Scientists Solve the Mystery Behind the Oumuamua ‘ Alien Spacecraft ’ Comet
The astronomers operating the Pan-STARRS1 telescope on the island of Maui were not expecting to hit cosmic paydirt on Oct. 19, 2017—but they did. On what was otherwise an ordinary night of skygazing, they suddenly spotted what is easily the oddest comet ever detected. Its high speed—87 km per second (54 mi. per second)—and highly elliptical angle indicated that it originated from deep space, the first known interstellar object ever to enter our solar system. It was cigar shaped and, as comets go, tiny—just 115 m (377 ft.) long and 19 m (62 ft.) wide.
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Source: TIME: Science - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Space Source Type: news
Mystery of our first interstellar visitor may be solved
Was it an asteroid, comet, or even an
alien spaceship
? For years, astronomers have been perplexed by ‘Oumuamua, a mysterious object up to 400 meters long that entered the Solar System in 2017. No such object from beyond our Sun’s reaches had visited us before, with this interloper moving so fast it could not be bound to the Sun. ‘Oumuamua, as scientists christened it, was also odd in that it looked like an asteroid but behaved like a comet.
Now, a team of researchers says
‘Oumuamua was definitely a comet
, albeit one with an unusual makeup. “We can explain a lot of the strange be...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sensitivity Tests Show Certain Carbon Monoxide Alarms May Not Work
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 -- The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning regarding carbon monoxide detectors available at Amazon and sold under the names GLBSUNION and CUZMAK as they may fail to alert consumers to the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Certain Carbon Monoxide Alarms Sold on Amazon May Not Work, Feds Warn
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 -- If you bought a carbon monoxide detector on Amazon and it was sold under the names GLBSUNION and CUZMAK, stop using it.
The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission issued a warning because these detectors may fail to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CPSC: Two carbon monoxide detector brands are failing to alert users of presence of deadly gas
OK. RHONDELLA RICHARDSON LIVE IN LAWRENCE WITH HOW IT HAPPENED. RHONDELLA: THE BUILDING IS SAFE. TWO WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. NO ONE WAS HOME ON THE SECOND FLOOR DURING THE INCIDENT, THE LOCATION OF THE FAULTY FURNACE THAT CAUSED A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK. LAWRENCE FIRE ENTERED THE CARBON MONOXIDE…#lawrence #lawrencefire #boston #partspermillion #furnace #rhondell #remain #licensed #wha #cpsc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Officials warn two popular carbon monoxide detector brands FAIL to alert people to the toxic gas
The alarms are sold by China-based companies on Amazon for about $16 to $40 each. Federal officials warned the alarms were 'very likely' to cause death or injury. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinical and laboratory characteristics predicting the severity of carbon monoxide poisoning in children: a single-center retrospective study - G üven D, Sarıcı D.
OBJECTIVES: Carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is extremely common throughout the world. The purpose of this study was to assess the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics predicting the severity COP in children. METHODS: The study incl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
You Are What You Breathe. How to Test Your Home ’ s Air and Make It Safer
Air pollution can be easy to ignore from day to day, but over the past decades, researchers have accumulated a compelling list of evidence that it can pose a major threat to human health—from mental health and childhood development to heart disease. Recent events like the East Palestine, Ohio, train disaster that spilled toxic chemicals into the air in early February, have put such risks under the spotlight, causing many across America to reconsider the safety of the air they breathe.
While home is the place where many people feel safest, that may not be entirely true when it comes to air pollution. The walls that ke...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized News Team Source Type: news
Spatial and temporal trends and risk factors for intentional carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizations in England between 2002 and 2016 - Roca-Barcel ó A, Crabbe H, Close R, Fahie H, Leonardi GS, Piel FB.
INTRODUCTION: Suicide and mental health disorders are a recognized increasing public concern. Most suicide prevention rely on evidence from mortality data, although suicide attempts are a better predictor for completed suicides. Understanding spatio-tempor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Dexamethasone therapy prevents delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae after carbon monoxide poisoning: a prospective registry-based study - Kim S, Choi S, Ko Y, Lee CA, Kim GW, Moon JE, Nah S, Han S.
BACKGROUND: Delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae are major complications of carbon monoxide poisoning; carbon monoxide triggers brain oxidation and inflammation. Corticosteroids such as dexamethasone modulate neurological damage after carbon monoxide poisonin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on neurological injury markers and prognosis in patients with acute and severe carbon monoxide poisoning - Du YR, Du YX, Wang P, Wang WZ.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on nerve injury markers and prognosis in patients with acute severe carbon monoxide poisoning (ASCOP). METHODS: In May 2021, 103 ASCOP patients were treated in the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Surface-based morphometry study of brain in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning - Wang T, Zhang Y, Nan J, Li J, Lei J, Guo S.
PURPOSE: Although cortical volume abnormalities are frequently detected in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning (COP), particularly delayed neurological sequelae (DNS), the associated changes in cortical thickness and shape patterns remain unknown. MATE... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
A pilot study of neuroprotective effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial - Mousavi SR, Mohammadpour AH, Moshiri M, Feizy J, Pourtaji A, Samadi S.
Although neuroprotective effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) have been shown in rats exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), this pilot clinical trial was performed to assess the feasibility of treatment with G-CSF in patients with acute CO p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
U.S. Energy Department Wades Into the Gas Stove Debate
Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances.
The Energy Department proposal, published Wednesday, sets first-of-their-kind limits on energy consumption for the stoves, drawing fear from the industry that the regulation could effectively end the use of some products from the market. The proposal also sets energy usage standards for electric cook tops and new standards for both gas and electric ovens.
The move comes just weeks after an official with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission floated th...
Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ari Natter / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized Environmental Health wire Source Type: news
