, Health, Climate change, American Lung Association, Infant, Allergen, EPA, Wildfire, Renewable energy

CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report, "Boosting Health for Children: Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity," released today by the American Lung Association, highlights that a widespread transition to zero-emission vehicles and electricity would dramatically improve the health of children across the U.S. The transition would prevent 2.79 million pediatric asthma attacks and millions of other respiratory symptoms and save hundreds of infant lives by 2050.

Key Points: 
  • The transition would prevent 2.79 million pediatric asthma attacks and millions of other respiratory symptoms and save hundreds of infant lives by 2050.
  • It also projects that the nation's electric grid will be powered by clean, non-combustion renewable energy by 2035.
  • In fact, 1.7 million children with asthma live in counties that received an "F" for at least one pollutant.
  • Policymakers have the power to support children's health by cutting harmful air pollution and climate change that threatens their future.

Allergy Breakthrough - New Study Reveals Unique Prebiotic AllerPops® Offer Long-Term Allergy Relief

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a completely novel approach to allergy care, AllerPops recently offered groundbreaking data that charts a new course in all-natural allergy relief. Published this year and available online at the NIH's National Library of Medicine, the paper showcases the significant effects of AllerPops prebiotic lollipops in providing sustained allergy relief, via the restoration of oral probiotic balance.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a completely novel approach to allergy care, AllerPops recently offered groundbreaking data that charts a new course in all-natural allergy relief.
  • Published this year and available online at the NIH's National Library of Medicine , the paper showcases the significant effects of AllerPops prebiotic lollipops in providing sustained allergy relief, via the restoration of oral probiotic balance.
  • "These results not only validate our approach but also pave the way for the national debut of our products.
  • Sustained Relief: Participants in the investigational group experienced significant allergy relief (P = 0.002), showcasing AllerPops' effectiveness over traditional remedies.

Orca Scan and GS1's Innovative QR Codes Arrive in UK Supermarkets

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Monday, February 19, 2024
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CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Britain's most-loved food brands, Branston , is using the Orca Scan GS1 Digital Link solution to enhance its customers' experience in major UK supermarkets.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Britain's most-loved food brands, Branston , is using the Orca Scan GS1 Digital Link solution to enhance its customers' experience in major UK supermarkets.
  • While this new Digital Link QR code might look familiar, it marks a new era for the global retail industry as it's powered by GS1's Digital Link standard.
  • At this point, the traditional 1D barcode you see on packaging today will be phased out and upgraded to a GS1 Digital Link QR code.
  • Cambridge-based software company Orca Scan , in partnership with GS1 UK , has designed the GS1 Digital Link solution to make creating and maintaining GS1 Digital Link QR codes as simple as possible.

Internist Shirin Peters, M.D. of Bethany Medical Clinic, Shares Top Tips for the Challenges of Winter Allergies

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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has identified at-home recommendations to combat winter allergy symptoms, helping allergy sufferers manage triggers, ease concerns, and avoid future flare-ups.

Key Points: 
  • has identified at-home recommendations to combat winter allergy symptoms, helping allergy sufferers manage triggers, ease concerns, and avoid future flare-ups.
  • “Many associate seasonal allergies just with spring but winter presents a different challenge to allergy sufferers.
  • Moreover, simple lifestyle changes and at-home tips can help manage symptoms and bring some relief during these cooler months,” says Dr. Peters, with Bethany Medical Clinic.
  • Dr. Peters shares preventative measures to decrease your chances of winter and indoor allergies and lower your risk of developing sinusitis and nasal polyps.

Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Once installed like wallpaper, hi-tech infrared fabric emits heat in a similar way to the sun’s rays.

Key Points: 
  • Once installed like wallpaper, hi-tech infrared fabric emits heat in a similar way to the sun’s rays.
  • This could be a logical way to add low-carbon heat into existing homes that need retrofitting to improve energy efficiency.
  • However, infrared fabric technology could be much better suited as a low-carbon heating solution for our existing housing stock, and here’s why.

1. Instant heat

  • Unlike heat pumps, which are a slow response heating system, infrared fabric emits radiant heat that can be felt within minutes.
  • Gas boilers heat up our rooms quickly so we don’t have to leave the heating on when we’re out, but heat pumps don’t work like that.
  • Instead, they deliver a continuous low level of heat, so homes need to be well-insulated to retain that heat and airtight to stop draughts.

2. Simple to install

  • It’s essentially a graphene sandwich, a thin film of carbon between two sheets of paper that conducts low voltage electricity and emits infrared heat, like the sun, but without the light or harmful ultraviolet.
  • A room’s ceiling area emits the right amount of heat for a room, making installation very simple in any property, irrespective of its construction, shape or size.

3. Affordable heat

  • Heat pumps are known to generate more energy than they use, up to three times as much, by taking low grade heat out of the air and compressing it.
  • Infrared fabric can’t match that, but because radiant heat is instant, it’s only being emitted when needed in the rooms that you’re in, so even allowing for a hot water system the total energy use can be up to 20% less than from a heat pump.

4. Radiant heat is healthy and safe

  • Once the infrared heat warms the people, objects and surfaces that it touches, they in turn give off secondary heat through the process of convection.
  • Radiant heat also means the air carries fewer allergens due to reduced air movement – it’s the convection currents from traditional heating systems that stir up the dust and allergens.
  • Radiators reach 60 – 70˚C, whereas infrared fabric emits a low-level heat (45˚C) over the whole area.

5. Our homegrown future

  • That’s a long and expensive process, but the all important SAP Appendix Q certification is due in 2025 if not before.
  • It already has BSEN (British Standard) approval as a large area low temperature emitter and it’s class A fire rated.


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Ready. Set. Food! to Provide Early Allergen Introduction Kits to Families on Medicaid in a First-of-Kind Program

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Food allergy, Food, Parent, Risk, Milk, Allergy, Family, Allergen, Medicaid, Health insurance

Food!, a leader in early allergen introduction solutions, announces its new Access For All program, a groundbreaking initiative to address the food allergy challenges faced by families on Medicaid.

Key Points: 
  • Food!, a leader in early allergen introduction solutions, announces its new Access For All program, a groundbreaking initiative to address the food allergy challenges faced by families on Medicaid.
  • Food!
  • The program aims to make early allergen introduction accessible to all Medicaid participants, emphasizing the importance of starting as early as four months of age.
  • Food!

Califia Farms® Introduces 'Califia Farms Complete', Plant-Based Milk Nutritionally Comparable to Dairy¹

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Nutritionally comparable to dairy, one eight-ounce serving of Califia Farms Complete contains the same amount or more of these nine essential nutrients as an eight-ounce serving of dairy milk: Protein, Calcium, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Riboflavin.

Key Points: 
  • Nutritionally comparable to dairy, one eight-ounce serving of Califia Farms Complete contains the same amount or more of these nine essential nutrients as an eight-ounce serving of dairy milk: Protein, Calcium, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Riboflavin.
  • Delicious with a silky-smooth texture, Califia Farms Complete is perfect blended in smoothies, poured over cereal, or sipped straight.
  • "The launch of Califia Farms Complete is a standout addition to our product portfolio and signals a shift in the way we think about plant-based milks," said Suzanne Ginestro, chief marketing officer of Califia Farms.
  • "The level of total nutrition found in Califia Farms Complete is a powerful and unique way for consumers to achieve their nutritional needs," said Rajneesh Hora, chief science officer at Califia Farms.

HVAC Air Filter Market, USD 2.70 billion Incremental Growth is Expected During 2022 to 2027, growing healthcare sector globally to Boost Growth - Technavio

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Friday, February 2, 2024
Growth, Particulates, Population growth, Allergen, HEPA, USD, Ageing, Patient, HVAC, Pollen, Challenge, Carbon, Atmosphere, Investment, Filter, Air filter, Food, Air conditioning, Filter (signal processing), Dust, Urbanization, Filtration, Heat, Indoor air quality, IAQ

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The HVAC air filter market is estimated to grow by USD 2.70 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to Technavio.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The HVAC air filter market is estimated to grow by USD 2.70 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to Technavio.
  • The growing healthcare sector globally is a key factor driving growth.
  • Ensuring Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is crucial in healthcare settings, with air purification systems playing a vital role in eliminating infectious agents and contaminants.
  • The air filter market size is estimated to grow by USD 6,809.42 million at a CAGR of 6% between 2022 and 2027.

The Central Vacuum System Market to Worth USD 872.81 Million by 2029 - Arizton

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Public, Growth, Civil service commission, Bush, Blainville, Particulates, Gamer, Internet of things, European, Vacuum, Noise, USD, Atmosphere, European Commission, Air pollution, Acquisition, Compound annual growth rate, Consumer, European Green Deal, Allergen

Unlike traditional portable vacuum cleaners, central vacuum systems offer a more efficient and user-friendly solution by integrating a network of in-wall tubing connected to a powerful central unit.

Key Points: 
  • Unlike traditional portable vacuum cleaners, central vacuum systems offer a more efficient and user-friendly solution by integrating a network of in-wall tubing connected to a powerful central unit.
  • Central vacuum systems contribute to a healthier living environment by efficiently removing dust and allergens, promoting better indoor air quality.
  • Precise estimation of market size: Accurate assessments of the central vacuum systems market size and its contribution and focusing on key market segments.
  • Competitive landscape analysis: A thorough examination of the market's competitive landscape is presented, including detailed information about companies operating in the central vacuum systems market.

The Central Vacuum System Market to Worth USD 872.81 Million by 2029 - Arizton

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Public, Growth, Civil service commission, Bush, Blainville, Particulates, Gamer, Internet of things, European, Vacuum, Noise, USD, Atmosphere, European Commission, Air pollution, Acquisition, Compound annual growth rate, Consumer, European Green Deal, Allergen

Unlike traditional portable vacuum cleaners, central vacuum systems offer a more efficient and user-friendly solution by integrating a network of in-wall tubing connected to a powerful central unit.

Key Points: 
  • Unlike traditional portable vacuum cleaners, central vacuum systems offer a more efficient and user-friendly solution by integrating a network of in-wall tubing connected to a powerful central unit.
  • Central vacuum systems contribute to a healthier living environment by efficiently removing dust and allergens, promoting better indoor air quality.
  • Precise estimation of market size: Accurate assessments of the central vacuum systems market size and its contribution and focusing on key market segments.
  • Competitive landscape analysis: A thorough examination of the market's competitive landscape is presented, including detailed information about companies operating in the central vacuum systems market.