With El Niño and a potential positive Indian Ocean Dipole expected to bring warmer and drier conditions to the region, employers are being urged to strengthen haze preparedness plans and workplace ...

As the Guam Communicable Disease Surveillance Dashboard Report shows the flu season winding down, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services reminded the community to stay on top of ...

Objective To identify, appraise and synthesise studies evaluating the downsides of wearing face masks in any setting. We also discuss potential strategies to mitigate these downsides. Design ...

EBOD is part of a group of illnesses called Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) that are caused by several distinct families of viruses. The infection prevention and control (IPC) advice in this document ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive 'duckbill' N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...

Since the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported at the end of 2019, this infection has spread around ...

Wildfire smoke is a toxic cocktail of gases, small particles and other ingredients. It’s known to contain hundreds of chemicals. It contains particulate matter, sometimes referred to as soot. There’s ...

Everyday Health independently vets all recommended products. If you purchase a featured product, we may be compensated. Learn why you can trust us. ON THIS PAGE Flu and COVID-19 season is in full ...

A thorough literature search was performed by the Public Health Agency of Canada covering the period from 1999 onward. Details of the literature search are available upon request.

Dick Zoutman, Queen's University, Ontario; Julia M. Wright, Dalhousie University; Mark Ungrin, University of Calgary, and Ryan Tennant, University of Waterloo The CSA Group — a not-for-profit ...

The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization — released for review a new draft standard on the “Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators” (CSA Z94.4:25) for workplaces, specifically ...