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99K Europeans die each year from toxic household fumes, study says
Air fresheners and scented candles are supposed to improve the smell of a room, but a new report finds that these kind of household products are actually silent killers which could be responsible for nearly 100,000 deaths across Europe every year.
Researchers in the UK found that many domestic products, including anti-insect sprays, deodorants, and cleaning products, contain chemicals known as Volatile...
Researchers develop new breathalyzer to detect stomach cancer
A new breathalyzer has been developed which uses nanoarray analysis enabling it to detect stomach cancer, a report says.
Gut journal published a new study on the breathalyzer, which uses the analysis to detect tiny changes in exhaled breath caused by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by cancerous cells.
The new device could possibly be used as well to provide clues to the early stages of the...