Health Tip: Keep Your Home's Air Quality Safer

(HealthDay News) -- Indoor air may actually harbor more hazardous pollutants than outdoor air, the National Safety Council says.

Here are its recommendations for how to keep your home's air safer:

  • Test your home for radon.
  • Keep your car and home smoke-free.
  • Control moisture, and clean up any mold problems.
  • Install carbon monoxide detectors.
  • Keep your home clean.
  • Identify and get rid of any sources of lead.
  • Make sure your home is properly ventilated.
  • Change furnace filters regularly and keep air ducts clean.
  • Keep houseplants to help purify the air.

    • Date Published: 2/28/2024 4:38:34 AM

    Related Articles

    Search Allergy Articles

    Why Vaccines Are Especially Important for Children With Asthma

    Mothers' Milk Might Be Key To Avoiding Childhood Food Allergies

    Seasonal Allergies Likely To Grow Worse Under Climate Change

    Are You Ruining Your Child's Chance To Avoid Food Allergies?

    Many Kids Unnecessarily Hospitalized Following Allergic Reactions

    Timing Might Be Everything With Asthma Inhalers

    Night Shift Associated With Asthma Risk In Women

    App Helps Asthma Patients Track Symptoms

    School-Based Asthma Programs Keep Kids Healthy And Learning

    Holiday Tips To Keep Allergies and Asthma Under Control

    Severe Infections Double Risk of Heart Failure

    COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.

    Second Flu Vaccine Meeting Canceled -- What Happens Next?

    How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses

    How Wildfires Might Increase Risk Of Flu, COVID-19