In a stunning new study, researchers at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California have discovered a startling and surprising link between parental stress, air pollution – and asthma rates in children. The study involved 2,497 Los Angeles-area children and monitored their…

If you live within a mile and a half of a major freeway, listen up: freeway pollution is probably seeping into your home and compromising the health of you and your family. A new study out of California indicates that, especially in the predawn…

A troubling new study by the Columbia Center For Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) shows that unborn children exposed to air pollution while in the womb may suffer from lowered IQs. This information serves to add as an additional warning about the dangers of poor air quality, and highlights why improving indoor air quality is so…

A common misconception is that air purification is a newfangled development. Funny enough, it has been worked toward – to one degree or another – for over 200 years. Figuring out that smoke, smog and soot make breathing difficult isn’t hard. The coughing and sputtering that they cause prompted people back in the early 1800s…

Although many people think that the air they breathe outside is their biggest worry in terms of breathing in impure air, the fact of that matter is that indoor air quality is actually more important – and concerning. The Environmental Protection Agency – otherwise known as the EPA – reports that the air…

Everyone is concerned about the skyrocketing cost of energy these days, as electric and gas bills continue to rise each and every year. In an effort to reduce those costs, more homeowners than ever before are looking for better ways to insulate their homes and make them more airtight. While these can be very effective…

When most people think about air purifiers, they think about the machines that are popularly used to remove airborne contaminants from the home. Thousands of people use HEPA air purifiers to improve their indoor air quality, and to take advantage of the many great health benefits that goes along with doing that. However, HEPA air…

While so many people start businesses strictly to make money and earn a major profit, Jim Woods started Amaircare because he wanted to help others learn what he had about the importance of air purification. Since founding Amaircare in 1992, Woods has helped it become one of the most respected air purifier manufacturers in the…

When we sleep, our body uses the opportunity to recharge itself, rejuvenating its senses and restoring its energy in order to tackle another new day. Having frequent interruptions, sounds or other things disrupting our sleep can cause us to wake up tired and cranky; our days don’t go as smoothly when we’re “running on empty.”…

In news that is sure to get the attention of parents everywhere, the IQAir HealthPro Plus air purifier has been awarded the coveted Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) seal of approval. With this designation, IQAir continues to build upon its already spectacular reputation, and more parents than ever before are going to become aware of…

If you suffer from asthma, allergies or other problems and stay indoors to avoid outdoor contaminants that can exacerbate those conditions, you need to know that the air you breathe inside your home can have just as negative an effect as the air outside it. Many people realize this on their own when they notice…

Although most people are probably unfamiliar with bioaerosols, most have likely been exposed to them many times in their lives. Bioaerosols are airborne biological particulate matter that can create a slew of unpleasant and undesirable symptoms in people who are exposed to them. Researchers are continually looking for ways to clean these types of bacteria…