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Vaisala instruments monitor air quality in the Helsinki region

Vaisala instruments will measure the air quality in the Helsinki region in a new measurement network to be built by the Smart & Clean project parties -Vaisala, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY, University of Helsinki, Pegasor, and Helsinki Metropolitan Smart & Clean Foundation - during 2017 and 2018.

From Vaisala Corporation 9 Jun 2017

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

Chemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a technique that reduces the toxic effects of commercially available cigarettes.

30 May 2017

Bedfont Scientific offers chance to win new Smokerlyzer for World No Tobacco Day

Bedfont Scientific Ltd.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 25 May 2017

Bedfont Scientific named as one of top 25 companies on the Future List

Bedfont is a small family business that specialised in the design and manufacture of breath and gas analysis monitors for medical application for over 40 years.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 25 May 2017

Study identifies two T cell biomarkers that may predict survival trajectory of IPF patients

Two T cell biomarkers appear to predict the survival trajectory of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a lung disease that has a varied, but ultimately devastating, impact on patients, according to new research presented at the ATS 2017 International Conference.

22 May 2017

UTA scientist develops portable breath monitor to detect flu virus

Perena Gouma, a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has published an article in the journal Sensors that describes her invention of a hand-held breath monitor that can potentially detect the flu virus.

31 Jan 2017

Expert discusses environmental medicine and need for health strategies to tackle indoor air pollution

"Besides the contaminants we find outside, we also have indoor contaminants. There are pollutants typical of homes such as dust, spores, moulds, and those produced by human activities like cooking and house-cleaning, that contribute to the release of additional damaging substances," expert warns

26 Jan 2017

Bedfont Scientific's new Smokerlyzer offers quick and non-invasive method to measure foetal CO levels

The piCObaby Smokerlyzer from Bedfont Scientific Ltd.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 24 Jan 2017

Scientists harness therapeutic effects of CO-RMs to develop new antibiotic for gonorrhoea

Scientists at the University of York have harnessed the therapeutic effects of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules to develop a new antibiotic which could be used to treat the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea.

4 Jan 2017

IBM and Rice University create prototype of Watson-enabled robot for assisting elderly people

IBM Research today announced the creation of the prototype IBM Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant (IBM MERA) done in collaboration with Rice University. IBM MERA is a first of a kind Watson-enabled application designed to help assist the elderly and their caregivers.

9 Dec 2016

Disturbances in the body’s carbon monoxide metabolism linked to circadian disruption

Chronobiologists from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that the body's carbon monoxide metabolism is closely linked to the body's circadian (internal) clock.

7 Dec 2016

Bedfont Scientific donates over 50 Smokerlyzers to join battle against tobacco dependency

Bedfont Scientific, celebrating 40 years in business, has donated over 50 carbon monoxide breath monitors, famously known as the Smokerlyzer, to the ENSP.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

Bedfonts’ Smokerlyzer now integrated with SteriTouch technology

Bedfont who in 2016 are celebrating two important anniversaries, are revered as pioneers in the breath analysis market.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

ESS 2016: Bedfont Scientific launches new and improved ToxCO carbon monoxide breath monitor

Bedfont Scientific’s ToxCO monitor instantly diagnoses CO poisoning by analysing a breath sample from the patient to determine the level of CO in their blood.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

Researcher receives $3 million NCI grant to study impact of e-cigarette usage on smoking rates

Nearly 7 in 10 cigarette smokers are looking for a way to quit - and many smokers have turned to e-cigarettes for help.

31 Oct 2016

Professor shares health tips for preventing stroke

Having a stroke can be a debilitating and life changing event for an individual and their family. Regardless of one's age or family history, 90 percent of strokes are preventable.

27 Oct 2016

Bedfont Scientific recommends people to quit smoking with Smokerlyzer

Lung Cancer Awareness month approaches again in November 2016, in the hope to make people aware of the facts and figures that can save people’s lives.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 27 Oct 2016

New study identifies toxic gases released by rechargeable batteries

Dozens of dangerous gases are produced by the batteries found in billions of consumer devices, like smartphones and tablets, according to a new study.

20 Oct 2016

WSU pharmacologists find hyperbaric oxygen therapy can alleviate opiate withdrawal symptoms

Washington State University researchers have found that treatments of pure oxygen in a high-pressure chamber can relieve the symptoms of opiate withdrawal.

31 Aug 2016

Cells may need some reactive forms of oxygen to maintain health

Within our bodies, high levels of reactive forms of oxygen can damage proteins and contribute to diabetic complications and many other diseases.

19 Aug 2016

Carbon Monoxide News and Research

Vaisala instruments monitor air quality in the Helsinki region

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

Bedfont Scientific offers chance to win new Smokerlyzer for World No Tobacco Day

Bedfont Scientific named as one of top 25 companies on the Future List

Study identifies two T cell biomarkers that may predict survival trajectory of IPF patients

UTA scientist develops portable breath monitor to detect flu virus

Expert discusses environmental medicine and need for health strategies to tackle indoor air pollution

Bedfont Scientific's new Smokerlyzer offers quick and non-invasive method to measure foetal CO levels

Scientists harness therapeutic effects of CO-RMs to develop new antibiotic for gonorrhoea

IBM and Rice University create prototype of Watson-enabled robot for assisting elderly people

Disturbances in the body’s carbon monoxide metabolism linked to circadian disruption

Bedfont Scientific donates over 50 Smokerlyzers to join battle against tobacco dependency

Bedfonts’ Smokerlyzer now integrated with SteriTouch technology

ESS 2016: Bedfont Scientific launches new and improved ToxCO carbon monoxide breath monitor

Researcher receives $3 million NCI grant to study impact of e-cigarette usage on smoking rates

Professor shares health tips for preventing stroke

Bedfont Scientific recommends people to quit smoking with Smokerlyzer

New study identifies toxic gases released by rechargeable batteries

WSU pharmacologists find hyperbaric oxygen therapy can alleviate opiate withdrawal symptoms

Cells may need some reactive forms of oxygen to maintain health

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