Spring is here……unless we believe that it will snow in May, since the latest measurable (0.1 to 1.0 inch) snowfall for the winter season in Chicago recorded history has occurred as late as May 11th. Pollen/mold counts during April have been low to moderate and have even included grass pollen being detected on some days, which is...
In the 1979 film comedy ‘Being There,’ the lead character—played by Peter Sellers of Inspector Clouseau fame—is a Washington D.C. gardener who is mistakenly believed to be a wise domestic policy expert. When he says “There will be growth in the spring,” people around him interpret it to refer to the economy instead of to what he...
Your indoor environment maybe making you sick. The US Environmental Protection Agency has found that indoor air pollution exposure can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, fatigue, dizziness, headache, asthma and cancer. It can contain dust, mold, pollen, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other air pollutants. VOCs are organic...
We associate November with Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (and, unfortunately, elections). But who knew that November 12-18 this year was ‘Antibiotic Awareness Week’? Just about no one. The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) developed this educational effort, as the winter cold and flu season starts, to...