h i g h l i g h t s < We monitored 5 multiunit homes with secondhand smoke (SHS) odor complaints. < We measured particle size, particle composition, and VOCs. < Logistic regression models correctly identified SHS in 8 smoke odor periods. < Chemical mass balance analysis produced estimates...
In contrast, 13 of the 38 studies reported null associations between cardiovascular healthcare needs and wildfire smoke exposure. During a 2003 forest fire event in British Columbia Canada, despite significant increases in physician visits for respiratory complaints, the physician visits for CVD were no...
Table 1. Characteristics of subjects evaluated for tear film trace metals. The urban group consisted of 11 men and three women of mean age 27 ± 5.9 years (range 20–43 years). Eight were students, two were office workers, three were therapists, and one worked as a security guard. The...
On Saturday, police arrested two men and seized weapons and a Nazi armband over what police called a "threat to the Jewish community." One of the suspects had threatened to "shoot up a synagogue." Earlier this month in neighboring New Jersey all synagogues in the state were put on alert ...