This past April, carbon dioxide levels rose to above 400 ppm (parts per million). This did not only happen once in that month; in fact, every day had a CO2 level of at least 400 ppm, with levels averaging for the entire month at 401.33 ppm. With this month, carbon dioxide levels have now reached […]
The number of cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise in San Diego, California. Since the beginning of the year, 298 cases have been reported, which is up by 600 percent from last year’s 53 cases that had been reported by the same time. According to the Center for Disease […]
A cheap and simple breath test may soon be all that is needed to detect the early signs of lung cancer. The breath analysis would distinguish between an early-stage form of cancer versus a benign lung disease, whose early symptoms include changes in breathing, a different type of cough than usual, and constant wheezing. The development of the breath test […]