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2003-01-11 06:25:00 Claudine Chalfant & Web Staff
AFCIs
Preventing
injuries from home fires isn’t a job just for smoke detectors. A
new device can help detect the potential for a fire within the wall
caused by electrical arcing. The new Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
can detect electrical arcing conditions. Arcing can be caused by
accidentally nailing a picture into an electrical wire, or simply
from old, worn wiring. The AFCI must be installed by a qualified
electrician, and will trip the circuit breaker if it detects a
problem.
Migraine
Therapy
A
new nutritional supplement may help reduce migraine severity and
frequency. The supplement, MigraHealth, includes three ingredients
various studies have shown to alleviate migraines. The mineral
magnesium, riboflavin, which is also known as Vitamin B-2, and the
herb feverfew are the key ingredients in the twice-a-day tablets. The
doctors who developed MigraHealth say the supplement is not designed
to give immediate pain relief, but will lessen episodes and severity
of migraine pain within three to six weeks.
Office
Germs
Going
to work might get you sick, according to researchers who say the
workplace is a rather germy place this time of year. Researchers at
the University of Arizona say a sick person can leave a trail of
thousands of virus particles on every surface they touch — from
door knobs and staplers to telephones and keyboards. Fewer than 100
particles of the common cold virus can make you sick, so they
recommend regularly cleaning your work space to wipe out some of
those germs — and your risk.
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